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Publication Date: 2004-Apr
Pages: 6
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Educational Wikis: Features and Selection Criteria
Schwartz, Linda; Clark, Sharon; Cossarin, Mary; Rudolph, Jim
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v5 n1 Apr 2004
This report discusses the educational uses of the "wiki," an increasingly popular approach to online community development. Wikis are defined and compared with "blogging" methods; characteristics of major wiki engines are described; and wiki features and selection criteria are examined.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Resources, Definitions, Social Networks, Evaluation Criteria, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software Selection
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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