Week 7 Wikis - Collaborative Portals

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 h4. Table of Contents
  
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 h2. 16. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them. (Estimate of time: 2 hours)
  
  
 h3. Overview
  
 The purpose of this exercise is to allow you to learn more about wikis and to explore a handful of interesting, innovative wikis.
  
 h4. What is a wiki?
  
The term *{_}wiki{_}* was coined by Ward Cunningham in 1995 from Hawaiian words "wiki wiki" meaning quick. The Web-based applications referred to as [wikis|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki] allow people to add, remove, edit and change content through a browser. The ease of interaction makes wikis an effective tool for organizing content and collaborating on ideas. Wikis are considered a content management system since they share common elements with these types of applications.{column}{column:width=20%}
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  The term *{_}wiki{_}* was coined by Ward Cunningham in 1995 from Hawaiian words "wiki wiki" meaning quick. The Web-based applications referred to as [wikis|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki] allow people to add, remove, edit and change content through a browser. The ease of interaction makes wikis an effective tool for organizing content and collaborating on ideas. Wikis are considered a content management system since they share common elements with these types of applications.
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 h4. [Wikis|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki] are a class of Web-based applications that share similar functionality including the following:
  
 * Collaborative model for aggregating and distilling information/knowledge
 * Collaborative software (or wiki engine). This is what powers a wiki. MediaWiki is an example of a wiki engine.
 * Seed wiki around particular topic(s)/focus to facilitate collaboration
 * Easy to use/edit content - no HTML editors/FTP clients required
 * Content management system. Maintains revision history/archive of changes
 * Blog-like areas for "talking" (e.g., comments, discussion, and/or news pages)
  
 h3. Benefits
  
 * Ease of use.
  
 * Many voices, shared ideas.
 * Ability to build knowledge bases, aggregate content.
 * Ever growing diverse user community.
  
 h3. Perspectives
  
 * Read this&nbsp;interview on Grow your Wiki: [The State of Wikis in Education|http://www.ikiw.org/2008/04/10/interview-the-state-of-wikis-in-education/]
 * Review this slideset on SlideShare: [Organisational Wiki Adoption|http://www.slideshare.net/mcannonbrookes/organisational-wiki-adoption] \- a presentation about Atlassian Confluence, the wiki SLA selected for members.
 * View this YouTube video: [Wikis in Plain English|http://youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY] (Time: 00:03:52)
 * Dig in a little more with Wikibooks: [Wiki Science|http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wiki_Science/Introduction] \- an e-Book on the influence and impact of wikis, open source applications, and collaboration.
  
 h3. Discovery
  
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 h4. Educational/Instructional
  
 * [wikiHow|http://www.wikihow.com/] \- a how-to manual
 * [Oregon Library Instruction Wiki|http://instructionwiki.org/]
 * [Wikiversity|http://en.wikiversity.org/]
  
 h4. Government Knowledge-Bases
  
 * [Collab Wiki - Collaborative Work Environment|http://colab.cim3.net/wiki/]
 * [Congresspedia|http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Congresspedia]
 * [Government IT Wiki|http://www.govitwiki.com/]
 * NASA's Learning Technologies Project: [World Wind Central|http://www.worldwindcentral.com/]
 * Wikipedia's article about [Diplopedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplopedia] (internal wiki)
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  * Wikipedia's article about [Intellipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellipedia] (internal wiki)
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 h4. Libraries & Other Organizations
  
 * [Citizendium|http://en.citizendium.org/]
 * [Library Success Best Practice Wiki|http://www.libsuccess.org/]
 * [Thomas Jefferson Wiki|http://wiki.monticello.org/]
 * [National Library of Australia|http://wiki.nla.gov.au/]
 * [SLA Knowledge Management Division|http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLAKM]
 * [2009 DC/SLA Conference Wiki|http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLA2009/] or YouTube promo video: [2009 DC/SLA Conference wiki|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbx9-oJ9jMo]
  
 h4. Personal Interests
  
 * [Art Tutorials Wiki|http://artwiki.wikidot.com/]
 * [Living Recipes Wiki|http://livingrecipeswiki.wikidot.com/]
* [WikiFido|http://www.wikifido.com/] \- dog lovers guide to dogs and dog rescue.{column}{section}
  * [WikiFido|http://www.wikifido.com/] \- dog lovers guide to dogs and dog rescue.
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 h3. Reflections: Localize your learnings
  
 * Are you wiki-fied\!?\! Record what new ideas were spurred as you learned and reviewed some, or all, of the wikis above.
 * How do you envision the different ways&nbsp;in which&nbsp;you might use&nbsp;a&nbsp;wiki within your workplace?
 * If you are unable to apply immediately to your workplace what you have learned, are there ways that you could apply what you've learned about wikis to your professional or personal life?
 * Many of the examples shared above are more United States centric. If you are an international SLA member, please share examples of wikis from your country.
  
 h2. 17. Add an entry to the Learning 2.0 sandbox wiki.
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 h3. Estimate of time: 2 hours
  
  
 h3. Overview
  
 This exercise is to allow for additional hands-on time within a given wiki environment, specifically Confluence - the wiki selected by SLA for its members. There are additional resources offered if you want to explore more about the wonderful world of wikis\!
  
 h3. Reflections: Localize your learnings
  
 * Log into SLA's wiki. (If you haven't already created an account, you'll need to do this first before logging in.)
 * Review [Wikis 101|CEWIKI:Wikis 101 Home] for help in getting started.
 * Go to...
 ** either the [SLA Learning 2.0 Sandbox|play:Welcome to our Sandbox!]&nbsp;and&nbsp;*add a page*; OR
 ** create your own personal space through your profile's page on SLA's wiki. To create a personal space, click on your *display name* (top right) >> click on *Your Personal Space*.
 * Write the three things you have liked best from your learnings on wikis or share examples from your own experience with wikis.
 * Add a link to your favorite wiki, either one that we've listed or one that you've discovered on your own. Share what you like best about the wiki you've listed.
 * [Add a photo|CEWIKI:File attachments and images] of yourself to your wiki page.
 * Share your completed page with the other participants.
  
 h3. Challenge
  
 Haven't had your fill just yet of wikis and need to know more? Here are some additional links to fuel your interest:
 * [List of wikis|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis]
 * [Wiki index|http://wikiindex.org/] \- A wiki of wikis.
 * [WikiMatrix|http://www.wikimatrix.org/] \- A tool that offers you the ability to compare side-by-side features and functionality of wikis.
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 h4. Shared bookmarks: Wikis
  
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