The document discusses blogs and wikis, including their origins and definitions. It describes how blogs allow for individual authorship and chronological posting of content, while wikis enable collaborative writing where any user can edit pages. Examples are provided of using blogs and wikis for learning, with their benefits including facilitating discussion and live collaboration. Issues that could prevent adoption like privacy and copyright are also addressed.

1. Blogs & Wikis
Mathieu Plourde
October 19, 2010 - EDUC638

2. Before We Start…
• Slides, links, and material will be available at the
following URL:
http://bit.ly/EDUC638-blogswikis
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3. The Old Way
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4. The Origin of Wikis
I chose wiki-wiki as
an alliterative
substitute for quick
and thereby
avoided naming
this stuff quick-
web.
Ward Cunningham, 1995
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5. A Wiki Demonstration Video
http://youtu.be/-dnL00TdmLY
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6. A Web Page
Audience
Author Web Page Audience
Audience
Grenier (2007)
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7. A Wiki Page
Author/
Audience
Author/ Web Author/
Audience
Page Audience
Author/
Audience
Grenier (2007)
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8. A (Purist) Wiki Definition
No
Authorship
Structured Simplified
By The Markup
Community Language
WIKI
Focus Is On
Soft Security Content,
Not Format
Cunningham,
Barton (2004),
Version
Tracking
Lamb (2004),
Turnbull (2004),
and Shirky (2003).
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9. Beyond A Purist Definition
PURE WIKI HYBRID WIKI
Anonymous Users and changes are tracked
Content is public domain Copyright and Creative Commons
Simplified wiki markup language WYSIWYG editor
Textual content only Embedded images/videos/applications
Unstructured Template-driven/Workflow-driven
Consensus of its community Moderated by experts/Peer reviewed
Anyone can read and edit any page Permissions for users and pages
Collective workspaces Private/Team workspaces
Never finished Deadline-driven
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10. Using the Wiki Markup Language
HTML Wiki Markup Final Output
<b>Bold</b> __Bold__
Bold
<ul>
<li>Item 1</li>
* Item 1
* Item 2
• Item 1
<li>Item 2</li> • Item 2
</ul>
Wiki Markup
Language is a
Simplified HTML
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11. Analytic Geometry and Calculus A
• Prof.: Lou Rossi, Math.
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12. The Origin of Blogs
I started a daily log of
interesting Web links
published in reverse
chronological order, and
called it “Robot Wisdom
WebLog”.
Jorn Barger, 1997
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13. A Blog Demonstration Video
http://youtu.be/NN2I1pWXjXI
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14. Anatomy of a Blog
RSS Topic
Post
Profile
Archive
Comments Blog Roll
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15. Learning to Blog on Paper
http://www.notesfrommcteach.com/2010/09/learning-to-blog-using-paper.html
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16. Blogging in a Marketing Course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oiW4UoHya4
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17. Blogs vs. Wikis
Unique to Blogs Common to Both Unique to Wikis
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18. One Step Further
II I
Synchronous
Collaboration
Conversation
III IV
Asynchronous
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19. Chat and SMS
• Backchannel conversation
• Just-in-time support and decision-making
• Remote and face-to-face
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20. Live Documents
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21. Wikis vs. Google Docs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCBd9JE5uwk
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22. Google Sites
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23. Blockers to Adoption
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24. Blockers to Adoption
• Privacy, FERPA compliance
• Terms of Service, copyright
• Sites blocked by IT Admins
• Lack of teacher training
• Plan B when technology fails
• Lack of exchange of practices
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25. Things That Should Remain Private
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26. Things That Should Remain Private
• Grades
• Graded papers
• Instructor feedback
• Exams
• Copyrighted material
• Email conversations
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27. Local vs. Web 2.0
• Deployed locally
• Control over access and content (+)
• Deployment and maintenance (-)
• Web 2.0
• Ready to go (+)
• Best of breed (+)
• Long term survival (-)
• Change in terms of service (-)
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28. The Open Learning Network
Mott (2010)
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29. Thank You!
• Mathieu Plourde
Project Leader, LMS
IT-Client Support & Services
University of Delaware
mathieu@udel.edu
Twitter: mathplourde
http://udel.edu/~mathieu
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30. References
• Barton, Matt (2004). Embrace the Wiki Way!, Personal Blog. Retrieved online October
18, 2010. http://www.mattbarton.net/tikiwiki/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=4
• Carvin, Andy (2007), Timeline: The Life of the Blog, NPR. Retrieved online October 18,
2010. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17421022
• Cunningham, Ward (1995), Wiki History. Retrieved online October 18, 2010.
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory
• Grenier, Brian (2007), Wikis in the Classroom, El Paso Independent School District.
Retrieved October 26, 2007. http://www.slideshare.net/briangrenier/wikis-in-the-
classroom-34105
• Kerner, Sean Michael (2006), Creator of the wiki admits that he considered patenting
the concept a decade ago, QuinStreet Inc. Retrieved online October 18, 2010.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3648131
• Lamb, Bryan (2004), Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not, EDUCAUSE Review, vol.
39, no. 5 (September/October 2004). Pages 36-48.
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31. References
• McMillan, Karen (2010), Learning to Blog on Paper, personal blog. Retrieved online
October 18, 2010. http://www.notesfrommcteach.com/2010/09/learning-to-blog-
using-paper.html
• Mott, Jonathan (2010), Envisioning the Post-LMS Era: The Open Learning Network,
EDUCAUSE Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1. Pages 36-48.
• Shirky, Clay (2003). Wikis, Graffiti, and Process, Many-To-Many: Social Software, August
26, 2003. Retrieved online October 18, 2010. http://many.corante.com/20030801.shtml
• Turnbull, Giles (2004). Talking to Ward Cunningham about Wiki, luvly, April 6, 2004.
Retrieved online October 18, 2010. http://gorjuss.com/luvly/20040406-
wardcunningham.html
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32. Photo Credits
• Wiki Wiki Shuttle, Philip Stewart,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phillipstewart/3778901137/
• “Brion” on Ward, Blue Oxen Associates,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40026216@N03/4031405695/
• Jorn Barger, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jornbarger.JPG
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