using wikis for learning

I quite liked the idea I put in the hypothetical online course I created for the Dig Envs Blog Assignment. The idea was to use the wiki for a whole-course project of building a course FAQs page. FAQs about the course subject matter would consolidate the learning for the writer, and inform or provide insight to fellow students. The task itself encourages reflection on the course experience, and sharing of that experience with fellow students.

If the FAQ question posed is a good one, but the answer sloppy then it could prompt other students to expand or refine it. FAQs which have received group consensus can be expected to be more indicative of the course experience in its entirity than those evolved from an individual's perspective. A course FAQs page could become a useful course-based resource for student learning.

For the tutor it might be interesting to compare how each year's FAQ pages differed. The questions themselves may indicate how students had assimilated the course content, and where any areas of confusion are centred.