My Reflection on working in a Wiki Using De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats 

For those people who don't know what this reflection is all about I will give you a brief explanation. I participated in a Wiki that is a scaffolding activity using De Bono's 6 thinking hats. De Bono's activity makes you think from a number of points of view which encourages higher order thinking. When I first stated the activity I thought that using mobile phones in class was not such a good idea. But after investigating and reading other students thoughts and ideas it brought me to a different conclusion then  I would have come to on my own.

At first I got a bit nervous setting up on the Wiki, but seeing other student's contributions I was quickly put at ease. I could see the reasoning of others as well as something visible to work with. When joining the wiki I was able to get a page number to myself and it felt good. However, after a few nights I could see other students putting their information onto what I thought was my page. Then it strongly stood out that this a collaborative activity. 

I could see that this type of experience is an example of social constructivism as Vygotsky points out. I really felt that I learnt more through collaborating with other students than if I had just worked on the wiki by myself. The wiki is able to be used by all student in the group with out anyone being excluded.

Wow! what a great tool these wiki's are,  I can't believe how easy it is to share with other students and create a record of what has been discussed in the activity. I like how you can pull in links and clips to make the experience that bit more interesting and informative to go through.  The only issue that I really had with the wiki is that other people can delete your work which has all ready been put on the wiki. I was talking to one student and their number was taken over with their name and other info taken off. But that is good to know and be aware of for further reference.

With the ability to use wikis I think that I will encourage a lot of people into using this type of ICT tool. What's next, Having GPS on your watch?