This document provides information about creating an online learning space using a wiki. It defines what a wiki is, discusses the differences between wikis and blogs, considers things to discuss with students like copyright and editing policies, and outlines potential benefits and uses of wikis. Examples of existing wikis are also provided. The document concludes with details about upcoming professional development opportunities related to educational technology.

1. Sandhurst Twilight ICT PD
PD Session 2: Creating an online learning space with a wiki
Wednesday March 10th, 2010

2. Glenn McMahon
Education Officer:
Curriculum and Learning Technologies

3. What is a wiki?

4. What is a wiki?
Wiki is Hawaiian for ‘fast’.

5. What is a wiki?
Wiki is Hawaiian for ‘fast’.
• A wiki is a website that let visitors/members become a participant.

6. What is a wiki?
Wiki is Hawaiian for ‘fast’.
• A wiki is a website that let visitors/members become a participant.
• You can create or edit the contents without any special technical
knowledge, just a web connection

7. What is a wiki?
Wiki is Hawaiian for ‘fast’.
• A wiki is a website that let visitors/members become a participant.
• You can create or edit the contents without any special technical
knowledge, just a web connection
• A wiki is continuously “under revision.”

8. What is a wiki?
Wiki is Hawaiian for ‘fast’.
• A wiki is a website that let visitors/members become a participant.
• You can create or edit the contents without any special technical
knowledge, just a web connection
• A wiki is continuously “under revision.”
• A living collaboration whose purpose is the sharing of the creative process
by many.

9. What is a wiki?
Wiki is Hawaiian for ‘fast’.
• A wiki is a website that let visitors/members become a participant.
• You can create or edit the contents without any special technical
knowledge, just a web connection
• A wiki is continuously “under revision.”
• A living collaboration whose purpose is the sharing of the creative process
by many.
Wikipedia - the world’s most famous wiki.

10. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?

11. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?

12. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?
Blog Wiki
Author: Usually 1 only Multiple
Posting of content: Author only Multiple members
Comments: Post related only Page/content related
Changing content: Author only Any member with permission
Members: Subscribers to view content Members to make content
Collaboration: 1 way - author to readers Naturally collaborative

13. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?
Blog Wiki
Author: Usually 1 only Multiple
Posting of content: Author only Multiple members
Comments: Post related only Page/content related
Changing content: Author only Any member with permission
Members: Subscribers to view content Members to make content
Collaboration: 1 way - author to readers Naturally collaborative

14. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?
Blog Wiki
Author: Usually 1 only Multiple
Posting of content: Author only Multiple members
Comments: Post related only Page/content related
Changing content: Author only Any member with permission
Members: Subscribers to view content Members to make content
Collaboration: 1 way - author to readers Naturally collaborative

15. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?
Blog Wiki
Author: Usually 1 only Multiple
Posting of content: Author only Multiple members
Comments: Post related only Page/content related
Changing content: Author only Any member with permission
Members: Subscribers to view content Members to make content
Collaboration: 1 way - author to readers Naturally collaborative

16. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?
Blog Wiki
Author: Usually 1 only Multiple
Posting of content: Author only Multiple members
Comments: Post related only Page/content related
Changing content: Author only Any member with permission
Members: Subscribers to view content Members to make content
Collaboration: 1 way - author to readers Naturally collaborative

17. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?
Blog Wiki
Author: Usually 1 only Multiple
Posting of content: Author only Multiple members
Comments: Post related only Page/content related
Changing content: Author only Any member with permission
Members: Subscribers to view content Members to make content
Collaboration: 1 way - author to readers Naturally collaborative

18. What’s the main differences between
a wiki and a blog?
Blog Wiki
Author: Usually 1 only Multiple
Posting of content: Author only Multiple members
Comments: Post related only Page/content related
Changing content: Author only Any member with permission
Members: Subscribers to view content Members to make content
Collaboration: 1 way - author to readers Naturally collaborative

19. Things to consider/discuss

20. Things to consider/discuss
• Parents
- Get parents excited about your wiki by informing and including them.
- Involve parents in understanding the wiki by providing a parent page.

21. Things to consider/discuss
• Parents
- Get parents excited about your wiki by informing and including them.
- Involve parents in understanding the wiki by providing a parent page.
• Students
- Make and sign a Wiki Agreement, complete with stated consequences, for your wiki, even if
students have already signed an Acceptable Use Policy for the school. Place it on the wiki.
- Let students see it a learning tool, not a ‘special event’ they use sometimes.

