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What is a Wiki?What is a Wiki? (and why would extension (and why would extension agents want to use one?)agents want to use one?)
John DornerJohn Dorner
What is a wiki?What is a wiki?
• A website that allows anyone* to A website that allows anyone* to add, remove or edit contentadd, remove or edit content
• A community on a shoestringA community on a shoestring• A collaborative toolA collaborative tool• Totally openTotally open• Flexible.Flexible.
What is a wiki?What is a wiki?
• SimpleSimple• QuickQuick• Document basedDocument based
• Not message basedNot message based• The sum of its contributors.The sum of its contributors.• DemocraticDemocratic
Popular WikisPopular WikisWikipediaWikipedia"Imagine a world in which every single"Imagine a world in which every single person is given free access to the sumperson is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That’s what we’re doing.”of all human knowledge. That’s what we’re doing.”
WikiHowWikiHow““The How-to Manual That Anyone CanThe How-to Manual That Anyone Can Write or Edit”Write or Edit”
Why do wikis work? Why do wikis work?
• Fast and easy to use Fast and easy to use • Open and Transparent Open and Transparent • Scales (2 to millions)Scales (2 to millions)• Compromise and ConsensusCompromise and Consensus• CollaborativeCollaborative• CommunityCommunity
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What makes a crowd What makes a crowd smart?smart?
• DiversityDiversity• DecentralizedDecentralized• IndependentIndependent• Develop a collective verdict.Develop a collective verdict.
Why don’t wikis work?Why don’t wikis work?
• Organizational Culture Organizational Culture • Lack of ‘control’Lack of ‘control’• ““We are the experts” mindsetWe are the experts” mindset• OpennessOpenness• New technologyNew technology• Small communitySmall community
The “Wiki Way”The “Wiki Way”
If it “ain’t right” fix it!If it “ain’t right” fix it!There is no ultimate There is no ultimate
authorityauthority• Work to develop consensusWork to develop consensus• Think before you writeThink before you write• Respect diversity of ideas.Respect diversity of ideas.
Why Wiki?Why Wiki?
• E-mail for groupsE-mail for groups• Great for CollaboratingGreat for Collaborating• Nothing is ever lost!Nothing is ever lost!• Being open.Being open.
Potential uses - internallyPotential uses - internally
• Event planningEvent planning• Collaborative writingCollaborative writing• Develop a class or presentationDevelop a class or presentation• DocumentationDocumentation• Agent trainingAgent training• eXtensioneXtension
• Leader TrainingLeader Training• Wikipedia.orgWikipedia.org• WikiHow.comWikiHow.com
Potential uses - externallyPotential uses - externally
Some common wikisSome common wikis
Editing contentEditing content
• Different wikis use different tagsDifferent wikis use different tags• Look at content in other pagesLook at content in other pages• Use the online ‘Help’!Use the online ‘Help’!
Starting a new pageStarting a new page
• Create a link - then click on itCreate a link - then click on it• Edit an existing page’s URLEdit an existing page’s URL
• go to a page that doesn’t exist.go to a page that doesn’t exist.
