Collaboration and Reflection

Who: Framingham State College What: Wikis

Objective: Create a collaborative wiki which summarized assigned readings and challenged other students to offer their own interpretation.

Process: Each group was given a selection of classic readings which went beyond the basic content for the course. Students were asked to summarize the readings on via a Campus Pack wiki, then pose questions to engage their fellow classmates. They reflected on each other’s interpretations, and then used the new-found knowledge to enhance the wiki.

Result: Campus Pack allowed students to creatively express themselves both verbally and visually while retaining the content from the readings. Students were excited about the project and learned a lot from each other in working on the wiki. Framingham faculty have begun introducing similar assignments with wikis to undergraduate business classes as well.

Read the expanded Framingham State College case study (PDF).