22. Things to consider/discuss
• Parents
- Get parents excited about your wiki by informing and including them.
- Involve parents in understanding the wiki by providing a parent page.
• Students
- Make and sign a Wiki Agreement, complete with stated consequences, for your wiki, even if
students have already signed an Acceptable Use Policy for the school. Place it on the wiki.
- Let students see it a learning tool, not a ‘special event’ they use sometimes.
• Copyright
- You MUST have this discussion with your students and as teachers we must model this and
enforce vigilantly. Your wiki must only host copyright material.
- Most wikis fall under a special copyright agreement called Creative Commons. This
essentially means that any content users place on the wiki can be used by others under a
"share and share alike" arrangement.

23. Things to consider/discuss
• Parents
- Get parents excited about your wiki by informing and including them.
- Involve parents in understanding the wiki by providing a parent page.
• Students
- Make and sign a Wiki Agreement, complete with stated consequences, for your wiki, even if
students have already signed an Acceptable Use Policy for the school. Place it on the wiki.
- Let students see it a learning tool, not a ‘special event’ they use sometimes.
• Copyright
- You MUST have this discussion with your students and as teachers we must model this and
enforce vigilantly. Your wiki must only host copyright material.
- Most wikis fall under a special copyright agreement called Creative Commons. This
essentially means that any content users place on the wiki can be used by others under a
"share and share alike" arrangement.
• Editing/Vandalism
- Since the wiki will often involve changing work done by others, it is especially important that
you have an open discussion about the difference between "vandalizing" and making changes
to improve the content.
- A change intended for the good will always include some written "discussion" of the
reasoning behind the change.

24. Why use a wiki?

25. Why use a wiki?
Build greater connections between new and old knowledge by allowing
Connections constant synthesis and evaluation from constantly referring to the wiki.

26. Why use a wiki?
Build greater connections between new and old knowledge by allowing
Connections constant synthesis and evaluation from constantly referring to the wiki.
Build creativity skills, especially elaboration and fluency as well as creative
Creativity flexibility in accepting others’ information and ideas.

27. Why use a wiki?
Build greater connections between new and old knowledge by allowing
Connections constant synthesis and evaluation from constantly referring to the wiki.
Build creativity skills, especially elaboration and fluency as well as creative
Creativity flexibility in accepting others’ information and ideas.
In lieu of being passive “consumers” of their learning, students initiate,
Engagement respond, change and improve. Learning projects no longer have to end.

28. Why use a wiki?
Build greater connections between new and old knowledge by allowing
Connections constant synthesis and evaluation from constantly referring to the wiki.
Build creativity skills, especially elaboration and fluency as well as creative
Creativity flexibility in accepting others’ information and ideas.
In lieu of being passive “consumers” of their learning, students initiate,
Engagement respond, change and improve. Learning projects no longer have to end.
Develop teamwork skills as well as diversity of thinking. The wiki environment
Interpersonal requires and motivates interpersonal problem-solving skills.

29. Why use a wiki?
Build greater connections between new and old knowledge by allowing
Connections constant synthesis and evaluation from constantly referring to the wiki.
Build creativity skills, especially elaboration and fluency as well as creative
Creativity flexibility in accepting others’ information and ideas.
In lieu of being passive “consumers” of their learning, students initiate,
Engagement respond, change and improve. Learning projects no longer have to end.
Develop teamwork skills as well as diversity of thinking. The wiki environment
Interpersonal requires and motivates interpersonal problem-solving skills.
Constant involvement in the most challenging phase of writing process:
revision, revision, revision! Creates a wider, more authentic audience for
Writing students.

30. Why use a wiki?
Build greater connections between new and old knowledge by allowing
Connections constant synthesis and evaluation from constantly referring to the wiki.
Build creativity skills, especially elaboration and fluency as well as creative
Creativity flexibility in accepting others’ information and ideas.
In lieu of being passive “consumers” of their learning, students initiate,
Engagement respond, change and improve. Learning projects no longer have to end.
Develop teamwork skills as well as diversity of thinking. The wiki environment
Interpersonal requires and motivates interpersonal problem-solving skills.
Constant involvement in the most challenging phase of writing process:
revision, revision, revision! Creates a wider, more authentic audience for
Writing students.
Allows for ‘true’ collaboration between students, teachers and schools. Ability
Collaboration to embed multiple types of web based media to support teaching and learning.

