An Introduction to Wikis
David Jakes
everyone participates, everyone contributes
blogs, podcasting, social bookmarking, RSS, and …
wikis are websites anyone can edit
wikis are collaborative spaces for creating shared
understanding
the most famous example
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Source: Wikiside.com
how do we leverage the capabilities of wikis to improve
student performance?
web resources available at Jakesonline.org
wiki types
web-hosted vs. in-house hosting
what should we look for in a wiki?
let’s examine a basic wiki
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