When I think of 'wikis' I think of collaboration. From past experiences, we have been involved in several group projects and while physical contact was necessary at times, the use of the wiki would have been so useful for sharing information especially since groups comprised of persons who lived in remote areas. Although we used emails to exchange information, one person from the group still had the task of editing the document and this became a bit burdensome. The wiki allows persons to edit and save relevant information thus making a useful contribution in a group project. It also has the added advantage of motivating individuals to have an input in projects since everyone will be able to see who has made a contribution.
In the classroom, the wiki can be used as a pre-writing activity for a creative writing project where students work in groups to brainstorm a topic. While the ideas in their essays may be the same, content is just one element of essay writing. Their essays can still be original in terms of style, organization and creativity.
Our M Ed. class comprises individuals from across Trinidad and Tobago and as future reading specialists we need to be connected so that we can share our ideas and plan greater workshops to improve literacy in our country. The use of wikis is certainly one way of doing this.
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