Wiki as an Activity Learning

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the design of an activity based on wiki technology in a Higher Education environment, specifically in engineering studies. The issues proposed here are based on the previous experience of the authors by developing a wiki activity in the field of industrial engineering. Wiki is considered a type of Web 2.0 technology that enables users to work together on the Web. The research literature reports a number of experiences with wiki-based collaborative writing in education. However, to enable all the advantages as far as possible, a clear specific description of the activity is mandatory for both students and teachers. This work confers guidelines as to how wikis will be developed and evaluated. Regarding developing wikis, the content of this task is specified in collaboration with the instructor. Regarding assessments, the quality of the wiki-page and possible competences developed should be considered. The methodological design presented herein intends to act as a basis for the wiki-based collaborative writing approach. In addition, a list of assessment indicators that can be the basis for a future research line related to an automated tool for evaluating wiki is provided.