Wikis in Plain English

Wiki Becomes Textbook in Boston College Classroom

This article reveals how the wiki is gradually becoming more commonly found in higher education.

"My wiki is my textbook now," he said. "This platform is infinitely better and gets better information from a variety of sources. It takes a year and half for a textbook to get published, and by the time that happens it is outdated. [The use of] textbooks will begin to fade ... and these more collaborative-based, environment will probably rise to the surface."

Here's a novel idea for using a wiki

A collaborative novel via wiki:

http://www.amillionpenguins.com/wiki/index.php/Welcome

-Carl

Sample Canvas Wiki

I've set up an installation of Canvas Wiki for anyone who is interested to try out.

Here's the link to the wiki

Here is a draft of the Canvas Wiki documentation

Comments are welcome.

-Carl

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