Wikis are websites that allow easy creation and editing of interconnected web pages through a web browser. Wikipedia is a free, web-based encyclopedia that is written and edited collaboratively by volunteers around the world. For a 2D foundations art class, students worked in teams to create wiki pages summarizing key concepts, with each team responsible for one topic per week. This allowed the class to build an online textbook with visual examples and references. The instructor was then able to use the wiki for class discussions on the accuracy and quality of the student content.

1. WIKIS WORK Anthony Fontana Instructor of Art Learning Technologist Bowling Green State University [email_address]

2. WHAT’S A WIKI? WIKI : is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser

3. WHAT’S A WIKI?

9. WIKIS WORK CREATING OUR OWN TEXTBOOK the students were able to build a resource library that accurately described and included visual examples the key concepts we were studying in class. INFORMATION was taken from articles about art found on the web and link referenced on each page. IMAGES were taken sources like Google Images, Flickr, and shot or created by students themselves. INCLUDED each week in class was a presentation by one of the groups about their newest article. INSTRUCTOR was able to use wiki as a catalyst for discussion about the article. Was it right? What needed changed? What would a better example look like?

12. QIXBOX

13. WIKIS WORK Anthony Fontana Instructor of Art Learning Technologist Bowling Green State University [email_address]