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The WikiThe WikiCollaboration in 3-DCollaboration in 3-D
Stephania P. BiddingsEDUC 8841:
Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education Dr. David Thornburg
Walden University December 28, 2008
The WikiThe WikiCollaboration in 3-DCollaboration in 3-D
In the beginning…
Real-time collaboration took place in the same place, at the same time.
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NeedValuable time was wasted, and meaningful
dialogue was lost if a meeting date, time, and place could not be established.
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NeedDocuments , presentations, and other projects had to be faxed, emailed, or express delivered back-and-forth for secondary collaborative efforts.
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Then came the Wiki!
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Innovation/Concept
“A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language.” (2008, Wikipedia).
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The Wiki was named by its creator Ward Cunningham, after the fast, Hawaiian, passenger buses named “wikis.” (2008,
Wikipedia; 2008, Wikieducator.org).
The WikiThe WikiCollaboration in 3-DCollaboration in 3-D
According to the Wiki creator—Ward Cunningham, the Wiki is “The simplest
online database that could possibly work.” (2009, About.com; 2008, Wikipedia; 2002,
Wiki.org).
Research
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ResearchCunningham was inspired by Apple’s Hypercard.
The Hypercard allowed multiple users, to collaboratively create virtual card stacks with links.
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Development
Thinking of how to apply this concept for open use with businesses and the general public, Cunningham created a content management system (CMS)—the Wiki.
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Development
Wiki users could still collaborate real-time, and asynchronous. However, users did not need to be in the same place, at the same
time.
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Development
There were issues and concerns with the Wiki.
Anyone could make changes to public wiki documents.
Anyone could accessWiki documents.
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Development
However, with moderated or private Wikis these issues have been resolved
Require an invitation
documents are private
and secure with password access.
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Development/Commercialization
Cunningham’s first wiki—WikiWikiWeb, was developed in 1994, and applied to the internet domain “c2.com,” on March 25, 1995. (2008,
Wikipedia).
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Commercialization
Cunningham created it for the Portland Pattern (computer programming design
patterns) Repository. (2002, Wiki.org).
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Commercialization
“In the early 2000s, wikis were increasingly adopted in enterprise as
collaborative software.” (2008, Wikipedia; 2002, Wiki.org).
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CommercializationAn online, collaborative meeting place, the Wiki is an electronic portfolio, storing documents and presentations for sharing, revision, and editing.
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Adoption
The Wiki allows for synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. Users, as Cunningham states, “…can comment on, and change one another’s text.”
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Adoption and Social Change
Businesses and organizations were able “meet” any place, and at any time—with internet access.
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Consequences of Social Change
Students, classes, and instructors can collaborate and meet anytime, anywhere.
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Consequences of Social Change
The Wiki has transformed how we conduct business, meet, instruct, and learn.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki, and http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory
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Attributes that Affect Adoption Rate
Relative Advantage
Compatibility
**ComplexityComplexity
**TrialabilityTrialability
Observability
*Complexity and Trialability strongly affect the adoption rate
of the Wiki in the K-12 organization.
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K-12 Early Wiki Adoptees
Technology InstructorsMedia Specialists
Instructors with prior technology experience
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Centralized Approach
The centralized approach would work best for Wiki adoption, within the
public school sector and the educational system overall.
Focus on a specific demographic pool(s)
Target PD goals, not just instruction
Create a core team(s) to pair-share, later
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Centralized Focus Group for Wiki Adoption
Administrators Team/Academy Leaders(provide informed leadership) (provide targeted small-group PD)
Department Chairs Club Sponsors(provide core/subject-area PD) (resource room/discussion
board)
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Organizational NeedThe Miami-Dade County Public Schools
district needs cost-effective: collaborative resources to meet the needs of a
large organization with broad planning and development needs.
resources that will aid in the set-up and facilitation of necessary meetings; the revision and transfer of documents; and the research needs of a tech-savvy student population.
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The following two slides depict a student’s assignment posting on a class/team wiki.
Assignment 1: course paper in APA format.
Assignment 2: course project—story board
The course instructor and others can sign-in, and review, comment or revise at any time.
*Note the protected symbol on each page
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The next slide depicts a team discussion on an assignment within a wiki format.
The students respond to the assignment, and to one another in separate posts.
The teacher can review and evaluate the team’s participation and activity within the wiki.
The classroom has become 3-D
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The Organizational Need and the Wiki
The Wiki allows for collaborative meetings, at synchronous and asynchronous times—cost free.
Documents can be edited, revised, shared, and accessed by multiple people at varied times.
Students can create a Wiki to allow their instructors access to their research paper or Capstone, with 24-hour access Monday –Friday.
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References
About.com. (2009). What is a Wiki? Retrieved from, http://webtrends.about.com/od/wiki/a/what_is_a_wiki.htm, on January 3, 2009.
Wiki Educator. (2008). Introducing a Wiki. Retrieved from, http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/What_is_a_wiki , on January 3, 2009.
Wiki.org. (2002). What is Wiki? Retrieved from, http://www.wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki , on December 30, 2008.
Wikipedia. (2008). Wiki. Retrieved from , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki, on December 30, 2008.
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