Exploiting Potential of Wikis for Collaboration

Exploiting The Potential Of Wikis: Reflections On Personal Experiences In Using Wikis Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath Email [email_address] UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/wiki-workshop-2006/ Abstract A brief review of personal experiences in using Wikis and some reflections of implications for institutional provision of Wiki services. This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Resources bookmarked using 'ukoln-wiki-workshop-2006' tag

Contents ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Wikalong ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/ ucisa-wlf-2004-11/discussion-groups/discussion-wikis Eventually (year+ later) spambot add link spam to page (& try to make invisible)

Wikipedia ,[object Object],http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapper_sword Over time content grows, appearance improves (through community support – e.g. corrections to German grammar). Decision to give geographical & historical emphasis. No longer in complete control (new-fangled US rapper team first to have entry in Wikipedia)

In-House Wiki - Twiki ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

From Twiki To MediaWiki ,[object Object],http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/interop-focus/ community/index/IWMW2006 Wiki provision for events seems sensible: admin support; community building; clarification; etc. Wikis for collaborative document work seems sensible. Need to have shared agreement or mechanisms for handling tensions. Other issues: (A) Wiki as a process for stuff which is deployed elsewhere (e.g. writing papers) or Wiki as a delivery vehicle and (B) interoperability of Wikis; exporting data and application logic.

Experiences of In-House Wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],We have a need for an event which will help to resolve these issues!

Let's Try Some More! ,[object Object],Pbwiki – note RSS links to pages (and versions of pages) http://iwmw-barriers.pbwiki.com/ http://alt-c-2006.wetpaint.com/ Wetpaint – attractive interface and also RSS links to pages (and versions of pages) Suprglu – RSS aggregator, which can bring together RSS feeds from disparate Wikis (and other tools) http://altc.suprglu.com/

Bundled Wikis - Moodle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Licensed Wiki At Event – Jot ,[object Object],[object Object],http://altspring.jot.com/ Participants described interests in Wiki prior to events Reporters summarised discussion groups using Wiki – and reported back where sat (chair scrolled through notes) Notes in digital form made it easier to produce white paper

Web 2.0 Services: Writely ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],At one stage (just after Google buy-out) email authentication didn't work (invalid sender field meant email was not sent). However message sent to Writely forum resulted in fix within 2 days

What Is A Wiki? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Is Gliffy a Wiki or a Web-based collaborative drawing tool: add a location where you think Wikis are on Gartner hype curve. Is a personal Wiki a Wiki ( Wikipad on Palm)?

Third Party Services ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reflections ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Wikis & The Wider Community ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Exploiting Potential of Wikis for Collaboration

Recomendados

Recomendados

Más contenido relacionado

La actualidad más candente

La actualidad más candente (20)

Similar a Exploiting Potential of Wikis for Collaboration

Similar a Exploiting Potential of Wikis for Collaboration (20)

Más de lisbk

Más de lisbk (20)

Último

Último (20)

Exploiting Potential of Wikis for Collaboration