About the Authors.

ONE: Getting Ready to Wiki.

Opportunities for Online Learning.

What Is a Wiki?

Types of Wikis.

Choosing the Right Wiki.

Features of Wikis.

Setting Up the Wiki.

Summary.

TWO: Designing Wiki Projects for Collaborative Learning.

Teaching and Learning Through Wikis.

Laying the Foundation—Preparing Students for Wiki Work.

Building the Framework—Designing the Wiki Project.

Monitoring Construction—Managing the Wiki Process.

Summary.

THREE: Wiki Projects for Knowledge Construction.

Resource Bank.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Error Finding and Correcting.

Historical Time Line.

Annotated Bibliography.

Online Dialogue.

Group Summary.

Class Encyclopedia.

Summary.

FOUR: Wiki Projects for Critical Thinking.

“What If . . . ?” Scenarios.

Case Studies.

Debates.

Collaborative Research Papers.

Evaluation or Research Study.

Frame-Based Writing.

Nominal Group Technique.

Structured Online Critiques.

Summary.

FIVE: Wiki Projects for Contextual Application.

Event Plan.

Process Map.

Virtual Science Lab.

Field Research Project.

Story Creation.

Team Challenge.

Media Design Project.

Service Learning Project.

Summary.

SIX: Wikis Today and Tomorrow.

The Value of Collaborative Writing.

Integrating Wikis with Other Technologies.

What the Future Holds.

An Invitation to Collaborate.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

Wikis for Educators.

Web 2.0.

Collaborative Writing.

Scaffolding.

Bloom’s Taxonomy.

References.

Index.