The second week's activity again utilised a wiki (mobile phones wiki). We were asked to use de Bono's six thinking hats scaffold to consider whether mobile phone should be used in the classroom. More on the six thinking hats can be found here on my wiki.
The learning theories wiki activity in week one was about using a collaborative and co operative approach to gain knowledge about a large, complex and well researched topic. The PMI scaffold was a concise summary of the knowledge. The mobile phone wiki activity centered on one subject, an argument, and forced each contributor to consider different aspects of the argument. Initially I found it difficult to consider some of these views as I thought it was a black and white argument. Mainly black. However, I found that I could build a position on the views already expressed by others. There were so many viewpoints and interpretations of whether it was advantageous or not to have mobile pones in the classroom. I also enjoyed sharing my viewpoint which others had not considered. Constructivism was at work and I found the activity very engaging, often referring back to the wiki to look for added opinions. The wiki was also well designed making it easy for students to participate. In the end I changed my belief.
The first two weeks have exemplified the value of wiki as an ICT to good pedagogy. It is also evident that an ICT is not just an artefact it is also a process. So it is not simply saying that a wiki should be used to achieve this learning outcome. The consideration is what process will I employ to deliver the learning outcome desired. I am getting more of a sense of how a wiki can be utilised in my classroom. I need to play with them more and discover other processes they work well with.
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