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Wiki

Donna, Kathy, Bonnie, and Liz


What is a Wiki

• Definition: “ A wiki is a web site that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own web browser.”

• The term “wiki” comes from the Hawaiian phrase “wiki wiki” meaning “super fast.”

• Often listed as one member of the Web 2.0 family along with social networking, blogs, and content-sharing sites like YouTube


Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0

Web 1.0•Static pages

•Visitor cannot contribute to the content

•Proprietary software

Web 2.0•Pages are always changing

•Visitor can contribute to or change content

•Open-source software


Characteristics of a Wiki

• Anyone can change anything• Simplified HTML • MashedTogetherPageTitles allow markup-free links

across pages• Never finished• Content “cloning” (plagiarism) is accepted practice in

some wiki environments• Users define how the process develops


Components of a Wiki Page

•Logo•Article Title•Article Body•Categories•User Options•Top Tabs

•Sidebar, which may include:

• Navigation Menu

• Search Box

• Toolbox

• Language Menu

Example: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki


How to Start Wiki-ing

• Put wiki software, such as MediaWiki on your server and build a wiki from scratch (requires some programming skills)

• Join an existing wiki communityexample: http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia

• Create an account on a Wiki Farm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_farm


Relevant Learning Experiences

• K-12 Education

• Higher Education

• Professional Development

Wikis are popular in education because of their collaborative qualities. We have explored three areas in which their use impacts learning:


K-12 Education


K-12 Characteristics

•Collaborative •Quick•Equal Access•Accountability

•Cooperative•Multiple Contributors•Nonlinear•Feedback


•KWL Chart

•Concept Map

•Tracking Progress

•Think Pair Share

•Lesson Summaries

K-12 Learning Experiences


K-12 Considerations

•Accountability

•Concurrent Editing

•Plagiarism and copyright

•Editing and viewing permissions


K-12 Examples

http://fcps.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Solid+State+Storage

http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Computer+Hardware+Review

http://cartierm.wikispaces.com/

http://kmsamistad5.wikispaces.com/


Higher Education

Three Main Uses


Higher Education Teaching

•Collaborative Writing•Collaborative projects•Information sharing•Documentation•Course Management•Development


Higher Ed Teaching Examples

CyberOne at Harvard Law Schoolhttp://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/wiki/CyberOne

Wake Forest Universityhttp://wiki.zsr.wfu.edu/social_stratification/index.php/Home


Higher Ed Administration Uses

• Meeting Planning/Documentation

• Student Services

• University Identity

• Enhance community

• Include community


Higher Ed Admin Examples

Butler University Libraryhttp://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/butler_wikiref?wikiPageId=186560

University of Calgary Teaching & Learning Centrehttp://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Main_Page

University of North Carolina Water Wikihttp://sogweb.sog.unc.edu/Water/index.php/Main_Page


Higher Ed Research Uses

• Discussion

• Focused forum for sharing drafts

• Daily organization

• Communication

• Harness community knowledge


Higher Ed Considerations

•Complement, don’t replace•Appropriate assignments•Adequate process time•Don’t over structure•Vandalism and inappropriateness•Faculty workload•Student reactions and needs


Professional and Community Use


Characteristics

• Open source collaboration

• Content management comparison

• Body of knowledge for communities of practice

• Knowledge management

• Performance support


Learning Experiences

•Adult learning•Experiential learning•Reflection•Cooperative learning


Considerations

• Edit wars

• Saboteurs

• Involvement and participation

• Licensing and credit


Examples

• Welcome to the Law Guru Wikihttp://wiki.lawguru.com/index.php/Main_Page

• Foodista.comhttp://www.foodista.com/

• Globe and Mail Public Policy Wikihttp://policywiki.theglobeandmail.com/tiki-index.php


Conclusion

As a tool for collaboration, the wiki is an excellent choice. However, some things to consider are:

• How much freedom should the users have to edit the works of others?

• How are problems such as plagiarism to be avoided?

• Is a wiki the best tool for the activity?


Conclusion

The best way to learn about wikis is to try using one for simple tasks, then progress to more complex tasks.

The following is a link to a YouTube video from CommonCraft that explains how to get started using a wiki: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY


Introduction Sources

Barrett, D. (2009) MediaWiki: Wikipedia and Beyond, Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media, Inc., ISBN-13: 978-0-596-51979-7

Lamb, B. (2004) Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not, from http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/WideOpenSpacesWikisReadyo/40498 (accessed February 19, 2009)

O'Reilly, T. (2006) Web 2.0 Compact Definition: Trying Again from http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/12/web-20-compact-definition-tryi.html

Strickland, J. (2005) Is there a Web 1.0? from http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-101.htm (accessed February 20, 2009)

Tech Terms Computer Dictionary (2009). Wiki from http://www.techterms.com/definition/wiki (accessed February 19, 2009)


K-12 Sources

Example of classroom wikis. (n.d.) Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis.

Davis, V. (2007, February 25). Wikis in the Classroom. Retrieved February 19, 2009, from http://www.slideshare.net/coolcatteacher/wikis-in-the-classroom

Kuroneko, K. (2008, December 21). Eduwikis - Using Wikis in the K-12 Elementary Classroom. Retrieved February 22, 2009, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Eduwikis---Using-Wikis-in-the-K-12-Elementary-Classroom&id=1809712

Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. California: Corwin Press.


Higher Ed SourcesBriggs, Linda (2008), The Power of Wikis in Higher Education, Campus Technology, 8/20/08,

http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2008/08/The-Power-of-Wikis-in-Higher-Ed.aspx?p=1 (accessed 19 February, 2009)

Educause Learning Initiative (2005) “7 things you should know about Wikis”, July 2005, www.educause.edu/eli (accessed 19 February, 2009)

Ferris, S., and Wilder, H. (2006) Uses and Potentials of Wikis in the Classroom. Innovate 2 (5)

Higgs, P. (2006). Hanging it All Out- Using a Wiki in University Research. In: Mader, Steward, (ed) Using Wiki in Education. Using Wiki in Education, http://www.wikiineducation.com/, pp. 41-53. (accessed 20 February, 2009)

Lamb, B. (2004) Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not, Educause Review, vol. 39, no. 5 (September/October ): 36-48

Reynard, R. (2009). “3 Challenges to Wiki Use in Instruction”, Campus Technology, 2/11/09, http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/02/11/3-challenges-to-wiki-use-in-instruction.aspx (accessed 19 February, 2009)

Tonkin, M. (2005). Making the Case for a Wiki. Ariadne, 42 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/tonkin/intro.html accessed 2/19/2009 (accessed 19 February, 2009)


Professional & Community SourcesC, M., Richard, L., Hichem, T., (1997). Cost justifying electronic performance support

systems, http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.39.3364, Retrieved March 25, 2009.

Creative Commons, http://creativecommons.org/, Retrieved March 1, 2009. Descy, D. E. (2006). All Aboard the Internet, The Wiki: True Web Democracy.

TechTrends, 50, (1), 4-5.

Hu, C., Yang, Z., Xueqin, Z. (2007). Wiki-based knowledge sharing in a knowledge-intensive organization. International Federation for Information Processing, (252), 18-25.

Ives, B. (2008). Wikis versus Knowledge Management, The Fast Forward Blog. http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/02/15/wikis-versus-knowledge-management/, Retrieved February 27, 2008.

Karrer, T. (2008) Performance Support: e-Learning Technology, http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/08/performance-support.html, Retrieved February 26, 2008.

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