International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (Jul 2005)

Technical Evaluation Report 47: Wiki Products: A comparison

  • Teresa Reimann,
  • Carl Challborn

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 2

Abstract

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Report #27 in this series discussed the 'wiki' method of online information-sharing, and its educational uses. A wiki is browser-based collaborative writing environment, in which a community may amass and exchange information on a particular topic, and to which anyone may contribute without having Web programming skills. In the current study, seven wikis are reviewed: EditMe, MediaWiki, seedwiki, Socialtext, Swiki.net, and WikkiTikkiTavi/ InterWiki. The educational potential of each is discussed. Note: The wiki was devised by programmer Ward Cunningham in 1995, and was named after the "Wiki-Wiki" the rapid shuttle buses at Honolulu airport.

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