A wiki is a website that allows users to collaboratively create and edit content. Any user can add or update information. Wikis encourage community-based learning through collaboration and knowledge building. They provide a flexible learning environment where users can work together from anywhere at any time to build a shared knowledge base. Wikis empower learners and enhance communication between learners and teachers.

1. Ashish Kumar Awadhiya
Assistant Director- Training and Development
Inter University Consortium (IUC), IGNOU, New Delhi
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2. Wiki… What it is
A web based application
• Where any one can write, edit, and publish the content
• Which encourages community based learning through collaboration
• Which is never ending
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/wikis
Wiki
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3. Wiki…… An Introduction
•"Wiki" was chosen by Ward Cunningham -- the creator of
the first Wiki.
•Shortened form of "wiki-wiki’’ ; the Hawaiian word for
quick
•A wiki
is a web site that is based on free and Open
Source software called Media wiki.
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4. A website where users can collaborate to
create and modify the content
Hence it provide
A Classroom Environment
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5. Wiki…… Pedagogical pillars
•Anyone can edit at any time from any where
•Gives people the ability to work collaboratively
•People located separately can work on same document
•Contains comment, response and feedback features
•Collaborativefeature enhances the learner-learner and
teacher-learner communication
•Enables web based platform for building learning community
Encourages Two –way learning process
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6. Wiki…… Pedagogical pillars
•knowledge Building with and for community
•Community centered rather that individual
•Provide feel of team work
•Team decides the content and its organization
•User leaves knowledge for community
Encourages Community Learning
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7. Wiki…… Pedagogical pillars
•Flexible tool due to undefined structure. So it can be
used for a wide range of applications
• Primarily text based but accommodate multimedia
• Available any where at any time on web
• Increases creativity and thinking ability
• Minimize the feel of isolation
Encourages Flexible Learning
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8. Wiki…… Pedagogical pillars
• Quick and easy syntax to learn & create content
• Empower non-techy users with power of web publishing
• Good Archival Capability
• Wikis are instantaneous
• Free and Open Source
Easy to use
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9. Wiki….what is unique
• Anybody in can edit and comment.
• People can write and edit their own and others content
• Content revision is an ongoing process
• Reading and Editing can be done together
• Learner centric
• What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG)
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10. Wiki…… Requirements
– A Computer with Web browser and Internet.
– Wiki editing and syntax skills.
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11. Wiki Tools
• Bold, Italic, Underline
• Color & Style
• Text size
• Bullet or Numbered List
• Horizontal line
• Table
• Quizzes
• Embedding Google calendar
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12. Wiki Tools
• Hyperlink (internal and external)
• Images and Files
• Audio files
• Video Files
• Embedding external video (youtube.com)
• Indian Language
• Mind map (concept maps)
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13. Wiki Practice page… Sandbox
Sandbox : your practice area.
• Creation of Sandbox:
– Edit your user page
– Enter the following syntax:[[/Sandbox/]]
– Save your page
– Sandbox link will be appear in your user page
– Click on the red link Sandbox and enter text.
– Save the Sandbox page (internal and external)
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14. Wiki…… some examples
 wikipedia.org
 wikimapia.org
 wikieducator.org
 ignou
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15. Wiki…… working on it
http://depssa.ignou.ac.in/wiki/index.php/Main_Page 15

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23. References
•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wikis
•https://www.google.co.in/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii
•http://www.commoncraft.com/video/wikis
•http://depssa.ignou.ac.in/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
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