Not sure what a Wiki is? Maybe you are but you don’t know it. Ever heard of wikipedia? It’s the largest open source for encyclopedia type information on the internet. It has been mentioned in every major publication in the world at some point or another, and it stands for a medium and a platform that is growing in use AND popularity. That’s always the goal right? We have to show that people will really use it before a school or program will get involved. It’s an ugly thing called “checking into things first and playing it smart” am I right?

I might be wrong actually. There are mediums such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, and social networks that are currently underutilized in higher education. Why? Mostly because you guys don’t have the time to manage things like this or even look into what these things are. It’s unfortunate, you’re missing out.

A wiki is a place where people can collaborate on a single subject or a group of subjects. Wikia.com just launched a special service for higher education.

Stanford is on board.

Please take a look at what they’re doing, then go google the word wiki. Take a half hour to see what’s going on at wikipedia. Come back and visit me and lets talk. I’m available, it’s what I do. It’s time to open up the conversation with the ones who matter. The students.

Posted by Drew Olanoff on Friday, October 6th, 2006 at 1:59 pm.