Discussion 1: "Potential of Online Collaborative Environments"

Please respond to the following:

• Defend or critique the use of wikis within either a K-12 or adult learning setting. Point out key attributes of wikis that either advance or preclude their use in the indicated setting. Support your argument with examples.

Discussion 2: "Benefits and Challanges of Learning at a Distance"

Please respond to the following:

• Imagine that you are an administrator of a university that offers a distance learning program, but there is not a solid Internet policy in place to control usage among students, teachers, and staff. Outline an Internet policy for your context in which you address each of the critical issues identified by Smaldino et al. (i.e., security, monitoring student use, acceptable use policy, and netiquette) with specific strategies geared toward mitigating them.