Informal Learning:Wikis
From Wiki
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Wiki
Tools
- Computer with Web Browser
- Internet
Terms
discussion - A page associated with a page where visitors can discuss contents surrounding a page's topics..
main page - also known as the home page. Typically the first page a visitor sees.
page - A page contains the content for a specific piece of content.
Wiki - "A wiki is a website which allows its users to add, modify, or delete its content via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a rich-text editor." [1]
Procedures
- Creating a Wiki account
- Creating a new Wiki page
- Editing text within a page
- Creating links
- Creating lists
- Creating tables
- Uploading and inserting images
- Adding references
- Adding pages to categories
- Using templates
Ideas for using Wiki to Support Informal Learning
- Create a knowledge base – You can develop a knowledge base on different topics. Expand the topics as your knowledge expands.
- Document ideas and projects - Use a wiki to record ideas and flesh out project ideas.
Ideas for using Wiki to Support Education
- Class lecture notes – Rather than hand out lecture notes, have the class build them as a collaborative effort.
- Build course glossary - Have students build a course glossary covering new terms used in a course.
- Build a course textbook - Start the term by having students build an outline in a wiki, then have students flesh out details to create their own textbook.
- Organize events or projects - Use a wiki to build a curriculum, prepare for a conference, and detail projects.
- Edit and create Wikipedia articles - Have students contribute to Wikipedia by editing existing articles and creating new articles.
- Develop a living technology guide - Have students build pages to help others use technology.
- Write a textbook - Wikis are useful tools for developing a textbook.
- Collect research from the public - Looking for input from the public on a research project, consider using a wiki.
- Create a Frequently Asked Question site - Have students ask questions on a wiki, where other students can answer the questions.
- Student feedback - Create site where students can provide feedback on a course.
- Group projects - Use a wiki for students to work on group projects.
Ideas for using Wiki to Support Business
- Document management - Wikis are great places to store and link to documents.
- Log meeting minutes – Wikis are a great tool for capturing meeting minutes.
- Planning agendas - With its public nature, teams can plan meeting or workshop agendas.
- Process documentation - Use a wiki to develop continuity instructions such process flows and step-by-step instructions.
- Document project communications - Provide a central place where team members can see communication threads for a project.
- Parking lot items - Create a place where meeting members can add "parking lot items" to be discussed later.
- How-to guides - Create how-to guides on countless internal processes or troubleshooting strategies.
- Deliver training - Have employees develop and deliver training through wiki. Increased chance of being useful when employees are part of the process.
- Create paperless training manual - Create a virtual training guide on any subject that can be updated with an instant update. Store assignments, worksheets, link to multimedia
- Store email templates - Do you have a variety of email templates used within your company, store them and access them within a wiki.
Ideas for using Wiki to Non-Profits
- Task Management - Use a wiki to outline and document tasks for your organization.
- Document creation - Wikis are great tools for creating collaborative documents.
- How-to guides - Create how-to guides on countless internal processes or troubleshooting strategies.
- Event or conference planning - Use a wiki to capture all the details for conference planning. Each conference will improve through the editing of the page.
- Capture organization history - Capture the history of your organization as it changes through the years.
- Process documentation - Use a wiki to develop continuity instructions such process flows and step-by-step instructions.
- Write a grant proposal - Collaborate with other organizations to write a grant proposal.
- Develop a resource directory - Create an easy to access resource directory.
Useful Additional Resource
Here is a learning developed by the University of Wyoming.
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References
- ↑ Wiki. (2012, June 13). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:46, June 19, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wiki&oldid=497428550