Wikis in Education

Stewart Mader (Ed.) Using Wiki in Education.

This book (which I read on Kindle) presents a series of case studies of the use of wikis in education. Although there are a few very interesting cases here, including what sound like some excellent wikis, the book itself disappoints. The discussion of wikis and their background is superficial. Most of the cases similarly do not give much depth, and give little in the way of interesting analysis or evident understanding of collaborative learning and related issues. I can't go along with the editor when he calls it "deep." Read this for a few interesting ideas about how to use a wiki, but not for any real understanding of why.