This document discusses using wikis to conduct a self-study for accreditation. It describes wikis as websites that allow anyone with permission to edit pages and save every version. The document outlines advantages like integration with planning, transparency for accountability, and collaboration through working groups. It also discusses using wikis for the self-study process, evidence storage, and linking information. Overall, wikis provide a way to build and publish the self-study for accountability and transparency while allowing collaboration between groups.

1. Accountability,
Transparency, and
Collaboration
Conducting a Self-Study in a Wiki
http://go.geneseo.edu/middlestates

2. Dave Gordon
Ray Spear
Paul Schacht
SUNY Geneseo

3. What is a wiki?

4. What is a wiki?
• A website that anyone (with permission)
can edit

5. What is a wiki?
• A website that anyone (with permission)
can edit
• Every version of every page is saved

6. What is a wiki?
• A website that anyone (with permission)
can edit
• Every version of every page is saved
• Versions can be compared, reverted

7. What is a wiki?
• A website that anyone (with permission)
can edit
• Every version of every page is saved
• Versions can be compared, reverted
• Mechanism for “talk” about page content

8. Advantages

9. Advantages
• Integration: strategic planning and
assessment

10. Advantages
• Integration: strategic planning and
assessment
• Accountability: process and content
transparent to internal and external
stakeholders

11. Advantages
• Integration: strategic planning and
assessment
• Accountability: process and content
transparent to internal and external
stakeholders
• Coordination: online evidence room

12. Advantages
• Integration: strategic planning and
assessment
• Accountability: process and content
transparent to internal and external
stakeholders
• Coordination: online evidence room
• Collaboration: working groups, steering

13. Planning and
Assessment

14. Planning and
Assessment
• Wikis already in use
• Strategic planning documents
• Academic assessment info

15. Planning and
Assessment
• Wikis already in use
• Strategic planning documents
• Academic assessment info
• Links to these pages from self-study

16. Planning and
Assessment
• Wikis already in use
• Strategic planning documents
• Academic assessment info
• Links to these pages from self-study
• Transformational learning theme connected
self-study and strategic planning

17. Transparency/Accountability

18. Transparency/Accountability
• Design phase visible to
‣ Campus
‣ Middle States Liaison

19. Transparency/Accountability
• Design phase visible to
‣ Campus
‣ Middle States Liaison
• Draft phase visible to
‣ Campus
‣ Liaison
‣ Visiting team chair

20. Transparency/Accountability
Final report visible to
• Campus
• Middle States Liaison
• Visiting team
• General public

21. Evidence

22. Evidence
• Self-study texts contains links to supporting
documents

23. Evidence
• Self-study texts contains links to supporting
documents
• Two potential problems
• Assuring that links remain stable
• Making evidence easy to add,
accessible, searchable

24. Evidence

25. Evidence
• Lives in a separate wiki

26. Evidence
• Lives in a separate wiki
• Serves as virtual evidence room to
document compliance

27. Evidence
• Lives in a separate wiki
• Serves as virtual evidence room to
document compliance
• Lists all evidence

28. Evidence
• Lives in a separate wiki
• Serves as virtual evidence room to
document compliance
• Lists all evidence
• Each entry links to brief description of
evidence

41. Collaboration

42. Collaboration
• Steering committee and working groups
collaborated on pages

43. Collaboration
• Steering committee and working groups
collaborated on pages
• Each group’s pages visible to all other
groups

44. Collaboration
• Steering committee and working groups
collaborated on pages
• Each group’s pages visible to all other
groups
• Steering committee made revisions

45. Collaboration
• Steering committee and working groups
collaborated on pages
• Each group’s pages visible to all other
groups
• Steering committee made revisions
• Draft opened to campus for comments

84. Concluding Thoughts

85. Concluding Thoughts
• Three wikis: one to build, one to publish,
one for evidence room

86. Concluding Thoughts
• Three wikis: one to build, one to publish,
one for evidence room
• Accountability, transparency, collaboration

87. Concluding Thoughts
• Three wikis: one to build, one to publish,
one for evidence room
• Accountability, transparency, collaboration
• Some foresight/scaffolding required

88. Concluding Thoughts
• Three wikis: one to build, one to publish,
one for evidence room
• Accountability, transparency, collaboration
• Some foresight/scaffolding required
• No advanced computer skills necessary

89. Concluding Thoughts
• Three wikis: one to build, one to publish,
one for evidence room
• Accountability, transparency, collaboration
• Some foresight/scaffolding required
• No advanced computer skills necessary
• Flexibility in organizing both process and
product

90. http://go.geneseo.edu/middlestates