The Use of WIKI’s

Sheri SteinkeDirector Online

LearningNorth Hennepin

Community CollegeNovember 2006

Hawaiian Bus

Description

Online tool• Asynchronous• Project based• Editing feature• Discussion feature

Collaborative Projects• Group development• Class development• Faculty development• Write a story w/pictures• Portfolio• Research sharing• Build-a-whatever

Privacy

• Consider implications• Prepare for privacy invasion• Security• Accept technology• Develop rules

Version Control

• Wikispaces.com • Different users• Track changes• Go back to other versions

Tracking

• Grading purposes• Evaluation • Assessment

Professional Use

• Deans• Departments• Faculty• Business contacts• Common hour replacement• Schedules• Sits outside secure area

Educational Use• Collaborative projects are

varied• Writing assignment• Science project• Art project-Art sale!• Physical education tracking

health project• Nursing and health care• Student development• Assignments/schedules• Discussion

Etiquette

• Establish policy• Use citations• Copyright-one time use• Remember security

Resources• http://www.wikispaces.com • Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs,

WIKI’s, Podcasts, and other powerful Web Tools for classrooms.

• http://www.sloan-c-wiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

Workshop

– Outline a set of ground rules for the use of the WIKI. Find a resource link which gave you a foundation for these rules.

– Outline a possible assignment or project that could use a WIKI. Share the assignment within your group.

– Develop a practice WIKI site within your faculty group.

Discussion• How has this activity changed

the way you are thinking about WIKI?

• What is something you learned or relearned today?

Did you find a way to use a Wiki that matches something you have been wanting to do?