WHAT I KNOW IS
'Wiki' is one of the most prevalent buzzwords on the
Internet, right up there with 'cloud computing' and 'responsive design'.
When you hear the word 'wiki', you most likely think
immediately of Wikipedia, the famous online encyclopedia. More recently,
WikiLeaks, the source of most leaked government secrets in recent years, has
been grabbing headlines. With both sites bearing the weird root word, you would
be forgiven for thinking they're related. They're not. At least not in the way
you might think.
What is a 'wiki' defined as today? This term
"wiki" actually means quick in Hawaiian. The journey from that
definition to today's definition of "a website that allows collaborative
editing of its content and structure by its users" is quite the
interesting story, best told by Ward Cunningham, the father of the modern wiki.
The important part of wikis—what makes them different from
any other type of website—is collaborative editing by the users. Think about
that for a moment: the ability for the users of a wiki to collaboratively edit
it. If you can read it, you can edit it. More
Wiki in the language teaching;
It helps the teaching process to learn how to share concepts
that are passed on during the lesson and how to relate them to other concepts.
There are also links to other concepts in a wiki page that are covered in a
conceptual description. This allows the learner to reach this new concept when
he or she is faced with another concept within a conceptual description,
without compromising the search. It offers the possibility of expressing itself more easily
for passive students. It can address all of the different learning styles as
well.
AN EXAMPLE OF WIKI
I created a wiki about one of my favourite books "The Picture of Dorian Gray" written by Oscar Wilde. While doing it, I am very avid. Because this book makes people aware of some serious problems. This was my first experience on wiki but it seems that wiki will be in straits with me :) Enjoy it!
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