Wikis

Wikipedia and authority.

by Mathieu O'Neil

In G. Lovink and N. Tkacz, Critical Point of View Reader, Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam: 309-324, 2011.

Wikipedia has taken on many features of the hacker universe, starting with the notion that power should detach from... more Wikipedia has taken on many features of the hacker universe, starting with the notion that power should detach from corporate hierarchies so that participants are free to create their own management structures. Hacker-inspired peer projects are also characterised by the tension between openness and elitism; what distinguishes Wikipedians from outsiders is their familiarity with project language and rules. Domination in Web 2.0 projects such as Wikipedia is distributed: this means that new entrants can rapidly attain powerful positions, resulting in a multiplicity of autonomous leaders. This paper argues that a good way to understand this distribution of power is to examine the roles of people within the Wikipedia organisational structure. Occupying a recognised role means that people can operate as authorities who legitimately exercise restraining actions over other participants.

Wikifying the CBC: Reimagining the remit of public service media

by Alfred Hermida

This paper describes the research and development of an online collaborative environment for Canadian music fans. The... more This paper describes the research and development of an online collaborative environment for Canadian music fans. The project to set up a music wiki at CBC Radio 3 balances the need to provide an open and creative space with the desire of a public broadcaster to publish high quality user-generated content that showcases Canadian music. It is an example of the adoption of a collaborative knowledge system within the context of public
service broadcasting in the 21st century, exploring the application of social media technologies within established media organizations, and specifically within the role and
remit of Canada’s public service broadcaster. A music wiki provides a particularly relevant topic given the digital evolution of the music industry and the increasing role of the fan in a participatory culture, which scholars argue is transforming the relationship between producer and consumer. Our findings indicate that user-generated digital technologies represent one way of reimagining radio for the web. We suggest that an
innovative initiative such as a wiki can be undertaken within low-risk areas of a public broadcaster, particularly when they are in line with the strategic mandate of the organization. The funding model further minimizes the financial risk to the broadcaster, suggesting there is potential for publicly funded university partnerships to stimulate new media research and development at incumbent journalism organizations.

Wikis As a Technology Fostering Knowledge Maturing: What We Can Learn From Wikipedia

by Andreas Schmidt

Διερεύνηση της μαθησιακής αποτελεσματικότητας μιας βασισμένης σε Wiki δραστηριότητας στο πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσης σε ΤΠΕ

by Maria Georgoutsou

Visualisation of Trajectories of Participation in a Wiki: A Basis for Feedback and Assessment?

by Ole Smørdal

Co-authored with Ingvill Rasmussen and Andreas Lund
Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy / 2012 / Nr 01.

Learning from digital resources requires different competences compared to learning from textbooks. Such competences... more Learning from digital resources requires different competences compared to learning from textbooks. Such competences cannot be fostered without support; social and material. However, assessment of such practices is not well accounted for. We analyse data from a four year intervention study where teachers and researchers collaborated in developing a wiki to afford relevant tasks and assessment of students’ activities. Our findings show that material tools may afford and make visible ideas for future assessment practices, but that such practices have not materialized beyond ‘what might be’.

The SEQanswers wiki: a wiki database of tools for high-throughput sequencing analysis

by Andreas Sjödin

Recent advances in sequencing technology have created unprecedented opportunities for biological research. However,... more Recent advances in sequencing technology have created unprecedented opportunities for biological research. However, the increasing throughput of these technologies has created many challenges for data management and analysis. As the demand for sophisticated analyses increases, the development time of software and algorithms is outpacing the speed of traditional publication. As technologies continue to be developed, methods change rapidly, making publications less relevant for users. The SEQanswers wiki (SEQwiki) is a wiki database that is actively edited and updated by the members of the SEQanswers community (http://SEQanswers.com/). The wiki provides an extensive catalogue of tools, technologies and tutorials for high-throughput sequencing (HTS), including information about HTS service providers. It has been implemented in MediaWiki with the Semantic MediaWiki and Semantic Forms extensions to collect structured data, providing powerful navigation and reporting features. Within 2 years, the community has created pages for over 500 tools, with approximately 400 literature references and 600 web links. This collaborative effort has made SEQwiki the most comprehensive database of HTS tools anywhere on the web. The wiki includes task-focused mini-reviews of commonly used tools, and a growing collection of more than 100 HTS service providers. SEQwiki is available at: http://wiki.SEQanswers.com/.

WikiGIS Basic Concepts: Web 2.0 for Geospatial Collaboration

by Boris Mericskay

Roche, S.; Mericskay, B.; Batita, W.; Bach, M.; Rondeau, M. WikiGIS Basic Concepts: Web 2.0 for Geospatial Collaboration. Future Internet 2012, 4, 265-284

With the emergence of Web 2.0, new applications arise and evolve into more interactive forms of collective... more With the emergence of Web 2.0, new applications arise and evolve into more interactive forms of collective intelligence. These applications offer to both professionals and citizens an open and expanded access to geographic information. In this paper, we develop the conceptual foundations of a new technology solution called WikiGIS. WikiGIS’s strength lies in its ability to ensure the traceability of changes in spatial-temporal geographic components (geometric location and shape, graphics: iconography and descriptive) generated by users. The final use case highlights to what extent WikiGIS could be a relevant and useful technological innovation in Geocollaboration.

