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Social software, particularly Wiki, is providing new opportunities for computer-based collaborative learning by supporting more flexible sharing, communication, co-writing, collaborative knowledge building and learning community building. This paper presents a case study on how to scaffold wiki-based collaborative knowledge building in a tertiary education environment, which is expected to be a useful exploration of pedagogy with wikis. The paper proposes a theoretical scaffolding framework for wiki-based collaborative knowledge building, in which cognitive process, motivation and skills are concerned as the backbone of scaffolding design. Then, implementation results of this framework in a bachelor degree course are reported in the paper. Results of the implementation were positive. As predicted, both participation rate and quality of social construction were improved. The paper concludes with a discussion and reflection on issues relevant to implementation of scaffolding framework, including designing scaffolding strategies, the role of instructors, improvement of wiki systems and further researches.
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Li, S., Shi, P., Tang, Q. (2012). A Case Study on Scaffolding Design for Wiki-Based Collaborative Knowledge Building. In: Cheung, S.K.S., Fong, J., Kwok, LF., Li, K., Kwan, R. (eds) Hybrid Learning. ICHL 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7411. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32018-7_8
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