The Wonderful World The Wonderful World of Wikisof Wikis

Creator: Tabitha EdenfieldCreator: Tabitha Edenfield

Diffusion and Integration of Diffusion and Integration of Technology in EducationTechnology in Education

Welcome Effingham Board of Welcome Effingham Board of EducationEducation Tabitha Edenfield Second Grade Teacher at Sand Hill

Elementary Currently pursuing Ed.S. in Educational

Technology

Is there a need for new Is there a need for new innovation in our county?innovation in our county? Have you ever forgotten to forward an attachment

after you labored over it? Have you ever had to revise an agenda more than

once due to changes in what would be presented at a meeting?

Have you ever wished that there was a place where you could post work that you would like someone to review before submitting?

Have you ever wished that you had had input from a colleague about an important decision?

If you answered YES to any of these questions then a wiki might be just what you need.

What is a wiki?What is a wiki?

I will insert video from YouTube of various users of wikis to describe it in “plain talk” since BOE members are not necessarily familiar with technical vocabulary that would be in the formal definition.

Where did the wiki originate?Where did the wiki originate?

Creator: Ward Cunningham When: 1995 Why: Looking for a pattern in “good

programming”

DevelopmentDevelopment

Problems faced using development Concerns of privacy and vandalism on wiki sites

since anyone could edit the wiki Requires internet connectivity Open to SPAM Disorganization as more and more users edit

and add information

Research from other lead Research from other lead thinkersthinkers Jimmy Wells and Larry Sanger creators of

Wikipedia Stewart Mader founder of Future Changes

(wikipatterns.com)

DevelopmentDevelopment

Some problems that were experienced during development were overcome by Providing managers of wikis to regulate user

access Technologies for a print version of wikis is

improving SPAM and vandalism can be avoided by

requiring a login to access the wiki, this allows for the use of automated spam bots

DevelopmentDevelopment

The initial audience for wikis was to discover patterns in good computer programming by collaboration between computer programming creators.

Today all facets of society have wikis: government, business, education, and individuals.

CommercializationCommercialization

Though there is no “thing” that has to be marketed, the idea of Open/Free content does.

There must be change agents that are willing to put their ideas into practice to prove that wikis can be a profitable innovation.

CommercializationCommercialization

Evan Prodromou is one of the current experts of business wikis. His personal business wiki is Wikitravel.

Wikitravel is

CommercializationCommercialization

Evan Prodromou’s Rules for Commercial Wikis Have a notable purpose Demonstrate value Be transparent Extract value where you provide value Set boundaries Be personally involved Run with the right crowd

Innovation- DecisionProcess

Knowledge- 1995Knowledge- 1995

Ward Cunningham created wiki March 1995 May 1995 the InvitationToThePatternsList

was created so people could share the way that people, projects and patterns changed the way they wrote programs.

This knowledge was spread through a “common gateway interface.”

Persuasion-Persuasion-

With the Innovation To The Pattern List being published, Portland Pattern Repository heard of wiki and saw it as a way to collaborate to

DecisionDecision

The Portland Pattern Repository decided to gamble on using a wiki to aid its members to find patterns that lead to success by analyzing research.

Each member was able to upload their findings so that others would be able to compare, add, or revise the findings they found.

It was a way to work smarter, not harder.

Implementation-Implementation-

Portland Pattern Repository in May 1995 was the first to make the decision to utilize a wiki. Immediately popular due to the increased

accessibility of the Internet and a group that were knowledgeable in the web and interested in pattern language.

This wiki is still in use today.

ConfirmationConfirmation

March 2005, marked the 10 year anniversary of Ward’s WikiWikiWeb. It is still a viable wiki for many today.

Companies, medical facilities, educational institutions and systems, and public and private groups utilize wikis.

S-Curve on the Diffusion of S-Curve on the Diffusion of Wiki TechnologyWiki Technology

1995- Creation of Wiki by Ward Cunningham for Portland Pattern Repository.

2001- Wikipedia created by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger.

2010- Wikis are being created and used by businesses, government, educational institutions, and individuals. To date (2010) Wikipedia has over 2,500,000 pages.

Rate of Adoption of WikiRate of Adoption of Wiki

Innovators and Early Adopters Program Designer Technology educators

Strategies to Encourage Adoption Provide research to support its use to increase

performance Provide practical yet creative ways that wikis can be utilized

in the classroom. Provide technical support for problems and questions

Rate of Adoption Rate of Adoption

Laggards Teachers close to retirement Teachers who enter education late in life

Strategies to Encourage Adoption Provide one on one or small group training Pair up laggards with someone who is eager to use

technology.

Attributes to Reach Critical Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of Wikis in Education Mass of Wikis in Education Relative Advantage

Provide data that wikis are just as if not more effective in interacting and collaborating in the virtual world.

Determine if it is a fad Determine if it is rational

Attributes to Reach Critical Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of Wikis in Education Mass of Wikis in Education Complexity

Easy to create and navigate Early adopters can be “vicarious trials” for later

adopters Early adopters can provide support to guide

later adopters

Attributes to Reach Critical Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of Wikis in Education Mass of Wikis in Education Observability

Must show that there are positive advantages for usage

With performance being measured at every turn effectiveness in relation to usage of wikis must be observed.