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A Wiki is a website where all users (with appropriate permissions) can collaborate and contribute to the site by adding and editing information. 

 

  • Wikis are information based and "non-hierarchical" - which means that the information is presented in a free flowing or hyperlinked organization, instead of chronological (like a blog)
  • Navigating within a wiki is typically done through a series of interrelated hyperlinks.
  • Wikis, differ from blogs in general because they are designed more for information construction and distribution, and not necessarily for reflecting/sharing thoughts and opinions.

 

While there is really no limit to how a wiki can be used, instructors tend to use wikis in courses in two different ways:

  • As a repository for course information. This is often known as a knowledge base
  • As a location for a group/team to do a shared project or website for presentation

 

Wiki Help Topics:

 

  • Creating a new wiki page
  • Editing a wiki page
  • Deleting a wiki page
  • Linking a wiki page
  • Using the text editor
  • Site Navigation
  • Managing Site Navigation
  • Page list
  • Page contributors
  • Assessing a users' wiki contributions
  • Creating a non-navigable page
  • What is a non-navigable page?
  • User Permissions and sharing
  • Subscribing to an RSS feed for a wiki
  • Exporting a wiki

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