31. More than just text
Take advantage of all the different web tools available
and embed, embed, embed.

32. More than just text
Take advantage of all the different web tools available
and embed, embed, embed.
www.cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com www.go2web20.net/

33. Relationship with VELS

34. Relationship with VELS
• Content included in a wiki can be from across the
whole curriculum.

35. Relationship with VELS
• Content included in a wiki can be from across the
whole curriculum.
• Specific Standards relate to:
- Personal Learning (from level 3)
- Interpersonal Learning (from Level 3)
- Communication (from level 4)
- Thinking Processes (from level 3)
- ICT (from level 2)

36. Anatomy of a wiki

37. Anatomy of a wiki

38. Anatomy of a wiki

39. Anatomy of a wiki

40. Anatomy of a wiki

41. Anatomy of a wiki

42. Anatomy of a wiki

43. Anatomy of a wiki

44. Potential uses of a wiki

45. Potential uses of a wiki
• Classroom or Unit learning space

46. Potential uses of a wiki
• Classroom or Unit learning space
• Area or faculty online learning space

47. Potential uses of a wiki
• Classroom or Unit learning space
• Area or faculty online learning space
• Subject/course specific wiki

48. Potential uses of a wiki
• Classroom or Unit learning space
• Area or faculty online learning space
• Subject/course specific wiki
• School collaborative space

49. Potential uses of a wiki
• Classroom or Unit learning space
• Area or faculty online learning space
• Subject/course specific wiki
• School collaborative space
• Individual student digital portfolio

50. Potential uses of a wiki
• Classroom or Unit learning space
• Area or faculty online learning space
• Subject/course specific wiki
• School collaborative space
• Individual student digital portfolio
• Project / Inquiry learning unit specific

51. Some Examples
• Cool tools for schools
- www.cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com
• Sandhurst Conferences
- http://sandhurstictconferences.wikispaces.com
• Sandhurst Kids Conference
- http://sandhurstkidsconference.wikispaces.com
• Online PD course
- http://sandhurstsmartboards.wikispaces.com/St+Joseph's+Beechworth
• Educational Origami
- http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom’s+Digital+Taxonomy
• Westwood
- http://westwood.wikispaces.com/

52. Creating a wiki with wikispaces

53. Creating a wiki with wikispaces
• We are going to create our own wiki

54. Creating a wiki with wikispaces
• We are going to create our own wiki
• Other resources:
- www.wikispaces.com/help+index
- www.cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com
- www.go2web20.net/

55. Contact details
blog:
sandhurstictnetwork.globalteacher.org.au
twitter:
ceosandhurst = Glenn
delicious:
mackas = Glenn
Skype:
gmac74 = Glenn

56. Upcoming PD Opportunities

57. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 3 - April 21st - How do search the web effectively: Tips & tricks
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials

58. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 3 - April 21st - How do search the web effectively: Tips & tricks
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials
• ICT Network Days
March 15th - Bendigo
March 16th - Wangaratta

59. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 3 - April 21st - How do search the web effectively: Tips & tricks
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials
• ICT Network Days
March 15th - Bendigo
March 16th - Wangaratta
• ICT conferences
Wangaratta - May 5th & 6th
Bendigo - May 19th & 20th

60. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 3 - April 21st - How do search the web effectively: Tips & tricks
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials
• ICT Network Days
March 15th - Bendigo
March 16th - Wangaratta
• ICT conferences
Wangaratta - May 5th & 6th
Bendigo - May 19th & 20th
• 1:1 Conference Days
Term 3 - August 11th
Term 4 - October 18th

61. Upcoming PD Opportunities
• Twilight PD Sessions
Session 3 - April 21st - How do search the web effectively: Tips & tricks
Session 4 - July 28th - Broadcasting learning via a podcast
Session 5 - August 18th - Collaborative learning via Google tools
Session 6 - October 27th - Screencasting: Creating video tutorials
• ICT Network Days
March 15th - Bendigo
March 16th - Wangaratta
• ICT conferences
Wangaratta - May 5th & 6th
Bendigo - May 19th & 20th
• 1:1 Conference Days
Term 3 - August 11th
Term 4 - October 18th
• ICT Study Tour