Wikis in Higher Ed

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Definition of Wiki

  • wiki - Hawaiian: wiki, wiki means Quick
  • enables multiple people to see and collaboratively edit the same document, in the same 'place' (Mader, 2008, pg. 5) wikipatterns.com
  • allows for collaborative construction of information
  • provides an expanded type of interactivity than Web sites.  Interactivity that goes beyond a 'click' to being able to share information by people putting their ideas in and taking them out (Nelson, 2008)
  • excellent technology for anything that involves collaboration, sharing, discovery, reflection