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Introduction to Wiki

Introduction to Wiki. Escher’s Drawing Hands (1948) seems to best illustrate Wikis http://www.mcescher.com/. Welcome. Introduction to Wikis Kevin Lim Educational Technology Center University at Buffalo (2 hour workshop). Wiki examples. Source: http://www.writely.com. Wiki examples.

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Introduction to Wiki

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  1. Introduction to Wiki Escher’s Drawing Hands (1948) seems to best illustrate Wikis http://www.mcescher.com/

  2. Welcome • Introduction to Wikis • Kevin Lim • Educational Technology Center • University at Buffalo • (2 hour workshop)

  3. Wiki examples Source: http://www.writely.com

  4. Wiki examples Source: http://theory.wikispaces.com

  5. Wiki examples Source: http://www.softwaregarden.com/wkcalpha/

  6. AgendaWiki Workshop • What is a Wiki? • How Wiki Works • Examples of Wiki • How to use a Wiki • Open Discussion

  7. What is a Wiki? • The first Wiki, WikiWikiWeb, was created by Ward Cunningham in 1995 • Named after Hawaiian bus service, Wiki Wiki • “The simplest online database that could possibly work” - Ward • Allows users to easily create and edit Web pages using any Web browser • Encourages democratic use of Web • Source: http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki

  8. How Wiki Works Source: http://www.communitywiki.org/fr/HowWikiWorks

  9. Anatomy of Wikipedia: Normal View * key interaction areas

  10. Anatomy of Wikipedia: Editing View * key interaction areas

  11. Anatomy of Wikipedia: Revision View

  12. Why Wiki?Using Wiki in Education • Easily create simple websites • Project development with peer review • Group authoring • Track a group project • Data Collection • Review classes & teachers • Presentations • Source: http://scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education

  13. Wiki ComparisonAre you using the right wiki? Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software

  14. uwlibrariese.wikispaces.com

  15. cybernetics.wikispaces.com

  16. Why Wikispaces?Breakdown of features • Public, protected, and private wikis at yourname.wikispaces.com • Features WYSIWYG and plain wikitext editing • Supported by text ads • No limits on number of pages, members, or space • Has integrated discussion areas • RSS feeds for page changes and messages • Backups of Wiki in zip or tgz format • Revision management

  17. Signing up with Wikispaces

  18. Signing up with Wikispaces

  19. Signing up with Wikispaces

  20. Signing up with Wikispaces

  21. Using Wikispaces Go into Live Demo

  22. RSSthe “plumbing” of our living web Text Based on Dion’s RSS illustration at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dionh/62142614/

  23. ReferencesRelated Wiki Links • References also available at: • http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=769 • Wikipedia: Wiki • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki • Wikibooks: How to start a Wiki • http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wiki_Science:How_to_start_a_Wiki • Wikipedia: How to Edit a Page • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page • Free Wiki has demos, screenshots, and general info on Wikis. • http://www.freewiki.info/ • A Comprehensive Wiki Comparison Enginehttp://www.wikimatrix.org/ • Using Wiki in Education • http://scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education

  24. ReferencesRelated Blog Readings • Blogs & Wikis: contributing to the e-dialog • Recordings of an ETC Discussion Forum held on September 28th, 2005, provided by Professor Alex Halavais • Weblogs and collaborative web publishing as learning spaces. Halavais, A. (In press). In J. Weiss, J. Nolan, and P. Trifonas (Eds.), International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments. Springer. • Handbook for Bloggers and Cyberdissidents • Reporters Without Borders. • http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=542 • Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge University Press. Wenger, E. (1998).

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