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Building Community Online, Part 3: Wikis for Collaborative Knowledge Micah Orloff May 1, 2008 For audio call Toll Free 1-888-886-3951 and use PIN/code 167267 Housekeeping • • • • • • • • Maximize your CCC Confer window. Mute your phone (*6) if you have visitors or noise in your office. Please note phone audio may be in presenter-only mode. Ask questions over the phone when the presenter prompts. Ask questions throughout presentation via the chat window. Polling feature (Yes/No) Turn on or off Closed Captioning by clicking on the icon. Save the presentation or chat by clicking on the icon. Wiki in Education Agenda Overview Uses in Education Challenges/Concerns Resources Let’s Wiki What is Wiki? web pages designed to allow multiple users contribute to the pages Wiki & Web 2.0 Debate on definition – Web 2.0 refers to the improvements of the way the web is use Key principles of web 2.0 applications: Web as a platform Collaborative/participatory nature Ease of learning curve by end-users Image source: http://blaugh.com/2006/10/23/web-two-point-ohhhh/ Common Wiki Characteristics Open Incremental Organic Precise Universal Observable Interactive Collaborative Requires Trust Adapted from Ward Cunningham’s Wiki Design Principles: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiDesignPrinciples Wikipedia.org Fusion of words wiki and encyclopedia Community developed reference site 2,354,668 articles in English 10,000,000 articles in more than 250 languages 75,000 active contributors 684 million visitors annually Does not require special credentials to edit Uses in Education Simple website creation Project development Group authoring Project tracking Presentations http://www.wikiineducation.com/display/ikiw/Ways+to+use+wiki+in+education Easy Website Creation Faculty – Creating course information (syllabus, policies, FAQs) – Create instructional pages (lectures, activities, training) Student – Create student websites Individual Project Development Centralized Production Peer review Simple version management Group Authoring Traditional – email – Versioning issues – Limits collaboration Traditional Wiki – Organizes evolution – Centralized – Promotes collaboration Wiki Presentations Replaces presentation software (PowerPoint, Keynote) Centralized Example: http://wiki.elearning.ubc.ca/BlogsWikisVPL By Brian Lamb of Univ. of British Columbia Courses/Projects Using Wiki Rheingold’s Participatory Media Literacy https://www.socialtext.net/medialiteracy/index.cgi Davis and Lindsay’s Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/ Schacht’s Collaborative Writing Project http://node51.cit.geneseo.edu/WIKKI_TEST/mediawiki/index.ph p/Main_Page Challenges/ Concerns Freebies: not public service Authority of content Trust Copyright/Licensing Security Technology adoption cycle Image source: http://blaugh.com/2006/10/13/the-whole-internet-truth/ How Can I Get One? Free hosts (ad supported) Service Plans available for more features and support In House Additional Resources • Lee Lefever’s Wiki’s in Plain English video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY • Ward Cunningham’s Wiki Principles http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiDesignPrinciples • Ways to use Wiki in Education http://www.wikiineducation.com Let’s Wiki! Q & A • Create pbwiki demo • Visit http://ccconewiki.pbwiki.com • Add question or comment using Edit and Invite Key Evaluation Survey Link http://tinyurl.com/27jw3k Upcoming/Archived Seminars For upcoming desktop seminars and links to recently archived seminars, check the @ONE Web site at: http://www.cccone.org/seminars/index.php Thanks for Attending For information on @ONE’s trainings go to: http://www.cccone.org/index.php