Students can comment on and edit a shared document to develop task lists, write research questions, document experiences or start discussions. A wiki is a collaborative tool that allows students to contribute and modify one or more pages of course related materials. Wikis facilitate community-building within a course.
INFORMATION CREATION AS A PROCESS
Information in any format is produced to convey a message and is shared via a selected delivery method. The iterative processes of researching, creating, revising, and disseminating information vary, and the resulting product reflects these differences.
KNOWLEDGE PRACTICES
• articulate the capabilities and constraints of information developed through various creation processes;
• develop, in their own creation processes, an understanding that their choices impact the purposes for which the information product will be used and the message it conveys.
SCHOLARSHIP AS CONVERSATION
Communities of scholars, researchers, or professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights and discoveries occurring over time as a result of varied perspectives and interpretations.
KNOWLEDGE PRACTICES
• cite the contributing work of others in their own information production;
• critically evaluate contributions made by others in participatory information environments;