Wikis

Resources

Example Wikis

Second Life Wiki—A resource for educators and academics interested in using Second Life for teaching purposes. (Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.)

Wikipedia—Open-access encyclopedia; the biggest and best-known wiki project on the Web.

Teaching Wiki—Aspires to be a community for college-level faculty who are interested in writing instruction.

Writing Wiki—A free online writing space for college students or others who love writing.

Zope in Education Wiki—The Zope-Edu Wiki is the place to collect and organize thoughts on how Zope can best be used in education.

Articles

"7 Things You Should Know About Wikis"—The Educause Learning Initiative, July 2005.

"Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not"—Brian Lamb, Educause Review, vol. 39, no. 5 (September/October 2004): 36-48.

"For Teachers New to Wikis"—Joe Moxley, M.C. Morgan, Matt Barton, Donna Hanak.