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Wiki can be used to help students with problem solving in a number of ways. First, let me give my interpretation of problem solving as it relates to an educational environment. Problem solving can be students searching for information make use of this information and are able to transfer and use this knowledge in a real world situation. Wiki can help students to work collaboratively on a research project, where students might be multiple authors. Within a student’s wiki, other groups can peer edit the project for one or two other groups. An additional page in the wiki might be a list of terms that are unfamiliar to the students, with a definition of that word. This vocabulary list can become a long-term lesson that is added to weekly to create a glossary for the individual or group. My experiences in using a wiki have been both fulfilling and daunting. Additionally, I do not think I had ever heard of a wiki until this class with the University of Phoenix. First, let me reflect on how using a wiki was fulfilling. I am always thrilled when I learn something new and learning this new web-based program was excellent. Wiki allows you to put in text, pictures and links to other websites. Wiki can then be saved and shared with others who can either comment or add to your pages, depending on the privacy settings. Daunting, intimidating, overwhelming, it does not matter which antonym is used. Therefore, I found learning about wiki to be uncomfortable, to say the least. However, I know when you are working out of your comfort zone is when cognitive learning is happening. This was the first time I had been exposed to wiki, and initially, there was a steep learning curve. Making pages in wiki was easy and being allowed to edit the page at any time was a bonus. I did have trouble learning how to change the name of individual pages and a slight panic mode ensued when the page disappeared altogether, but a lesson was learned.

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