UGC NET Paper 1 Mathematical Reasoning & Aptitude.pdf
AMEE 2012 Wiki workshop
1. Using Wikis ……
VIEW Workshop
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Nick Short
Royal Veterinary College & WikiVet
2. Session Objectives
Review the evolution of wikis
Discuss possible educational uses of wikis
Explore potential veterinary applications
Case study – WikiVet
Overview of key features
Analysis of current use
Potential development
Constraints
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3. Wiki Overview
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By Andrew Laing (Wiki-Wiki!!!) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
8. Have you used a wiki and if so how ….?
Have you ever edited Wikipedia?
Would you be prepared to contribute to WikiVet?
Are you happy for your students to use a wiki to
support their studies?
Do you think it is acceptable for students to use text
copied from a wiki?
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9. OER = Creative Commons
Found in | Journal of an Open Source Original comic by | Nerdson AMEE 2012 Nick Short
(Under CC-BY License)
23. What has worked well…..
University collaboration
Commercial partners and Publishers
Current user satisfaction
Growth in registrations and usage
Graduate authors
Student ambassadors
Virtual museum
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24. However …..
Problems getting users to edit
Limited awareness amongst some audiences
Institutional endorsement
Academic peer review
Resourcing development
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25. Useful Links
Wetpaint – educational tools (http://goo.gl/I7HQg)
Wikiversity – 18,000 learning resources (http://goo.gl/DgW2G )
Medpedia – medical wiki (http://goo.gl/EWcEF)
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26. Thank You!
nshort@rvc.ac.uk
www.rvc.ac.uk/emedia
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