With new technologies, there is now talk of a new communication model: “Mass to Mass Communication (many to many)”. In this model, individuals form audiences and interact with groups they create on the Internet. Thanks to interactive communication, the internet has now transformed into a new, symmetrical and flexible, democratic, networked communication model that extends from a center specific to mass media to many people with the technical infrastructure and software used by the internet.

It can be said that Web 2.0 technologies, which can also be expressed as a new generation internet trend, form the infrastructure of this communication model and thus create global changes in many areas. In this way, formerly static web pages have now become dynamic pages created by the user, and in this sense, they have evolved and become democratized. Individuals who are interested in similar topics come together and interact with the applications provided by these technologies. By making use of this feature, students can be asked to work in groups.

Wiki is on of the example of these applications. Wiki applications, which are based on the creation and sharing of content in audio, video and text formats, are widely used in the creation of information platforms. Wiki applications with these features allow the cooperation and joint production of large groups, create a new communication model and become an alternative to traditional forms of public communication. Students divided into groups can prepare joint assignments on certain platforms via wiki.

Students participating in a wiki event apply what they have learned to their daily work. According to their learning styles, they learn from their peers while learning independently. Working on a wiki can facilitate group collaboration, knowledge acquisition and writing skills of participating students.

Example wiki platforms: PBWorks, MediaWiki, DokuWiki, Zoho

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