Thread:Simultaneous editing (1)

Regarding the claim that a wiki "allows many users at a time," it needs to be pointed out that users cannot simultaneously edit the same wiki document. MediaWiki has set up sections to allow people to work on different sections at the same time, but if more than one user is editing the same section, one will receive an error message when attempting to save the editing changes made.

In an educational setting, I have found it useful to have students in classroom or real-time online settings work in Google Docs during the initial and volatile creation of a first draft. Google Docs is more robust at allowing multiple editors to work on the same document, negotiating the conflicts that arise. After a rough draft is finished (or at the end of the real-time session), students are encouraged to move their work to a wiki, so that asynchronous editing can continue.

Regarding the article, can you explain how your article will provide different information that what is currently at Wikieducator_tutorial/What_is_a_wiki? Will it have more of an applied focus? Did you want to experiment with different sorts of information and media that might eventually be incorporated into the tutorial?