My e-colleague nkilkenny at Design for Learning has a very nice post (Using Wikis to Teach Writing) worth taking a few minutes to read. Her understanding of how to get newbies into a wiki and using it is fabulous and helpful. Basicially she lays out an exercise where they are allowed to access, edit, collective view, and collaborate on a written piece together–simple, elegant, effective.
This approach can be used for any group, any age–9th grade to the exec level at a corp. In order for execs to buy into the idea of using wikis–which for many have a slightly scary, techie reputation and the name, wiki, what’s up with that? 
–they need to access the concept of a wiki first and Natalie’s approach is so simple to set up and get working, anyone can access it.
Very helpful, thanks! Anyone else have approaches to teaching a concept such as use of a wiki?
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1 Natalie Kilkenny // Jun 26, 2009 at 10:46 am
Thanks for the words! I am a wiki believer. I really think wikis can be used effectively for building ideas, brainstorming and just general collaboration. One thing I try to do in the educational wikis I develop Is plant “Easter Eggs” all over the site that entice people to explore more pages or even engage in creative and collaborative ideas. In one course the students actually build a photo collage with each other that demonstrates the differences in tech use/consumption between the Boomers, Gen X and Milennials. Fun Stuff!
2 Cass Nevada // Jun 26, 2009 at 11:28 am
ohhh–that collage idea is excellent–I’d like to participate in something like that, it would be so interesting. Thx for the great ideas!
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