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| − | < | + | [[Image:64px-Mediawiki logo.png|left|40px]]Wikis are most often used when faculty want their students to create an online, '''collaborative knowledge-base'''. Evergreen uses the same base install of Mediawiki found at [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia.org] but can be customized to meet your needs. </div> |
| − | == | + | === Mediawiki at Evergreen === |
| − | + | Mediawiki sites are available for academic offerings and staff workgroups. Wikis may be requested by contacting Academic Computing. | |
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| − | == | + | === Curricular Uses === |
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| − | + | *Collaborative Writing | |
| − | * | + | *Create a group knowledge base |
| − | * | + | *Peer reviewed local wiki-space prior to publishing at Wikipedia<br> |
| − | + | *Research Coordination and Collaboration | |
| − | + | *Conference and Colloquia Web Site / Coordination | |
| + | *Allows students to create their own areas of a group site | ||
| + | === Advantages === | ||
| − | + | *Quick - content can be edited from any internet connected computer | |
| − | * | + | *Flexible - because content does not reside in directories or files (content is stored in a database) the way we approach communicating or organizing information becomes untethered by perceived information containers. |
| − | * | + | *Focus is on content versus presentation |
| − | * | + | *Students can post their own work and get interactive feedback |
| + | *Large community of users (Wikipedia) sharing tips on wiki usage and best practices | ||
| + | *Handles most multimedia files types | ||
| + | *Leaves a record of who did what (wiki history) | ||
| + | *Wikis can be configured to have various degrees of privacy<br> | ||
| − | == | + | === Disadvantages === |
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| − | [[ | + | *Unless structured from the beginning, wikis can quickly become chaotic |
| + | *Unless categories are used, students need to create their own table of contents to show links to their work | ||
| + | *In order to respond to peers' essays students would need to use the discussion tab which is not a threaded discussion but a another wiki page.<br> | ||
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| + | === Wikis at Evergreen === | ||
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| + | *[http://wikis.evergreen.edu/ Index of all wikis] | ||
| + | *[http://wikis.evergreen.edu/ize2010 Invertebrate Zoology and Entomology] - Invertebrate Zoology and Entomology Species Accounts. This wiki site used the Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Taxobox/doc taxobox templates] (a table setting out the Biological classification (taxonomy) for a group of living things) to create species accounts. Each student was responsible for completing a thorough species account; students seeking upper division science credit were required to place their information in Wikipedia.<br> | ||
| + | *[http://wikis.evergreen.edu/museums/ Museums Program] - The Museums program used a wiki for students to collect and document their research. | ||
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| + | === Wiki Resources === | ||
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| + | *[[Wiki Login Help]] | ||
| + | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cheatsheet-en.pdf Quick Guide to Wiki Syntax] | ||
| + | *[[:Category:Mediawiki|Mediawiki documentation]] Evergreen's own wiki documentation | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] | ||
| + | *[http://cci.mit.edu/research/index.html MIT Center for Collective Intelligence] | ||
| + | *[http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7004.pdf 7 things you should know about wikis] - from Educause | ||
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| + | [[Category:Mediawiki]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:37, 15 November 2016
Mediawiki at Evergreen
Mediawiki sites are available for academic offerings and staff workgroups. Wikis may be requested by contacting Academic Computing.
Curricular Uses
- Collaborative Writing
- Create a group knowledge base
- Peer reviewed local wiki-space prior to publishing at Wikipedia
- Research Coordination and Collaboration
- Conference and Colloquia Web Site / Coordination
- Allows students to create their own areas of a group site
Advantages
- Quick - content can be edited from any internet connected computer
- Flexible - because content does not reside in directories or files (content is stored in a database) the way we approach communicating or organizing information becomes untethered by perceived information containers.
- Focus is on content versus presentation
- Students can post their own work and get interactive feedback
- Large community of users (Wikipedia) sharing tips on wiki usage and best practices
- Handles most multimedia files types
- Leaves a record of who did what (wiki history)
- Wikis can be configured to have various degrees of privacy
Disadvantages
- Unless structured from the beginning, wikis can quickly become chaotic
- Unless categories are used, students need to create their own table of contents to show links to their work
- In order to respond to peers' essays students would need to use the discussion tab which is not a threaded discussion but a another wiki page.
Wikis at Evergreen
- Index of all wikis
- Invertebrate Zoology and Entomology - Invertebrate Zoology and Entomology Species Accounts. This wiki site used the Wikipedia taxobox templates (a table setting out the Biological classification (taxonomy) for a group of living things) to create species accounts. Each student was responsible for completing a thorough species account; students seeking upper division science credit were required to place their information in Wikipedia.
- Museums Program - The Museums program used a wiki for students to collect and document their research.
Wiki Resources
- Wiki Login Help
- Quick Guide to Wiki Syntax
- Mediawiki documentation Evergreen's own wiki documentation
- Wikipedia
- MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
- 7 things you should know about wikis - from Educause
