Share Paper: Introducing Wikis into a Traditional Japanese University Course Setting

1. James Duggan, Dokkyo University, Japan

Abstract: This presentation showcases a wiki project currently being carried out at a mid-sized suburban university in Japan. In this project, a wiki host is used to provide multiple wiki websites for seminar students working in groups, with the goal of improving effective learning by allowing students to engage in collaborative activities that would not be possible under the constraints of a traditional course setting. Detailed rationale behind introducing wikis into this course will be discussed, along with an examination of what elements of the wikis used proved to be the most valuable towards successfully meeting the specific needs and goals ...