A Wiki Primer on Wikis Insights from EduCause Learning Initiative Joel A. Kline.
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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