Introducing wikis
Learners often need space to share ideas and/or resources, or write together. This course looks at the use of a ‘wiki’ (a website which can be added to and edited by any number of people) for these purposes.
So what is a wiki? A wiki is a website for sharing and developing ideas, materials, plans etc. Any page of the website can be changed by anyone (sometimes usernames and passwords are needed, sometimes edits can be anonymous). Only one person can edit any one page at one time but as soon as they have finished and saved, anyone else can then edit it.
Activity 2 So what is a wiki?
The objective of this course activity is to develop your understanding of what a wiki is.
Watch this video from Commoncraft for a brief introduction.
Wikis in plain English [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
If the video does not appear then there may be firewall/filtering issues. The video is less than five minutes long and you are advised to watch it on a machine that is not filtered if possible, or read the alternative description linked below.
For an alternative description of a wiki please see this resource (Becta 2010).
Thinking about the features of a wiki shown in the video, note down any first ideas of how you could use a wiki in your teaching.
Introducing ourselves