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We need to know about … Wikis

Learn about wikis - web-based platforms for collaborative information sharing. Understand the benefits, challenges, and ways to use wikis in educational settings. Explore examples and discover how to effectively utilize wikis in collaborative projects.

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We need to know about … Wikis

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  1. We need to know about …Wikis Dr Andrew Oliver LTDU & BLU University of Hertfordshire

  2. What is it? A collection of web pages – a website BUT… …Pages can be EDITED and new pages ADDED ….by ANYONE (well more or less)

  3. WIKI, Wiki or wiki? • WIKI: Web-based, Interactive, Kollaborative, and Iterative (Steve Jones, UIC) • Not the true definition (wiki: Hawaiian - “quick”) • But it is web based, interactive, collaborative and iterative – changes over time

  4. But what is the point? Collaborate on creating on-line documents / websites / resources / knowledge pool • How? • Through a community (some leave, new ones arrive) • ANYONE can add / change / remove: content, pages & structure • End result: • Knowledge evolves towards stability through cooperation & competition (Darwikinism)

  5. Examples • Romantic Audience Project • British Romanticism (high school) • Critical Analysis of Media Wiki (college) • Discovery –Isms (middle school) • Discovery Utopias(middle school) • Flat Classroom project • Flat Planet Project (high school)

  6. How does it work? Each page has a built in editor allowing to: • Add text, images, links (websites/pages) • And add more pages! (and create structure) Each change is archived • new version can be replaced by earlier

  7. What are the benefits? • Over to you!

  8. What are the benefits? • progressive knowledge building • are collaborative & social • no hierarchy – all contributors are equal • accessed any time from any place • follow the evolution of thoughts and ideas

  9. What are the challenges? • Over to you

  10. Challenges • "Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.“David Sedaris • Too ‘Open’ • Text can be changed, documents ruined = chaos rules • Solve: changes are logged & earlier pages restored • Plus create separate pages • ‘lost’ pages, duplicates, edit collisions

  11. Challenges II • Complex site • Time needed to create structure & navigation • Solve: draft ‘site maps’ • Some participants may: • Be reluctant to edit work of others • Be unhappy if their work is edited! • Play only with what is given: • Subject can remain constant • re-edit the same page and append knowledge rather than integrate • Solve: ‘wiki gardening’

  12. Challenges III • Collective perspective = Collective bias • Authored by a group, so who’s work is it? • Subject: • Essays / arguing a point (possible…) • Encyclopaedia / neutral point of view (better) • Monitoring can be time consuming (RSS can help) • Training required

  13. How can you use this? • Over to you

  14. How can I use this? • Collaborative project work (staff & student) • Create: • Common Knowledge pool • Website (online resources & prototype) • Edit textbook • Prepare journal article / report • Assemble reading list, syllabus, guidelines • Track evolution of thought processes • Solicit input for research / projects • Repository for meeting notes

  15. With students (& staff) use guides e.g. Collaborative project work (staff & student) Use F2F to establish rules*: • for editing, deletion & censoring • Deciding areas of control, duties • Emphasising non linearity, i.e. don’t like what’s being said? Edit it, add to it or create new page * And put them on the wiki!

  16. StudyNet Wiki – Social E-Learning Group • Set up to: • Collect, create & disseminate info • Develop guidelines • Part of StudyNet groups feature

  17. Where can I get one? • StudyNet Groups • Your Groups > Go to StudyNet Groups • Create a Group • ‘Link text’ option = wiki • Module website • Module level wiki • Group Work facility

  18. ‘How to’ series • How to Blog in 5 minutes (Word) • How to Wiki in 5 minutes (Word) • How to create a Podcast in 5 minutes (Word) • How to convert audio files to MP3 in 5 minutes (Word) • How to use RSS in 5 minutes (Word)

  19. ‘You need to know…’ series • You need to know about Podcasting (Slides) • You need to know about Podcasting: a teaching and learning guide (Word) • You need to know about Online Discussions: a teaching and learning guide (Word) • You need to know about Blogs (Slides) • You need to know about Wikis (Slides) • You need to know about RSS (Slides) • You need to know about Web 2.0 (Slides) • You need to know about Computer Assessment (Slides) • You need to know about Effective Question Design (Slides) • You need to know about Electronic Voting Systems (Slides)

  20. Also available: • Podcasting: audio talk on the benefits of podcasting (hi quality) • Computer Assessment: using statistic analysis to design effective questions For copies please contact: Dr Andrew Oliver. LTDU, College Lane LRC (a.oliver@herts.ac.uk, ext. 4754).

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