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=Welcome to the Harcum Resources Wiki!=

Wikis are an easy way to not only organize and present information, but to aid collaboration as well. Wikis facilitate collaborative learning by helping teams cooperate and process information as a group. Visitors to the site can also engage in dialogue with those who participate in creation of knowledge on the wiki. Research shows that peer interaction and group work promotes cooperation rather than competition (De Pedro et al., 2006). Cooperative learning which is a skill that students need to practice and master.

Read this to find out how wikis provide opportunity for learning and collaborative knowledge building.