Learning About Media Effects by Building a Wiki Community: Students’ Experiences and Satisfaction

Abstract

Teachers have recently started to introduce wikis into their courses. However, comparatively few studies have looked at the actual experiences of students who are engaged in building a wiki community for a particular course. To address this limitation, this exploratory self-report study examined student experiences with using a wiki in an upper-level undergraduate course on media effects, their reflections on functioning as a member of this wiki community, and their overall satisfaction with taking this kind of a “hybrid” or “blended” course. Results show that students enjoyed learning about media effects by collaboratively building their wiki community, but were critical about the structure of the hybrid course.

Citation

Hwang, J.M. and Brummans, B.H.J.M. (2011), "Learning About Media Effects by Building a Wiki Community: Students’ Experiences and Satisfaction", Wankel, C. (Ed.) Teaching Arts and Science with the New Social Media (Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 39-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-9968(2011)0000003006