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History wikis

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History wikis book

History wikis

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History wikis book

ByALI MESSER
BookUsing New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning in History

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Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2012
Imprint Routledge
Pages 19
eBook ISBN 9780203075593

ABSTRACT

This chapter provides guidance on how to set up your own history wiki and ideas from a range of history wikis on the web. We will look at the possible benefits of this kind of software for teachers: at the time of writing any teacher can set up a wiki instantly, for nothing. It will also look at how user-generated content such as Wikipedia has begun to change the ways in which students study outside of school, and some principles for making the most of the opportunities presented, while remaining aware of some of the issues. We will then look at the benefits for learners in understanding how wikis are created and from participating in wiki creation as critical readers and reflective writers. It will include practical advice about how working with wikis can help us to develop in our students a deeper understanding of historical enquiry, enable them to enter into debates about interpretation and significance in history, and see how accounts of the past are constructed by amateur and professional historians alike.

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