Efficacy and Adoption of Central Web 2.0 and Social Software Tools in the U.S. Intelligence Community

by Dave Schroeder

Over nearly the past decade, the United States Intelligence Community has struggled with how to effectively share... more Over nearly the past decade, the United States Intelligence Community has struggled with how to effectively share information and transform the intelligence production process to leverage the explosion of social software tools. Post–9/11 reports, recommendations, directives, and legislation uniformly point to the need for the IC to move from the existing “need to know” mode to one of “need to share” and “responsibility to provide.” Initiatives like Intellipedia and A-Space have been held out as successes, but they have not fundamentally changed the “finished report” model of intelligence production. Grassroots adoption of new tools by eager young analysts has only gone so far, and the IC is in danger of not achieving the agility it needs to respond to today’s threats. Perils like Wikileaks threaten to undo the progress that has been made. What can be done to transform intelligence into a “living” product?

My Dispute with Wikipedia (4)

by Damir Ibrisimovic

'I DON'T CARE DO UR OWN PAGE!'A case study of using wikis for collaborative work in a UK secondary school

by Lyndsay Grant

Making Wiki Waves

by John Alberti

Wiki inside–: Neue Nutzungsformen von Wikis am Beispiel einer communi-tybasierten Kontexthilfe

by Gunnar Stevens

Stevens, Gunnar; Wiedenhöfer, Torben (2008): Wiki inside. Neue Nutzungsformen von Wikis am Beispiel einer communitybasierten Kontexthilfe, in: Interaktionen, Sonderheft von Navigationen: Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften, Jg. 8, Heft 1, 2008, S. 159 - 184.

Wikis als eigenständige communitybasierte Informationssysteme sind spätestens durch Wiki- pedia allgemein bekannt.... more Wikis als eigenständige communitybasierte Informationssysteme sind spätestens durch Wiki- pedia allgemein bekannt. Mittlerweile werden sie auch als kommerzielle Knowledge- Management-Systeme in Unternehmen verwendet und finden zunehmend Beachtung in der Wissenschaft. Aus diesem Grund soll in diesem Beitrag eine Arbeit vorgestellt werden, die ein communitybasiertes Hilfesystem mittels eines Wikis realisiert hat.
Nach einem Abriss über die Entwicklung computerbasierter Hilfesysteme, wird auf das Prob- lem situativer und kultureller Dekontextualisierung eingegangen, dem sich Hersteller von Hilfesystemen gegenüber sehen. Vor dem Hintergrund wird die Idee von Wikis als „embed- ded systems“ vorgestellt, die in das User-Interface eingewebt werden, um so als Diskursme- dium für die Nutzercommunity zu fungieren.
Die konzeptionelle Idee von Wiki inside greift dabei auf die Ergebnisse der Aneigungsfor- schung zurück, wo Computersysteme als soziale Artefakte verstanden werden, die von den Nutzern ko-konstruiert werden. Zudem wurde die Idee des Wiki inside stark von der Auffas- sung geprägt, dass die Mensch Computer Interaktion durch einen semiotischen Prozess be- schrieben werden kann. Beides zusammen hat zu einem neuartigen Konzept communityba- sierter Kontexthilfe geführt.
Neben den konzeptionellen Ideen wird auch eine erste Umsetzung des Konzepts und dessen Evaluierung vorgestellt. Vor dem Hintergrund der dabei gesammelten Erfahrung werden ab- schließend einige Zukunftsszenarien entwickelt.

Best of The ELearning Guild's Learning Solutions: Top Articles from the EMagazine's First Five Years

by Joyce Seitzinger

Book chapter: Be Constructive: Blogs, Podcasts & Wikis as Constructivist Learning Tools

Be constructive: Blogs, podcasts, and wikis as constructivist learning tools

by Joyce Seitzinger

Wikipedia и проект “Ривимедиа”

by Yavor Parvanov

В настоящей статье обсуждается актуальный вопрос информационной адекватности проектов, имеющих качества викиресурса и... more В настоящей статье обсуждается актуальный вопрос информационной адекватности проектов, имеющих качества викиресурса и медиаресурса применительно к сфере туризма и страноведения.

Sites of participation: Wiki fandom and the case of Lostpedia

by Jason Mittell

This essay explores the award-winning fan site Lostpedia to examine how the wiki platform enables fan engagement,... more This essay explores the award-winning fan site Lostpedia to examine how the wiki platform enables fan engagement, structures participation, and distinguishes between various forms of content, including canon, fanon, and parody. I write as a participant-observer, with extensive experience as a Lostpedia reader and editor. The article uses the "digital breadcrumbs" of wikis to trace the history of fan creativity, participation, game play, and debates within a shared site of community fan engagement. Using the Lostpedia site as a case study of fan praxis, the article highlights how issues like competing fandoms, copyright, and modes of discourse become manifest via the user-generated content of a fan wiki.

Use of Wikis In Chemistry Instruction for Problem-Based Learning Assignments: An Example In Instrumental Analysis

by Robert Clougherty

My Dispute with Wikipedia

by Damir Ibrisimovic

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Reform South Burlington Government

by Robert Skiff

The use of wikis and other social media can have a profound impact on local governance and transparency. The use of wikis and other social media can have a profound impact on local governance and transparency.

Impacting Democracy in a School District Using Social Media and System Dynamics

by Robert Skiff

This article was submitted as a comprehensive examination for the Ed.D is Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at... more This article was submitted as a comprehensive examination for the Ed.D is Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Vermont.