Article One:
WikiWkiWeb: New Ways to Communicate in a Web Environment is an article discussing the use of wiki and the growth in popularity as people explore its potential use. WikiWikiWeb soft-ware, also known as Wiki, is for use of information management contexts, as well as web site content management.
The article includes an overview of the history and development of Wiki introducing basic and advanced Wiki features. It compares multiple Wiki engines and describes seven case studies of real-world library and library-related Wiki applications. The paper concludes with a discussion of factors that can contribute to a successful Wiki project using wiki's such as PmWiki or TikiWiki amongst others listed.
Article Two:
Use of Wiki's in Graduate Course Work is an article discussing Graduate education in an online environment with the use of course management systems (CMS) such as blackboard. Courses in an online Master’s are using incorporated wikis to support collaboration amongst students. Online collaboration can replicate the expected learning amongst graduate students in on-campus settings. To accomplish this, wiki technology was utilized for collaborative webpages.
Collaborative webpages allow all students to contribute to a space that is immediately and automatically updated without having to use typical contribution to content like editing, saving and sending via mail. Instructors and graduate students can
make changes as needed, without having to go through channels to update course materials. The use of wikis and blogs on campuses in higher education are increasing with the use of blackboard and webct. This helps keep online graduate students connected as if
References:
Chawner, B., & Lewis, P. H. (2006). WikiWikiWebs: New Ways to Communicate in a Web Environment. Young Adult Library Services, 4(3), 33-43
Bold, M. (2006). Use of Wikis in Graduate Course Work. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 17(1), 5-14.
WikiWkiWeb: New Ways to Communicate in a Web Environment is an article discussing the use of wiki and the growth in popularity as people explore its potential use. WikiWikiWeb soft-ware, also known as Wiki, is for use of information management contexts, as well as web site content management.
The article includes an overview of the history and development of Wiki introducing basic and advanced Wiki features. It compares multiple Wiki engines and describes seven case studies of real-world library and library-related Wiki applications. The paper concludes with a discussion of factors that can contribute to a successful Wiki project using wiki's such as PmWiki or TikiWiki amongst others listed.
Article Two:
Use of Wiki's in Graduate Course Work is an article discussing Graduate education in an online environment with the use of course management systems (CMS) such as blackboard. Courses in an online Master’s are using incorporated wikis to support collaboration amongst students. Online collaboration can replicate the expected learning amongst graduate students in on-campus settings. To accomplish this, wiki technology was utilized for collaborative webpages.
Collaborative webpages allow all students to contribute to a space that is immediately and automatically updated without having to use typical contribution to content like editing, saving and sending via mail. Instructors and graduate students can
make changes as needed, without having to go through channels to update course materials. The use of wikis and blogs on campuses in higher education are increasing with the use of blackboard and webct. This helps keep online graduate students connected as if
References:
Chawner, B., & Lewis, P. H. (2006). WikiWikiWebs: New Ways to Communicate in a Web Environment. Young Adult Library Services, 4(3), 33-43
Bold, M. (2006). Use of Wikis in Graduate Course Work. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 17(1), 5-14.