Title: Using web 2.0 technology in entrepreneurship education: Wikis as a tool for collaborative and collective learning

Authors: Anne M.J. Smith, Keith Halcro, Douglas Chalmers

Addresses: Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 OBA, Scotland, UK. ' Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 OBA, Scotland, UK. ' Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 OBA, Scotland, UK

Abstract: The challenge facing higher education is to maintain and increase the quality of teaching and learning against a backdrop of stakeholders| financial and, particularly, social and employability demands (Anon, 2009). This paper presents the results and experiences of an entrepreneurship education study involving web 2.0 technology, specifically Wikis. The properties of Wikis mean that documents can be created, shared and edited among multiple users, ideal for social learning in student groups. Web 2.0 is evolving rapidly, and it is clear that these new technologies bring diverse groups together; connecting previously unconnected businesses with universities and students in social learning.

Keywords: entrepreneurship education; web 2.0; Wikis; collaborative learning; world wide web; internet; entrepreneurs; collective learning; higher education; universities; teaching quality; stakeholders; financial demands; employability; social demands; document sharing; document creation; document editing; multiple users; social learning; student groups; new technologies; diverse groups; unconnected businesses; Scottish Funding Council; student assessments; Cambridge Cluster Report; Scotland; United Kingdom; UK; innovation; interactive media.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIIE.2010.036855

International Journal of Innovation in Education, 2010 Vol.1 No.2, pp.124 - 138

Published online: 12 Nov 2010 *

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