Mike’s notes on Web 2.0 in the university
Nigel Robertson, eLearning Designer at Waikato, kindly shared with me the results of an anonymous survey of staff and students on, among other things, Wikipedia use. Tthey ranked their usage on a 5-point scale, but, as Nigel points out, “I think the way we asked the question [was] flawed. Our 5 point scale of use included ‘to learn’ (or ‘to teach’) to indicate the highest level of use; however it is quite possible to use something for learning but not to use it regularly. We’ll be looking to tweak that question format in the future.”
This is my professional blog, where I compile notes about information technology in higher education. They are not the official views of UC or the LSC. Please feel free to leave a comment and share your own discoveries or opinions, or email me (contact info below).
Mike is a Learning Advisor at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (contact & bio), interested in ways technology can help students learn.
