Horizon Report 2006: further reading: Wiki Pedagogy

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Wiki Pedagogy (Renee Fountain, 2005). This extensive article describes wikis and explores their potential pedagogical aspects. Of particular interest are:

• Four "wiki essences" as noted by Lamb
  1. Anyone can change anything
     • Creating and editing pages is quick and easy
  2. Wikis use simplified hypertext markup
     • While complex formatting with HTML may be possible in some programs, most rely on stripped-down, limited formatting. Fewer tags means quicker learning time
  3. WikiPageTitlesAreMashedTogether
     • This is not necessarily true for all programs. WikiMedia doesn't require CamelCase
  4. Content is egoless, timeless, and never finished
     • Anonymity possible
     • "Author" and "ownership" radically shift their meaning
     • Content "cloning" across wikis acceptable - termed "plagiarism" in non-wiki world
     • Organized by context, which may be in flux as much as content
     • Content may be deliberately left incomplete in hopes that someone else will be able to contribute

There is also a Wiki version of this article.

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• CATEGORY WIKI (Many of the following WikiLInks can be found via this Category wiki link)
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  • Elements of wiki essence
  • Wiki Essence
  • One Minute Wiki
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  • Wiki design Principles
  • Wiki History
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