E-learning based on cooperation between two electronic environments - LMS and Wiki: Use Wikipedia, an electronic encyclopedia about the environment, in higher education
Abstract
E-learning is not only a tool for knowledge management and the efficient development of cognitive qualities but also promotes interactivity and community building. Wiki software in particular is useful in the process of education for building independent learning spaces to which students contribute, and it supports the social aspects of the teaching/learning process.
The communicative features of wiki are the subject of the research regarding the added value of e-learning compared to traditional goals stated in educational theories. The article reviews Web 2.0 tool in terms of its educational potential.
It presents a case study of HE e-learning courses where the technical properties of different environments in Web 2.0 are linked to the specific need for an interdisciplinary approach to education for sustainable development.