eCulture

Description of wiki set up in a university with scenario "breaking the ice"

"WHAT? / Which are the new skills and competences? / Recognition of new skills and competences (e.g. of topics to be discussed in this sub-area: key competences, intercultural competences, problem solving skills, creativity, initiative, self responsibility etc. ) HOW? / By what means? / Acquiring the new skills and competences(e.g. of topics to be discussed in this sub-area: collaborative learning, learning environment, social networks, mentoring etc.) WHY? / In what purpose? / Expectations(e.g. of topics to be discussed in this sub-area: Motivation, Communication, Employability, Entrepreneurship etc)"

...introducing large screens instead, to foster collaborative research

Three talks (check out comments) 1) position of academics with regards to Wikipedia 2) case study of 8 projects of encyclopedias which failed 3) taking offline wikipedia to schools (wikipedia as an educational tool in developing countries)

Check out the first talk The first talk is "Can Social Awards Create Better Wikis?" submitted by Aaron Shaw and Benjamin Mako Hill. In this presentation, two sociologists studying online communities present findings from three studies that give us insight into when and how non-monetary awards and incentives do and do not work.

Sensibilisation à l'écriture collaborative sur Wikipédia : la question du sourçage, la réutilisation du contenu, comment participer à son échelle quand on est lycéen ? © 2011 Mission TICE - CRDP de Versailles

History of Wikipedia; unusual video

Poor video but nice idea

Unusual : a promotional video by a private company http://www.howcast.com/guides/592-How-to-Use-Internet-Search-and-Web-Browsers