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Collaborative, but not at the same time

I sometimes use a wiki in my graduate class. I call what I ask the students to do “public scholarship” – instead of developing content that only I will read, I require them to create products that will be available to other educators. This semester I encountered a problem I think I understand but that [...]

Posted 12 February 2010 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The “theoretical” power of the crowd

This was to be the day I made progress on some important writing projects. I arrived at the office early and was ready to go. Then, I checked my email. There was a note that the wiki I maintain for student projects in my graduate course had been modified by someone I did not recognize [...]

Posted 22 May 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Install MediaWiki on Windows Server

Lifehacker has a nice tutorial on the installation of MediaWiki on a machine using the Windows OS. I run my apps on Macs, but I know there are many who use the Windows platform to serve web content and getting started without guidance is always a challenge. Yes, MediaWiki is the core software associated with [...]

Posted 10 January 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wikipedia Alternatives

Wikipedia has clearly become a destination for those seeking information online, but this category of web resource still attracts some competitors. Perhaps concerns regarding the quality of content allow opportunities for challengers. Some offer an alternative based on a potentially superior way of organizating and sharing information (e.g., Freebase) and others an approach that address [...]

Posted 27 March 2007 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wiki Options

WikiMatrix offers an extensive list of wikis and their features. If you are interested in locating software to offer a wiki from your own server, this might be a good place to start.

Posted 25 February 2007 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wikipedia to “fork”

Ben Vershbow reports on if:book that one of the cofounders of Wikipedia wants to develop a similar project with a more controlled approach. The new approach will make use of editors so that there is greater control of the introduction and modification of content. The “fork” allows individuals to use Wikipedia content in creating a [...]

Posted 19 September 2006 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Class Wiki

I am teaching a course this summer focused on multimedia authoring. In keeping with the focus of the class, the students and I will be creating a wiki. On a theoretical level, I find the idea of communal authoring very intriguing. On a practical level, I can’t escape the concern that the work of my [...]

Posted 10 June 2006 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: