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Wikis
"Wiki" means "quick", in Hawaiian, and is the term most commonly used to describe a kind of web site which can be directly edited by any user, without special software. Use of Wikis is growing in higher education, and the Instructional Technology Group, together with Information Technology, has set up a Wiki for use here at Emerson. To test a wiki, set one up for your class, and to find out how wikis are used for teaching and learning, contact Kimberly Hall at kimberly_hall@emerson.edu or x8961.
The links below give a sample of the growing presence of Wikis in education. If you would like to test the use of wikis, please feel free to leave a comment or link after the last item on the list.
LearnBiz Wiki (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/lbwiki) used in a graduate course by Allison Rossett, Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University. {Database not accessible on 1/5/06 - KC}
Use Wiki to simulate a conference (http://radio.weblogs.com/0120501/categories/wikis/2004/02/) Simulate an academic conference online, with students presenting papers, offering and reviewing feedback, and networking with each other.
WikiSchool (http://www.emacswiki.org/cw/WikiSchool) A growing list of ideas for Wiki use in the classroom
ITDE Wiki (http://itde.vccs.edu/wiki/pmwiki.php) Wiki hosted by the Instructional Technology and Distance Education unit, Virginia Community College System.
The WeblogProject (http://www.theweblogproject.com/wiki) Group creating a film about blogging, and using a wiki to build community around the project
LitMuse (http://litmuse.maconstate.edu/litwiki) Wiki used by literature courses at Macon State University
My Brilliant Failure: Wikis in Classrooms (http://kairosnews.org/node/3794) An educator's recount of her experience using a wiki, and advice for using a wiki in your classroom.
Aiming for communal constructivism in a wiki environment (http://kairosnews.org/node/3809) An educator's process assessment of how wikis can build and sustain community in learning.
Spreading Knowledge, the Wiki Way (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5430-2004Sep8.html) (Washington Post) Washington Post article on the ability of wikis to build and spread knowledge.
Blogs & Wikis: Technologies for Enterprise Applications (http://gilbane.com/gilbane_report.pl/104/Blogs__Wikis_Technologies_for_Enterprise_Applications.html) Article about the potential for widespread use of wikis.
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/) The most well-known wiki, Wikipedia is a free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Please see documentation on customizing the interface (http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n) and the User's Guide (http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide) for usage and configuration help.