Jump to content

How do I write on a wiki?: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 7: Line 7:
To better engage your vocabulary in your post, try using strong verbs. Always remember to cite your sources, and give credit to where you got your information.  
To better engage your vocabulary in your post, try using strong verbs. Always remember to cite your sources, and give credit to where you got your information.  
A writer can also link readers to other, more detailed, supporting information with hyper-linking. This type of link sends readers directly to your supporting pages.  
A writer can also link readers to other, more detailed, supporting information with hyper-linking. This type of link sends readers directly to your supporting pages.  
Make your post interesting by using lists, bold headings, and block quotes. '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means#Use_common_sense Use common sense]''' when composing your entry.
Make your post interesting by using lists, bold headings, and block quotes. '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means#Use_common_sense Use common sense]''' when composing your entry. "Thus Wikipedia is not only a reference source, but it is the acknowledged site on the Web for claiming an interpretation of knowledge, as well as a place for controlling public image on an important gure. Both of these functions are substantial and substantially beyond the scope of a traditional encyclopedia"(Barton, Cummings, 4).




Line 26: Line 26:
Make sense of the points as best you can from your resources, and take out any hint of awkward '''[http://litmuse.mga.edu/litwiki/index.php/What_is_“wordiness”%3F wordiness]'''.  
Make sense of the points as best you can from your resources, and take out any hint of awkward '''[http://litmuse.mga.edu/litwiki/index.php/What_is_“wordiness”%3F wordiness]'''.  
What makes wikipedia credible is that the unbiased voice is crucial. Having an unbiased voice invites others to correct wiki-work and be able to contribute in the same fashion that you have.
What makes wikipedia credible is that the unbiased voice is crucial. Having an unbiased voice invites others to correct wiki-work and be able to contribute in the same fashion that you have.
Maintaining a wiki is a collaborative effort.  
Maintaining a wiki is a collaborative effort. "Publications on wikis in education range from descriptive efforts to characterize wiki learning activities and cultures, prescriptive efforts to establish guidelines for implementing wiki learning activities, and a few design reports that document technological innovations to support classroom use."(Bruckman, Forte, 33)
An unbiased viewpoint promotes a reliable viewpoint that invites criticism, which is essential in contributing to a wiki.
An unbiased viewpoint promotes a reliable viewpoint that invites criticism, which is essential in contributing to a wiki.


Line 40: Line 40:


==Proofread==
==Proofread==
Double-check what you have written, use a spell checker, and try reading your work back to yourself to see if it makes sense.
Double-check what you have written, use a spell checker, and try reading your work back to yourself to see for clarification.




Line 48: Line 48:




==Works Cited==
==References==
Matthew Barton, Robert Cummings. <i>Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom</i>. University of Michigan. Jan. 2009. Print.
1. Matthew Barton, Robert Cummings. <i>Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom</i>. University of Michigan. Jan. 2009. Print.


Ward Cunningham, Bo Leuf. <i>The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web</i>. Addison-Wesley Professional. April. 2001. Print.
2. Ward Cunningham, Bo Leuf. <i>The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web</i>. Addison-Wesley Professional. April. 2001. Print.


Andrea Forte and Amy Bruckman. "Constructing Text." <i>Wiki as a Toolkit for (Collaborative?) Learning</i>. <http://www.andreaforte.net/ForteBruckmanConstructingText.pdf> n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2013.
3. Andrea Forte and Amy Bruckman. "Constructing Text." <i>Wiki as a Toolkit for (Collaborative?) Learning</i>. <http://www.andreaforte.net/ForteBruckmanConstructingText.pdf> n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2013.


Judd, T., Kennedy, G. & Cropper, S. <i>Using wikis for collaborative learning: Assessing collaboration through contribution. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology</i> <http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet26/judd.html> Web. 9 Nov. 2013.
4. Judd, T., Kennedy, G. & Cropper, S. <i>Using wikis for collaborative learning: Assessing collaboration through contribution. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology</i> <http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet26/judd.html> Web. 9 Nov. 2013.
twitter
22

edits