Using wikis to support small group work

This case study describes the innovative use of wikis to support small group activities in the School of English at Birmingham City University. The wikis are used in class time (on lap tops) so that students can access digital texts alongside more conventional offline media (worksheets flip charts oral discussion). The wiki is primarily used to summarise their small group discussions giving greater value to small group interaction and building an online archive of class activities. Importantly this project integrates e-learning with face-to-face teaching situations providing connections between the learning that takes place in the class room with independent learning at home.