Wiki

Why wiki? Because learning is social. Wikis encourage collaboration, learning from each other, and allow for quick information sharing. This session will emphasize the importance of how collaborative learning works and expectations for those who engage in wiki group learning. There might be a short-lived project, open-ended goals, updates to a list of references, or extensive group research required for your students, staff and faculty at your campus. If you are thinking about collaborative advising & learning with your students and/or staff, you may want to further explore the wonderful world of wikis.

Objective: To investigate and explore the use of wikis, i.e. to dispel myths, allow for understanding and engage in creation of a wiki. To demonstrate the simplicity of wiki development and potential use for advising, instruction and professional development.

Topics:

•    Group collaboration: drafts, editing, publishing & projects

•    Professional development: networking & sharing resources

•    Planning & project management

•    Implications for teaching, learning, & advising

•    Advising example from NACADA:

•    http://nacadawebcast.wetpaint.com/

Examples:

http://www.wikipedia.org/

http://pbwiki.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com/

http://www.wikispaces.com/

http://www.twiki.org/

University Examples:

UMass Amherst: http://www.umasswiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

Duke University: http://www.duiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

CTER, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Main_Page

LTC, University of Manitoba: http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/Connectivism

http://universitywikinodewiki.wikia.com/wiki/University-wikis

Wiki Information:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7004.pdf

http://connect.educause.edu/wiki/Wiki-based+Collaborative+Learning

http://writingwiki.org/default.aspx/WritingWiki/For%20Teachers%20New%20to%20Wikis.html

http://tep.uoregon.edu/shared/blogswikispodcasts/WikisBiblio.pdf

http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2005/11/Teaching-Learning-and-Other-Uses-for-Wikis-in-Academia.aspx

http://www.wikimatrix.org/