The educators at my place of employment tell me that Wikis are increasingly being used in instructional applications. A quick search at Google for “wikis in education” naturally yields millions (literally) of matches, and a look at some of the top searches quickly provides evidence to support this supposition. Below are a few links that bought up some good sources of insight into, and resources regarding, the use of Wikis in education. If this is a topic that interests you, these links can really help to get you up to speed!
Using Blogs and Wikis in Education
10 Best Practices for using wikis in education
A community for people who are interested in using wikis in education
Wikis in Education page at PBwiki.com
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