Sharing what several instruction librarians have learned about the pedagogy and technology needed to make effective video tutorials. Much of this also applies to screencasts.
Utter the words "group project" and you're likely to hear at least a few groans from your students. The reasons for their dislike of group work are many, but logistical difficulties of getting everyone together and lazy group members who don't pull their own weight are two of the biggest complaints.\n\nWith wikis, you're able to remove these two obstacles because wiki sites not only make collaboration a breeze, but they contain tracking tools that let instructors see who's contributing to the project, and when they're making those contributions.
three award-winning educational wikis on Wikispaces. These wikis have been used to interact with schools from around the world, share classroom activity, and turn online class notes into end-of-year exams. They're great examples of how wikis can be used to create engaging learning experiences.