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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


In the beginning…

Real-time collaboration took place in the same place, at the same time.


NeedValuable time was wasted, and meaningful

dialogue was lost if a meeting date, time, and place could not be established.


NeedDocuments , presentations, and other projects had to be faxed, emailed, or express delivered back-and-forth for secondary collaborative efforts.


Then came the Wiki!


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).


The Wiki was named by its creator Ward Cunningham, after the fast, Hawaiian, passenger buses named “wikis.” (2008,

Wikipedia; 2008, Wikieducator.org).


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


ResearchCunningham was inspired by Apple’s Hypercard.

The Hypercard allowed multiple users, to collaboratively create virtual card stacks with links.


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.


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.


Development

There were issues and concerns with the Wiki.

Anyone could make changes to public wiki documents.

Anyone could accessWiki documents.


Development

However, with moderated or private Wikis these issues have been resolved

Require an invitation

documents are private

and secure with password access.


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).


Commercialization

Cunningham created it for the Portland Pattern (computer programming design

patterns) Repository. (2002, Wiki.org).


Commercialization

“In the early 2000s, wikis were increasingly adopted in enterprise as

collaborative software.” (2008, Wikipedia; 2002, Wiki.org).


CommercializationAn online, collaborative meeting place, the Wiki is an electronic portfolio, storing documents and presentations for sharing, revision, and editing.


Adoption

The Wiki allows for synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. Users, as Cunningham states, “…can comment on, and change one another’s text.”


Adoption and Social Change

Businesses and organizations were able “meet” any place, and at any time—with internet access.


Consequences of Social Change

Students, classes, and instructors can collaborate and meet anytime, anywhere.


Consequences of Social Change

The Wiki has transformed how we conduct business, meet, instruct, and learn.

The Wiki The Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki, and http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory


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.


K-12 Early Wiki Adoptees

Technology InstructorsMedia Specialists

Instructors with prior technology experience


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


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)


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.


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



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



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.


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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