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Wiki Reflection – Mobile Phone use in Education

Using De Bono’s six thinking hats framework as a way to gather information created a large body of information.  We used the hats framework to critically analyse mobile phone use as an education tool within schools, and the information was then put into the wiki.  The use of a wiki allowed other students to read all students perspectives and add their own information.  This helped with the learning process, as other students’ ideas may have differed from the ideas that I had considered, and re-reading the text with those ideas in mind, other perspectives for using mobile phones occurred.        

For some students the wiki can have a lot of benefits as the students have access to collaborative elearning, but for others they may need extra encouragement to put their ideas into the wiki.   

Learning Theories Wiki  

The Learning Theory Wiki task required that I work with a partner to perform a PMI (Plus, Minus and Interesting) on a particular reading. I felt that the process of performing the PMI was constructive as a learning tool as it helped with critically analysing the reading and sharing that knowledge with a partner and then with other students.

As a distant educational tool I felt disconnected from my partner, therefore I believe this would task would be better conducted through face to face communication with the partner. Within a classroom atmosphere a small group of students could collaborated their knowledge. Then through the wiki share their combined knowledge with other groups within the class and possibly groups within other classrooms or even schools, therefore expanding their knowledge further.