Role+of+teacher&student

__**Roles during a Wiki project**__
__**Roles of the teacher**__

- teacher functions as facilitator ...providing the space and arranging the classroom situation. - passive, observing, only intervening when absolutely necessary. - answers general questions to the topic and technology used. - has to have knowledge about the basic technology used - instructor has to set reachable goals for the students


 * __Roles of the Student__**

- active role - decides the amount of work they contribute - have to ask questions and gain knowledge about the topic they're dealing with and the technology. --> improvement of technological skills and social skills (due to group work)

__**Difference to traditional roles**__
- teacher more involved, more active, giving instructions for the students. (question/answer principle) - students are more involved in a classroom interaction, not as independent as in a Wiki project.

__Do you think special training is needed to adapt to the new roles?__
We guess it is, because the students are more working independently from the teacher and have to organize themselves in groups to actually work together without intervention by the teacher. --> improvement of social skills, technical skill and self assessment.

**__Positive/negative outcomes of the change in roles?__**
- negative might be that too much independent work from the teacher in groups can raise opinion that the teacher might not be needed.

- positive is that this kind of project is more real life based (possible future work situations for students) .It is blurring of the strict teacher/student line --> image of teacher as a co-worker/consultant