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Author: Emma Tonkin was educated as a physicist and has diversified as a techno innovation coordinator in the UK at the University of Bath where she managed various systems/support within UKOLN. She is a member of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Advisory Board and maintains a presence at Bristol University
Making the Case for a Wiki discusses a concept born in 1995 of wikis being simply user editable data storage. The term was taken from the Hawaiian term 'WikiWki, or "Super fast". A visual sample of a wiki would look like a thinking map with various links. Ward Cunningham described the wiki as 'the simplest online database that could possibly work." Wikis have other features which are not included in this description.
* A space containing pages that can be freely written or edited by anybody
* Pages may be added by the use of WikiWords that are automatically linked to a page referred to by that name.
* They are not usually written in HTML though some do allow HTML formatting to be used.
Emma Tonkins focuses on three concepts: 1) that Wikis lend themselves to research notebooks, 2). Concept mapping which is also validated by Novak in his research showing wikis are useful for brainstorming, and 3). Collaborative authoring through blogs. Lucy Suchman's pioneering approach to ethnography in the office environment concludes, "Knowing your audience, in computer -mediated communication means getting an understanding of the target community.
This research is essential in understanding the synergy which occurs in collaborative online learning environments and the importance of knowing your students. Online instructors must initiate social activities which encourage conversations to help the learning community get to know each other as well as the instructor. Creating a sense of community is an important element in online learning which must be cultivated, before students begin to collaborate on group projects. Students need to under

Open source textbook for AP European History. Student edited.

This is a great tutorial video for implementing wikis and Diigo.  

A search of material on teaching with wikis from sites bookmarked in the E-Learning for Educators Group.

Blogs and wikis are gaining popularity in higher education and in research. As effective tools for assessment, blogs and wikis provide unique platforms for peer to peer and instructor to peer engagement and can be used in authentic formative and summative assessment. In a similar vein, research communities are using the shared, synchronous and asynchronous platforms to collaborate on projects and transmit data. This search engine represents examples of both applications, with portals to further research.

Educators are constantly seeking new strategies for using Wikis in the classroom. This is especially true for teachers who have formulated some ideas; however, they are still looking for additional ideas. Even teachers who have been using this technology for quite some time are on the lookout for new ideas. Regardless of being new to Wiki or a veteran, new strategies and techniques for engaging students are just around the corner.

This article is from the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching and discusses the uses and limits of Wikis.

A site that provides tools for young learners, putting the learning into the students' hands

Jason has been using Wetpaint for his economics courses for the past several years. I attended one of his sessions in Shanghai. Very cool for high school.

One of my colleagues introduced me to this site today.

I had an introduction to PBWorks via the Assessment class and I can see a number of different applications for it in our blended, college-level classes.

If you take the time to master the PB wiki environment, it can be a fine platform for creating your e-Portfolio. Wikis do have a learning curve, but what technology doesn't. PBworks (once called Peanut Butter Wiki) is well established and has a rick toolset.

Links to many, many Web 2.0 tools. Very good resource.

Links to many tools that are available as a student and instructor

interview with an expert/author on using wikis in classrooms, particularly postsecondary. Many good links included.

a clear and concise tutorial on wikis

Wikis or Blogs. This site has some really interesting ideas and questions about which to use in an educational setting.

I will use this site for my final project. I am really interested in using wikis in my academic ESL classroom. We have been working on a wiki where the students record their "literature circle" responsibilities for the book "the Tipping Point".
This site has a very interesting "web trend" map.

I will use this site for my final project. I am really interested in using wikis in my academic ESL classes. We have been working on a wiki where the students record their "literature circle" responsibilities for the book "The Tipping Point".

This is a wiki site - the PB stands for 'peanut butter' - they say setting up a wiki is as easy as making a peanut butter sandwich, and it is. Easy to set up, easy to maintain.

PB Works offers online collaboration for business, education, and personal use. This wiki allows the administrator to control the degree of reading and writing so it can be used to disseminate information and share files to augment a face to face class.

YouTube does it again: A video explaining wikis in a way anyone (really) can understand.

A great resources of archived webinars on using web 2.0 tools int he middle school classroom. These tutorials can be applied to any grade level or online classroom.

Rich resources. Nicely segmented information on Bloom's taxonomy including the digital approaches. Helps me think.