Working with wikis

Nairobi, 5 July 2010

Definition

“A wiki is software that allows users to collaboratively create, edit, link, and organize the content of a website, usually for reference material. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.”

Source: Wikipedia

Some examples

http://compart.pbworks.com/

http://www.akvo.org/

http://wikigender.org/

Features Articles can be created or edited at anytime by

anyone – limitations are possible Articles are editable through the web browser WYSIWYG – Word processing One-click access to the history/versioning of the

page Recent additions/modifications of articles can be

monitored actively or passively Easy revert of changes Embed videos, presentations and pictures Folders and file management

When using wikis Collaborative writing

Preparing and document meetings

Learning and training

Creating and managing content

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Working with wikis

Nairobi, 5 July 2010