Share Paper: Enriching Co-Teaching: A study on collaboration with wiki

  1. Fan-Yu Lin, Robert Morris University, United States
  2. Liu Ying-Hsiu, University of Missouri, United States
Thursday, June 28 4:00-4:20 PM Mount Princeton

Abstract: Co-teaching involves two or more professionals share responsibility for planning, delivering, and assessing instruction. Research has found that co-teaching improves student academic achievement and social interactions. As a result, many inclusive classrooms have embraced co-teaching models. However, many teachers concern of time and support needed to engage in co-teaching. Proper training and tools are essential to ensure its success. Because of its collaborative nature, Wiki, a web-based co-authoring tool, is one of the potential technologies suitable for enhancing co-teaching. Research reports that college instructors have used wiki on various collaborative writing projects. Barriers related to design and implementation of Wiki ...