Using Moodle's Wiki and Forum Functions to ManageCollaborative Assignments in an Information LiteracyCourse

Michael Wilson and DeWayne Williams,

Shorter College

Our Course

Twenty-First Century Information Access 3 credit-hour required course for those at

the associate’s level Designed to address all five of the

ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

What is a wiki?

“Wikis are collaborative, editable web pages. Multiple people can edit your pages, and each change is recorded so you can collaborate with everyone in your organization. Your wiki saves every version of each page so that if a mistake is made, you can just revert back to a previous version.”

--http://www.wikispaces.com

What is Moodle?

An open-source course-management system similar to WebCT and Blackboard

Moodle Docs: http://docs.moodle.org/

ACRL Standards Addressed by Wikis

Standard FourThe information literate student, individually or as a member of a

group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.

Performance Indicators:1. The information literate student applies new and prior

information to the planning and creation of a particular product or performance. Outcomes Include:

a. Organizes the content in a manner that supports the purposes and format of the product or performance (e.g. outlines, drafts, storyboards)

d. Manipulates digital text, images, and data, as needed, transferring them from their original locations and formats to a new context 

ACRL Standards Addressed by Wikis

Performance Indicators (cont.):2. The information literate student revises the development

process for the product or performance. Outcomes Include:

a. Maintains a journal or log of activities related to the information seeking, evaluating, and communicating process

3. The information literate student communicates the product or performance effectively to others. Outcomes Include:

c. Incorporates principles of design and communication d. Communicates clearly and with a style that supports the

purposes of the intended audience

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