Head, M. H. (2012, June), Using Wikis to Facilitate Writing Research Abstracts in a Civil Engineering Graduate Course  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--22205

\bibitem{asee_peer_22205}
  Head, M. H. (2012, June), \emph{Using Wikis to Facilitate Writing Research Abstracts in a Civil Engineering Graduate Course}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--22205

Monique H. Head.  "Using Wikis to Facilitate Writing Research Abstracts in a Civil Engineering Graduate Course".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/22205 Internet.  19 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_22205}
  Monique H. Head.
  "Using Wikis to Facilitate Writing Research Abstracts in a Civil Engineering Graduate Course".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/22205 Internet.  19 Apr, 2024

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AB  -            Using Wikis to Facilitate Writing Research Abstracts in a Civil                           Engineering Graduate CourseAbstractThe objective of this study is to assess the impact of student performance and quality of writingresearch abstracts when using wikis to effectively engage students in a graduate course. Studentswill use wikis that are integrated within Blackboard to write an abstract for their project. Whenwriting the wikis, students are expected to demonstrate knowledge of their topic and share thisinformation for peer learning and feedback on the clarity and quality of their technical writing.Improving writing and critical thinking within the engineering curriculum is very important andrelevant for students, especially within the civil engineering community, to master beforegraduating. Assessment and evaluation of the impact of this effort includes peer review andfeedback from the instructor directly using the wikis. Changes are tracked using different colorssuch that multiple comments and suggestions can be identified. Student perceptions will beevaluated immediately after the project is submitted to examine the benefits and tradeoffs ofusing wikis to effectively engage graduate students outside the classroom. Perceptions will becompared to feedback provided by students having to write research abstracts for a project whenwikis were not used. The range of applicability and accessibility for using wikis is vast, and canbe cleverly incorporated into most courses. Lessons learned from this study will be shared, wherethe use of wikis for writing research abstracts can promote a shared learning environment withthe opportunity for students to improve their technical writing skills and remove any inhibitions,if any, about having their writing reviewed and ultimately edited for improvement.
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