{"id":31,"date":"2016-07-10T03:24:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T03:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/analyticsdev\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2016-07-10T03:24:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T03:24:32","slug":"why-use-a-wiki","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/analyticsdev\/learning-pathways\/example-from-ds4oer\/why-use-a-wiki\/","title":{"rendered":"Why use a wiki?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ward Cunningham<\/a> inventor of the first wiki<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\u201c\n<\/td>\n The decisions I made designing wiki were very much inspired by my desire to create a model for the collaborative process.<\/i>\n<\/td>\n \u201d\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nThe name “wiki” was chosen by Ward Cunningham — the creator of the first wiki. It is a shortened form of “wiki-wiki”, the Hawaiian word for quick.\n<\/p>\n

A wiki is a web site that is generally editable by anyone with a computing device, a web browser, and an internet connection. Wikis use a quick and easy syntax to allow users to apply formatting to text and create links between pages. This simple formatting syntax means that authors no longer need to learn the complexities of HTML to create content on the web.\n<\/p>\n

The main strength of a wiki is that it gives people the ability to work collaboratively on the same document. The only software you need is an Internet browser. Consequently, wikis are used for a variety of purposes. If you make a mistake, it’s easy to revert back to an earlier version of the document. The wiki is the preferred tool for collaborative authoring of OER courses for the OERu<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

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Wiki wiki sign outside Honolulu International Airport<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n