The wiki activity
was reflective of the learning theories of constructivism, cognitivism,
connectivism and behaviorism.
Design features
of the wiki reflected constructivism through engaging learning as an active process
of constructing knowledge. Mobile
phone information was constructed based on learners’ personal experiences and
presumption of a school classroom environment. The social platform of the wiki allowed for social negotiation, testing and reflection
for learners to extend and refine their knowledge.
The Wiki allows
users to absorb information, process and map information as well as contribute
to the information, which is characteristic of cognitvision learning.
The wiki was designed with
learning characteristics of connectivism providing a changing foundation where
learner decisions are based on new information that is regularly being acquired
with learning and knowledge resting in range of opinions.
Behaviourism is seen as a
characteristic of the wiki in the requirement of active physical interaction
with the wiki in contribution of content and interaction with information
(links, design elements etc).
Interacting with
the wiki was quite stimulating and engaging. Higher order thinking was stimulated as many ideas and
knowledge was already presented by fellow learners pushing you to further
reflect on cultural issues, behaviors, beliefs and teaching/learning
capabilities of mobile phones to contribute productive fresh information.
This could also lead
to people feeling over whelmed and not participate fully in the activity mitigating
there is nothing left to contribute. To resolve this possible issue specification
for learner contribution of only one idea/information for each section could
offer resolution as well as help with learner time management.
I love the
concepts and possibilities that come to mind utilizing wiki’s for educational
purposes. Wiki’s would provide a platform of multiple learning theories and
styles creating a great pedagogy ICT tool for engagement of learning within all
subject areas.
The learning
scaffold of the wiki encourages a diversity of opinions; providing a virtual
environment for presentation of a range of perspectives without the need for
public speaking and relaxes the confinement of peer pressure amongst learners.
Overall I found
this wiki activity challenging and has pushed a definition of my understandings
on learning theories, strategies and styles. Wiki is an interactive ICT tool to
which the educational possibilities for learning are continual.
Joanna
