Wikis
What is a Wiki?
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A wiki is a web based service which enables online collaboration. Each user can edit and save changes to web page content using a web browser. They have emerged as a powerful tool for facilitating mass collaborative authoring wikipedia being the most famous example.
Useful Links
Julie Collareda's resource page on wikis
Video: Wikis in Plain English by commoncraft
Video: RSS in Plain English by commoncraft
Sydney Institute Wikis
TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute currently uses 2 wiki platforms.
1. Mediawiki
The open source Mediawiki platform is currently used for organisational collaboration. These wikis is hosted internally on a server based @ Ultimo and availaible on the internet.
Sydney Institute wikis using mediawiki
myLearning - http://wiki.tafensw.edu.au/sydney/mylearning/
A wiki, managed by the Workforce Development Unit used to support the capability development across the institute.
Online Induction - http://wiki.tafensw.edu.au/sydney/induction/
This site has been developed for staff who are new to the Institute. It is part of our effort to welcome you and to give you some idea of the kind of community you have joined at Sydney Institute.
2. Wikispaces
Based upon the popular commercial wikispaces wiki platform. Sydney Institute has purchased a private label domain @ www.sydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net which enables staff to create add free, SI branded wikis. All the wikispaces wikis are visible on the WWW, although some are private spaces which require membership to be granted by the organisers.
Apply for a wikispace to support your teaching & learning
Some examples of SI wikis using wikispaces http://www.sydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/WikiRegister
Developing Sydney Institute Wiki policy
Please see the information on the Terms of Use & Guidlines wiki that we are using to develop policy for Sydney Institute.
