A Wiki Primer on Wikis

Insights from EduCause Learning InitiativeJoel A. Kline

What is a Wiki?

Hawaiian Word for fast Software that facilitates the collaboration,

editing, and sharing of information Perfect for class or group collaboration Also used for reference projects (like

Wikipedia)

Benefits of Wikis in Teaching

Benefits of work viewed by all (not just the professor)

Comments can be made by everyone 24/7 Availability Fosters collaborative learning Great tool to share links, references, files

and aggregate

ExamplesPublication Collaborationhttps://knowledgetransfer.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledgehttp://www.tpck.org

Coursehttps://writingforpublication.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Simplicity…

CETL’s Wikihttp://eli2.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Enter with a code… Choose a place to edit Hyperlink something Upload a file

SIMPLE!

WHY You Should Care About Wikipedia Students are now collaborative learners

(connectivism concept) Criticism shows a blindness towards bias in our

existing literature and publications Provides the opportunity to judge and research

the validity of the material Acknowledgement is not blanket endorsement

Questions ?

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