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ABSTRACT
This short report focuses on student feedback relating to the use of online group wikis as a means of a summative assessment intended to foster skills in collaborative practice for a large interprofessional education (IPE) module. Electronic feedback from 112 (72.2% response rate) students suggested wikis were a key area of the module. Open text comments relating to the wikis were extracted and categorized initially as positive or negative, with sub-themes then identified within these two broad categories. Findings showed that students valued the experience of a novel type of assessment but felt the amount of work required was too great. We concluded that digital capabilities need to be part of the developmental skill set of students. This raises important issues for further research to consider whether wikis themselves as a computer supported collaborative learning tool are appropriate for large scale IPE delivery.
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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.
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Lindsey Burns
Lindsey Burns PhD is a Practitioner Health Psychologist and Director of the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. She has over 15 years experience in higher education primarily in the areas of curriculum design, programme leadership and health psychology.
Jamie McDermott
Jamie McDermott is a registered OT, with extensive experience in Interprofessional Education, Programme and Academic Leadership and curriculum design. His current research interest is in faculty experience of IPE.
Rachel Mulholland
Rachel Mulholland, is a Senior Lecturer, Practitioner Occupational Psychologist at Glasgow Caledonian University. She has extensive experience in both academia and industry. Current areas of research interest include; graduate employability, interprofessional education and interprofessional working.
Sharron Blumenthal
Sharron Blumenthal Prof: Sharron is a senior lecturer in Physiotherapy and Interprofessional Education at Glasgow Caledonian University. Her interests include internationalisation of the curriculum, culture competence and pedagogical approaches to IPE.
Nichola McLarnon
Nichola McLarnon PhD is the Associate Dean for Learning Teaching and Quality within the School of Health and Life Sciences at GCU and has over 15 years’ experience in the field of Interprofessional Education.