Seminar
EDU: 03- Technology and communication in Education
Web service -Wiki
Submitted by
Anju J
Optional: Mathematics
2019-2021
What is a Wiki?
The name "Wiki" was chosen by Ward Cunningham - - the creator of the first Wiki. It is a shortened form of "wiki- wiki", the Hawaiian word for quick.
A wiki is a web site that is generally editable by anyone with a computer, a web browser, and an internet connection. Wikis use a quick and easy syntax to allow users to apply formatting to text and create links between pages. This simple formatting syntax means that authors no longer need to learn the complexities of HTML to create content on the web.
The main strength of a wiki is that it gives people the ability to work collaboratively on the same document. The only software you need is an Internet browser. Consequently, wikis are used for a variety of purposes. If you make a mistake, it's easy to revert back to an earlier version of the document.
Examples of Wiki’s
The largest and most talked about Wiki on the Internet is Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is, for the most part, editable by anyone in the world with a computer and an internet connection and, at the time of this writing, contained over 1,500,000 pages.
The following wikis display a range of different applications of wiki technology:
Wikitravel - a project to create a free, complete, up- to- date, and reliable worldwide travel guide.
WikiWikiWeb- the first ever wiki, it has been around since 1995.
Auckland.Wiki[5] - a city wiki for the people of Auckland, New Zealand.
AKOWiki[6] - an evolving site to provide a bit of help with technology, ideas and teaching to staff in an institution. Lots of single issue pages, not much hyper linking.
eXe Project - an example of how a wiki can be used to run a web site.
Scholarpedia - a wiki project based on a system of peer review.
There are literally thousands of wikis around the web on a diverse range of subjects and supporting many communities.
Interesting uses of Wiki technology
British Council Case Study on using a wiki technology to promote collaboration at the office.
Conference planning, see for example Wikimania 2006.
Wiki as an online presentation tool demonstrated by Meredith Gorran Farkas, a distance education librarian.
Open Streetmap is a wiki project to provide free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them.
Distinguishing between types of wiki communities - the difference between "abovethe- flow" and "in- the- flow" wikis.
Other uses include:
Meetings
Documentation for collaborate projects
Web space for personal note taking
Advantage
anyone can edit
easy to use and learn.
Wikis are instantaneous so there is no need to wait for a publisher to create a new edition or update information.
people located in different parts of the world can work on the same document.
the wiki software keeps track of every edit made and it's a simple process to revert back to a previous version of an article.
widens access to the power of web p
to non- technical users.
the wiki has no predetermined structure - consequently it is a flexible tool which can be used for a wide range of applications.
Disadvantages
Advantages in one context, may be disadvantages in another.
Anyone can edit so this may be too open for some applications, for example confidential documentation. However it is possible to regulate user access.
Open to SPAM and Vandalism if not managed properly. There are easy ways to restore a page however, and on WikiEducator you must be logged in to edit pages so this reduces vandalism by automated spam bots.
Requires Internet connectivity to collaborate, but technologies to produce print versions of articles are improving
The flexibility of a wiki's structure can mean that information becomes disorganised. As a wiki grows, the community plans and administers the structure collaboratively.
References
http:/ / en.wikipedia.org.
http:/ / wikitravel.org/ en/ Main_Page Wikitravel.
http:/ / c2.com/ cgi/ wiki?WelcomeVisitors WikiWikiWeb.
http:/ / en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Reliability_of_Wikipedia.
http:/ / en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Nupedia.
EDU: 03- Technology and communication in Education
Web service -Wiki
Submitted by
Anju J
Optional: Mathematics
2019-2021
What is a Wiki?
The name "Wiki" was chosen by Ward Cunningham - - the creator of the first Wiki. It is a shortened form of "wiki- wiki", the Hawaiian word for quick.
A wiki is a web site that is generally editable by anyone with a computer, a web browser, and an internet connection. Wikis use a quick and easy syntax to allow users to apply formatting to text and create links between pages. This simple formatting syntax means that authors no longer need to learn the complexities of HTML to create content on the web.
The main strength of a wiki is that it gives people the ability to work collaboratively on the same document. The only software you need is an Internet browser. Consequently, wikis are used for a variety of purposes. If you make a mistake, it's easy to revert back to an earlier version of the document.
Examples of Wiki’s
The largest and most talked about Wiki on the Internet is Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is, for the most part, editable by anyone in the world with a computer and an internet connection and, at the time of this writing, contained over 1,500,000 pages.
The following wikis display a range of different applications of wiki technology:
Wikitravel - a project to create a free, complete, up- to- date, and reliable worldwide travel guide.
WikiWikiWeb- the first ever wiki, it has been around since 1995.
Auckland.Wiki[5] - a city wiki for the people of Auckland, New Zealand.
AKOWiki[6] - an evolving site to provide a bit of help with technology, ideas and teaching to staff in an institution. Lots of single issue pages, not much hyper linking.
eXe Project - an example of how a wiki can be used to run a web site.
Scholarpedia - a wiki project based on a system of peer review.
There are literally thousands of wikis around the web on a diverse range of subjects and supporting many communities.
Interesting uses of Wiki technology
British Council Case Study on using a wiki technology to promote collaboration at the office.
Conference planning, see for example Wikimania 2006.
Wiki as an online presentation tool demonstrated by Meredith Gorran Farkas, a distance education librarian.
Open Streetmap is a wiki project to provide free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them.
Distinguishing between types of wiki communities - the difference between "abovethe- flow" and "in- the- flow" wikis.
Other uses include:
Meetings
Documentation for collaborate projects
Web space for personal note taking
Advantage
anyone can edit
easy to use and learn.
Wikis are instantaneous so there is no need to wait for a publisher to create a new edition or update information.
people located in different parts of the world can work on the same document.
the wiki software keeps track of every edit made and it's a simple process to revert back to a previous version of an article.
widens access to the power of web p
to non- technical users.
the wiki has no predetermined structure - consequently it is a flexible tool which can be used for a wide range of applications.
Disadvantages
Advantages in one context, may be disadvantages in another.
Anyone can edit so this may be too open for some applications, for example confidential documentation. However it is possible to regulate user access.
Open to SPAM and Vandalism if not managed properly. There are easy ways to restore a page however, and on WikiEducator you must be logged in to edit pages so this reduces vandalism by automated spam bots.
Requires Internet connectivity to collaborate, but technologies to produce print versions of articles are improving
The flexibility of a wiki's structure can mean that information becomes disorganised. As a wiki grows, the community plans and administers the structure collaboratively.
References
http:/ / en.wikipedia.org.
http:/ / wikitravel.org/ en/ Main_Page Wikitravel.
http:/ / c2.com/ cgi/ wiki?WelcomeVisitors WikiWikiWeb.
http:/ / en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Reliability_of_Wikipedia.
http:/ / en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Nupedia.
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