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== Outline == | == Outline == | ||
When finding the main points you would like to make from your research, create an outline. An '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Outlines outline]''': is comprised of hierarchical uniform information, from most important to least. An outline produces the points, in a type of order to create organization. | When finding the main points you would like to make from your research, create an outline. An '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Outlines outline]''': is comprised of hierarchical uniform information, from most important to least. An outline produces the points, in a type of order to create organization. <ref>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.</ref> | ||
==Creating the Unbiased Voice== | ==Creating the Unbiased Voice== | ||
An unbiased viewpoint promotes a reliable viewpoint that invites criticism, which is essential in contributing to a wiki. When contributing, make sure before presenting information on a wiki to carefully separate your opinion from the subject. | An unbiased viewpoint promotes a reliable viewpoint that invites criticism, which is essential in contributing to a wiki. When contributing, make sure before presenting information on a wiki to carefully separate your opinion from the subject. | ||
Wiki's are different to academic research papers, blogs and podcasts in the respect that a wiki is never finished. Get straight to the factual points you wish to make, and jot them down. | