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EMPLOYING WIKIS AS
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY
Nikleia Eteokleous, Frederick
University
Despo Ktoridou, University of Nicosia
Maria Orphanou. Frederick University
Cyprus
The current study attempts to evaluate the integration of wikis as
an educational tool within the teaching and learning process in
order to achieve specific educational objectives. The wiki was
developed and integrated into the Linguistics and Literature course
in order to deliver the fairy tale entitled “The Prince of Venice.”
The study also aimed to define in detail the teacher and student
roles when a wiki is integrated as an educational tool. Thus, it
examined teacher and student participation (quality and quantity),
contribution, interest, reactions, etc., throughout the teaching and
learning process. Additionally, the study aimed to identify the role
of technology, and in this case the wiki, through the teaching and
learning process in successfully achieving the learning objectives
of the lesson. Finally, the study examined the development of a
Community of Inquiry (CoI) through the integration of a wiki to
deliver the fairy tale.
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