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Publication Date: 2005-Jul
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Wiki Products: A Comparison
Challborn, Carl; Reimann, Teresa
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v6 n2 Jul 2005
Report #27 in this series discussed the 'wiki' method of online information-sharing, and its educational uses. A wiki is browser-based collaborative writing environment, in which a community may amass and exchange information on a particular topic, and to which anyone may contribute without having Web programming skills. In the current study, seven wikis are reviewed: "EditMe," "MediaWiki," "seedwiki," "Socialtext," "Swiki.net," and "WikkiTikkiTavi/ InterWiki." The educational potential of each is discussed.
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Programming, Web Sites, Editing, Comparative Analysis, Online Searching, Computer Software, Distance Education, Evaluation
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