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| - | Group | + | == Drawbacks == |
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| + | * Threat of vandalism | ||
| + | ** Most wikis can enforce the use of user names. But, required approval of changes tends to limit use. | ||
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| + | == Possible educational uses of a wiki == | ||
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| + | === ''Real'' === | ||
| + | * Group (or individual) '''research database''' | ||
| + | * '''Class resources''' in an advanced (post-secondary) classroom | ||
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| + | === ''For the sake of teaching'' === | ||
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| + | * Foreign language '''dictionary''' | ||
| + | * Historical timeline | ||
| + | * Class-created scientific classifications | ||
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| + | == How to get a Wiki == | ||
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| + | * Your school may already run a wiki service. | ||
| + | * Your school may provide a more general environment (Blackboard or Moodle) with a wiki module. | ||
| + | * Commercial '''wiki farms''' provide wiki space either for a fee or advertising space. | ||
| + | ** [http://www.editthis.info http://www.editthis.info] provides ad-driven space. | ||
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| + | '''Note''': Not all wikis use the same ''language'' or interface as this one. This uses [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] the software behind [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]. There are other wiki environments [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki_software] such as the original [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki WikiWikiWeb]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:06, 25 October 2006
Contents |
Wikis
- Content management systems
- Collaborative editing
- Real-time editing
Defining features
- (Virtually) all pages may be edited
- Editable from any web-browser. No software
- Reduced syntax (now, often WYSIWYG)
- Zero effort to create new page
- Standing history of all changes.
- Text search
Drawbacks
- Threat of vandalism
- Most wikis can enforce the use of user names. But, required approval of changes tends to limit use.
Possible educational uses of a wiki
Real
- Group (or individual) research database
- Class resources in an advanced (post-secondary) classroom
For the sake of teaching
- Foreign language dictionary
- Historical timeline
- Class-created scientific classifications
How to get a Wiki
- Your school may already run a wiki service.
- Your school may provide a more general environment (Blackboard or Moodle) with a wiki module.
- Commercial wiki farms provide wiki space either for a fee or advertising space.
- http://www.editthis.info provides ad-driven space.
Note: Not all wikis use the same language or interface as this one. This uses MediaWiki the software behind Wikipedia. There are other wiki environments [1] such as the original WikiWikiWeb.
