WikiCentral: Collaboration Across Campus (166366912)

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Wiki Central:Collaboration Across Campus

Self-Hosted Wiki SolutionsEDUCAUSE SWRC2009

Presented by:

Mitchell GreenE-Learning Systems Administrator

Sonya WatkinsDirector, Technology Resources

Copyright: University of CentralOklahoma



University of Central Oklahoma

•

Beautiful Campus• Home of the Bronchos

• Academy of Contemporary Musica.k.a. ACM @ UCO

•

Central Six tenets of transformative learning –Discipline Knowledge

–Leadership

–Problem Solving (Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities)

–Service Learning and Civic Engagement

–Global and Cultural Competencies

–Health and Wellness





• Metropolitan University, Edmond,OK

– Carnegie Classification: MA I - Master’sColleges and Universities I

– 15500+ Students

– 800+ Faculty (Full-time/Part-time)

– 740+ Staff (Full-time/Part-time)

– 45 Central IT Staff




Issue:

Develop a PublicizedUniversity Glossary of Terms




Options

• Traditional Website? Technology already in place, but issues with…

– Ownership

– Editorship

– Accuracy

• Web 2.0 technologies e.g. wikis? Technology not in place, however we had…

– IT workshops featuring Web 2.0 technologies

– Faculty interest

– Strategic plan for use of innovative technologies




Wiki Definition

• A wiki (Hawaiian word for "fast“) is apage or collection of Web pagesdesigned to enable anyone whoaccesses it to contribute or modifycontent, using a simplified markuplanguage.

• Used to create collaborative websitesand to power community websites.

Source: Wikipedia




Project Team

• IT Stakeholders (technical requirements)

– Instructional Technologists

– System Administrators

– Web Administrators

– Others

• University Community (end-user features)

– Faculty Members

– Staff Members




Wiki Solution Requirements

Must be…Hosted on UCO campus

Geared toward education

Easy to use

Feature rich

Able to have public and private pages

Integrated with current university systemsSecure

Cost effective (software, hardware, resources)




Top 3 Choices

• SocialText

• Jive Clearspace

Atlassian Confluence (selectedfor UCO)




Atlassian Confluence v2.7

• Platform: Solaris• Database: Oracle

• Authentication: Active Directory

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Access Control – Hierarchy/Groups

• Policies and Procedures:

– Public vs. Private

– Authorized Users

– Usage Policy

– Training



Wiki Central



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Wiki Central – University of Central Oklahoma Branded

Wiki Solution

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Bronchopedia – University Glossary of Terms

• Other Spaces

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Learn – Team/Research/Collaboration

– Division/Department

Structure




Learn Space




Team or Collaboration Space




Division Space - (OIT)




Benefits• Break down barriers to

communication and collaboration

– Decrease in number of e-mails

– Central repository for sharing information

– Easy and open access

• Enhance Learning Environments

– Collaboration

– Instructor Feedback

– Peer Review

• Spontaneous and Innovative Usage




Challenges and Lessons Learned

• Getting comfortable with new technology• Encouraging collaborative content development

• Overcoming misconceptions about wikis(Wiki ≠ Wikipedia)

• Adoption cannot be forced

• Innovation - surprise howusers use wikis




Take Aways

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Wikis are a great collaborative tool• Look beyond the initial scope

– Identify additional uses or benefits

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Plan, but be flexible – Access, Control, Naming Conventions

– Outside Users

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Establish good procedures• Openness supports adoption

• Virtual “Barn Raising”

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Train and marketCopyright: University of CentralOklahoma



Resources

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Wiki Central – http://wiki.uco.edu

• 21 days of Wiki Adoption

– http://www.ikiw.org/21days/

• WikiPedia Article – Comparison of Software

– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software

• Atlassian Confluence

– http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/




Mitchell Green

E-Learning Systems Administrator

[email protected]

Sonya Watkins

Director, Technology Resources

[email protected]


100 N. University Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034

405-974-2000 | www.uco.edu

Q & A Session




Thank you.

Mitchell GreenE-Learning Systems Administrator

[email protected]

Sonya WatkinsDirector, Technology Resources

[email protected]

University of Central Oklahoma100 N. University Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034

405-974-2000 | www.uco.edu

Copyright: University of Central

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