Today we're going to explore the pros and frustrating cons of collaborative learning in general and in terms of language instruction.
First, you'll need to add the following link to your own wiki in wikispaces.com. You may want to also post it in your blog for quick reference:
http://ling487.wikispaces.com/This is a group wiki with permission for everyone to add and edit any content on it. I have started an outline of what the entire class will develop on this wiki, but groups are free to change the headings and (slightly) change the focus of each heading. The point is to work towards consensus on each area of the wiki.
To start with, you will work with the group that shares your area of interest to combine and post on each of your individual wikis the links you all agree are most useful for your topic. Each person in the group should have the same list on their personal wiki when you're through.
Next, your group will pick one of the main headings in the class wiki (http://ling487.wikispaces.com/) and brainstorm what you want to put there. Ideally,
this will be completed in class. Before you do this, discuss how you want to approach this as a group activity. Who types? How do you settle disputes?
Most likely this will be all we'll be able to accomplish in today's class. One last thing you'll need to do is add links to your individual wikis to the bottom of the class page. Do this in your group. Type a heading for the subject of the links your group collected and include the links to each member's page.
