1. Teaching with Wikis Ken Baclawski College of Computer and Information Science

2. Collaborative Software Assists a group to achieve a goal Assists a group to achieve a goal A mechanism for computer supported cooperative work A mechanism for computer supported cooperative work Examples Examples Teleconferencing Teleconferencing Email Email Chat Chat Wiki Wiki Social software is a more general term Social software is a more general term

3. Wiki software A web site that can be updated A web site that can be updated Introduced in 1995; entered the OED in March, 2007 Introduced in 1995; entered the OED in March, 2007 Very well suited for distributed, collaborative authoring Very well suited for distributed, collaborative authoring Best known example is Wikipedia Best known example is Wikipedia Enormous variety of types of wikis. Enormous variety of types of wikis.

4. Wiki Features Individual pages can be edited. Individual pages can be edited. New pages are introduced by naming them. New pages are introduced by naming them. Links are easily added. Links are easily added. Wikis have been integrated with other tools Wikis have been integrated with other tools Integrated Development Environment Integrated Development Environment Configuration Management Configuration Management Issue Tracking Software Issue Tracking Software Project Planning Software Project Planning Software RSS Feeds RSS Feeds Secure Access Secure Access Tagging Tagging

5. Wikis as a teaching and research tool Well suited for team projects Well suited for team projects Members can collaborate without face-to-face meetings. Members can collaborate without face-to-face meetings. Members can contribute from many locations. Members can contribute from many locations. Also appropriate for individual projects Also appropriate for individual projects One can access the project from multiple locations One can access the project from multiple locations Faculty supervision is more convenient Faculty supervision is more convenient Can be made fully secure and private by using certificates. Can be made fully secure and private by using certificates. The class as a whole as well as every team and individual can be given its own wiki. The class as a whole as well as every team and individual can be given its own wiki.

6. Wiki Demo

7. Issues with using wikis Simply providing a wiki environment does not automatically result in beneficial outcomes. Simply providing a wiki environment does not automatically result in beneficial outcomes. Previous experience with wiki based communities is useful. Previous experience with wiki based communities is useful. The integrated tools can be more important than the wiki. The integrated tools can be more important than the wiki.