Usability of wiki as a tool for collaborative learning in B-Learning methodology
Abstract
Faced to a big rise of technology, education –like other areas– has gone through great changes promoting improvements. A lot of tools supporting learning, acquisition and production of knowledge have emerged, and wiki is one of them spreading increasingly in the school environment based on several modalities. This paper shows the way that teachers, undergraduate and postgraduate students’ experience with b-learning regarding wiki usability to promote cooperative learning. Based on interviews, questionnaires and personal experiences of wiki use, so the effectiveness of this type of learning is analyzed as well as preferences, demands and basic recommendations to carry out outstanding activities into a blended learning.Downloads
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