Difference between revisions of "About Mediawiki at Evergreen"
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* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cheatsheet-en.pdf Quick Guide to Wiki Syntax] | * [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cheatsheet-en.pdf Quick Guide to Wiki Syntax] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] | ||
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==Curricular Uses== | ==Curricular Uses== | ||
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* Create a knowledge base | * Create a knowledge base | ||
* Presentation tool | * Presentation tool | ||
| + | * Web-based research journal | ||
* Research Coordination and Collaboration | * Research Coordination and Collaboration | ||
* Conference and Colloquia Web Site / Coordination | * Conference and Colloquia Web Site / Coordination | ||
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==Advantages== | ==Advantages== | ||
* Quick | * Quick | ||
| + | * Flexible - wikis are not limited by directory and file structures but can present | ||
* Focus is on content versus presentation | * Focus is on content versus presentation | ||
* Students can post their own work and get interactive feedback | * Students can post their own work and get interactive feedback | ||
==Disadvantages== | ==Disadvantages== | ||
| − | * | + | * Unless structured from the beginning, wikis can quickly become chaotic |
* Possibility of losing or "orphaning" pages | * Possibility of losing or "orphaning" pages | ||
| − | * Students need to create their own table of contents to show | + | * 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. |
[[Category:Academic Teaching Tools]] | [[Category:Academic Teaching Tools]] | ||
[[Category:Web Publishing]] | [[Category:Web Publishing]] | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 1 March 2007
Definition
A wiki (IPA: [ˈwiː.kiː] <wee-kee> or [ˈwɪ.kiː] <wick-ey>[1]) is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change most content very quickly and easily, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative writing. - from Wikipedia
Wiki Links
Curricular Uses
- Collaborative Writing
- Create a knowledge base
- Presentation tool
- Web-based research journal
- Research Coordination and Collaboration
- Conference and Colloquia Web Site / Coordination
Advantages
- Quick
- Flexible - wikis are not limited by directory and file structures but can present
- Focus is on content versus presentation
- Students can post their own work and get interactive feedback
Disadvantages
- Unless structured from the beginning, wikis can quickly become chaotic
- Possibility of losing or "orphaning" pages
- 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.
