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This lesson focuses on using wikis for collaborative writing in the classroom, outlining objectives, activities, and evaluation criteria. Students will learn the benefits and challenges of wikis, engage in peer review activities, and design lesson plans. Further readings are suggested to enhance understanding of wikis' application in educational contexts.

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u6 method5

This lesson focuses on using wikis for collaborative writing in the classroom, outlining objectives, activities, and evaluation criteria. Students will learn the benefits and challenges of wikis, engage in peer review activities, and design lesson plans. Further readings are suggested to enhance understanding of wikis' application in educational contexts.

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Lesson 1

USING WIKIS

Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- interpret the benefits of using wiki;
- apply wiki activities in class for developing collaborative writing.

1. Pre-Activities
Fill in the KWL table below with your information
What you have known What you want to know What you have learnt
about Wiki about Wiki about Wiki

2. Main Activities
2.1. Article 26 -“Using Wiki for Collaborative Writing in the ELT
Classroom”
2.1.1. Read the Results and Discussion section and fill in the table
below about the aspects where the participants found Wiki useful

Aspects Benefits

1. Online activities

2. Online materials

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3. Working together

4. Discussion

5. Online Communication

6. Text correction

2.1.2. Read the section again and fill in the table below about the
challenges of using wiki

Aspects Challenges

1. Technical problems

2. Wiki tools

2.2. Article 27 -“Writing with Wiki”


Read the article, espcially about the description of the project,
and fill in the table below with the information about the project.
Aspects of the Project Details

Objectives

Participants - Number:
- Educational level:
- Proficiency Level:

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Length of time

Stages Stage 1:
Stage 2:
Stage 3:

Main Results

3. Practice Activities
Task Conceptualization: Design a peer review activity for EFL
students.
- Task Objectives: Familiarize students with using wiki for peer
comments.
- Target Students: Upper-secondary; Grades 10 – 12.
- Lesson Requirements: Use the function of wiki in the Moodle
Learning Management System.
- Lesson Focus: Choose a writing focus from the current textbooks
in use, i.e. letter writing or paragraph writing.
- Format: The lesson should be represented in the form of a
lesson plan which consists of the following section: (1) Lesson Objectives,
(2) Lesson Focus, (3) Time Length, (4) Procedure.
Task Implementation: Completed tasks can be implemented or
presented as a showcase in the Moodle learning management system.
Task Evaluation: The following criteria and levels of performance
can be applied to peer evaluate the tasks:

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Evaluation Criteria Poor Fair Good Excellent
1 Activity Feasibility 5 10 15 20
2 Activity Appropriateness 5 10 15 20
3 Relevant Activity Sequence 5 10 15 20
4 Lesson Plan Clarity 5 10 15 20
5 Plan Coherence & Cohesion 5 10 15 20

5. Further Readings
Read article 28 - “Uses and Potentials of Wiki in the Classroom”
by Ferris and Wilder (2006). Then write a blog entry in the class blog
about how feasible wiki is to be applied in the context of Viet Nam.

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