Wikis Vers Blogs

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Mario Chambers

Wiki definition
A wiki is a web page that can be altered by anyone with internet access and a web
browser

What is it?
They provide allochronic communication and group collaboration across the
internet

Whos doing it?

Wiki information can be contributed very quickly by subject-matter specialistscould be immediately (and widely) viewed and commented on.

How does it work?

a wiki is a combination of a CGI script and a collection of plain text files that allows
users to create web pages quickly

Why is it significant?
They offer a strong yet flexible collaborative communication tool for developing
content-specific Web sites.

What are the downsides?

A wiki is essentially a database created by a group rather than an individual.

Where is it going?
Since wikis are simple to edit, they carry an inherent potential to change how we
construct knowledge repositories on the Web.

What are the implications for teaching and learning?

Wikis might be the easiest and most effective Web-based collaboration tool in any
instructional portfolio.

Definition of Blog
It is online chronological collection of personal commentary and links.

What is it?
They are simple to create and use from anywhere with an internet connection,
blogs are a form of internet publishing that has become an established
communications tool.

Whos doing it?

Blogs are showing up in venues ranging from entertainment and commerce to
news and politics.

How does it work?

A blog can be thought of as an online journal, and maintaining a blog is as easy as
using an online e-mail program.

Why is it significant?
Because blogs engage people in knowledge sharing, reflection, and debate, they
often attract a large and dedicated readership.

What are the downsides?

Because blogs are often produced and maintained by individuals, they can
include biased or inaccurate information.

Where is it going?
Blogs are proliferating at an exponential rate.

What are the implications for teaching and learning?

Blogs offer students, faculty, staff, and others a high level of autonomy while
creating a new opportunity for interaction with peers.

Three ways that Wikis and Blogs are similar

1. Both wikis and blogs are updated and can be quickly edited
2. Visitors can both make comments on them
3. They allow users to download a backup

Name three ways wikis and blogs are different

1. On a blog no multiple authors on a single post while on a wiki users can
overwrite others changes if they are editing the same page at the same time.
2. The organization of wikis is typically a hyperlinked collection of individual
pages while blogs use reverse chronological order.
3. Wikis have a history of revisions available but archives of old content are not
easily accessible by category or searching but on a blog archives are
searchable and can be organized by category but it can be difficult to find old
content.

what steps does Wikipedia take in order to ensure

the quality of its articles
Wikis keeps a history of revisions to each page,
including who made what changes
Most wikis also provide a discussion forum, for each
page.
Most wikis allow different permissions for different
users

Wikipedia is a great source for this

general information

Works Cited
"EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative." EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. Web. 10 Sept. 2015.
Web. 10 Sept. 2015. <http://sts.sydneyr.det.nsw.edu.au/files/CC/2011/T1/Blogs_wikis_docs_v2.pdf>.