User:Prawstho/WikiIntro

Introduction to Wikis (30 minutes)

 * A fathers online search for his daughters name.
 * History - Ward Cunningham developed the quick-web so people could quickly share and record ideas, this became the wikiwikiweb
 * Discuss and create concept maps of;
 * What are great about Friendships !?!
 * What makes knowledge / Information / Learning great !?!
 * How do these two come together?
 * Your use of Wikis
 * What is great?
 * What sucks?
 * Wikis as a Public Service
 * Open Educational Resources (OER)
 * WikiEducator, Curriki, WikiVersity, Etc...

Wiki Quality (15 minutes)

 * Discuss what is good writing, information, etc...
 * Draw a line (bad report at one end, really good report at the other)
 * gather ideas for what make a good report
 * gather ideas for what make a bad report
 * The collaborative nature of wiki quality
 * Tie writing discussion back into collaboration and wiki quality
 * Show wikis history pages, describe how the wikis history shows level of quality

History flow (5 minutes)

 * Discuss the edit / revert cycle in relation to wiki quality
 * Discuss Wikipedia's dispute resolution policy
 * Show and discuss history flow graphics

Q&A (5 minutes)

 * As students entering into high school, why should wikis matter to you?