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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETC
Escher’s Drawing Hands (1948) seems to best illustrate Wikishttp://www.mcescher.com/
Introduction to WikiIntroduction to Wiki
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETC
WelcomeIntroduction to Wikis
Kevin LimEducational Technology Center
University at Buffalo(2 hour workshop)
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETC
Wiki examples
Source: http://www.writely.com
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETC
Wiki examples
Source: http://theory.wikispaces.com
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETC
Wiki examples
Source: http://www.softwaregarden.com/wkcalpha/
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETC
1. What is a Wiki?
2. How Wiki Works
3. Examples of Wiki
4. How to use a Wiki
5. Open Discussion
AgendaWiki Workshop
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•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
What is a Wiki?
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How Wiki WorksHow Wiki Works
Source: http://www.communitywiki.org/fr/HowWikiWorks
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Anatomy of Wikipedia: Normal View
* key interaction areas
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Anatomy of Wikipedia: Editing View
* key interaction areas
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Anatomy of Wikipedia: Revision View
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• 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
Why Wiki?Using Wiki in Education
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Wiki Comparison Are you using the right wiki?
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software
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• 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
Why Wikispaces?Breakdown of features
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETCSigning up with
Wikispaces
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETCSigning up with
Wikispaces
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETCSigning up with
Wikispaces
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETCSigning up with
Wikispaces
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETCUsing
Wikispaces
Go into Live Demo
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Based on Dion’s RSS illustration at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dionh/62142614/
RSSthe “plumbing” of our living web
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References also available at:http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=769
Wikipedia: Wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
Wikibooks: How to start a Wikihttp://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wiki_Science:How_to_start_a_Wiki
Wikipedia: How to Edit a Pagehttp://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 Educationhttp://scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education
ReferencesRelated Wiki Links
Intro to WikiKevin Lim at ETC
Blogs & Wikis: contributing to the e-dialogRecordings 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 CyberdissidentsReporters Without Borders.http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=542
Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge University Press. Wenger, E. (1998).
ReferencesRelated Blog Readings