Wiki-based Collaborative Learning Action Research

Swift and violent development of information technology boosts current teaching reform greatly and urges the transformation of methods of teaching and studying. As the teaching mode promoted by new curriculum reform, "Cooperative Learning" has been understood and accepted by teachers and students widely at present, becoming a very important teaching mode in class teaching and internet environment as well. It is beneficial for students to cultivate their creativity, thought of being unique and thought of criticism, spirit of discovery and cooperation capacity with study partnersThe new type of Cooperative Learning supported by information technology has replaced traditional Cooperative Learning gradually. Technologies such as E-mail, BBS, IM and Blog have been applied in Cooperative Learning maturely. WIKI, as a new technology, is applied widely in enterprise management currently, which is gradually influencing and changing the internal knowledge management mode and Cooperative Working style of enterprise. However, the application of WIKI in teaching is still in infancy. Based on the characteristics of WIKI on the respects of knowledge management and Cooperative Learning, I construct the platform for Cooperative Learning with technology of WIKI, try to use WIKI for Cooperative Learning in class teaching and form corresponding Instructional Design, to prompt me to change my teaching method and teaching conception.Through research, I hold that Cooperative Learning based on WIKI platform could enlarge the scope of cooperation as wide as possible, which is very useful for constituting and enriching knowledge databases of students. WIKI could establish systematic knowledge through Cooperative Learning conveniently with the characteristics of being released directly, being modified at discretion and track back, so it is effective for originality, planning or formation of thoughts in the style of "brainstorm". It is very helpful to use WIKI to enhance the study ability and study efficiency of cooperation group and individuals by the combination of knowledge and plans established by cooperation group and specific conducts and research programs. It is found in the research that studying platform constructed mainly by WIKI and supplemented by other technologies could learn from others' strong points and close the gap, improving the study effect. Based on individual cases, this research intends to set up Instructional Design of Cooperative Learning on the platform of WIKI from the perspectives of providing study resources, constructing study platform, designing study activities and implementing new study evaluation. Hopefully it will be beneficial for extending the application of WIKI in the field of Cooperative Learning.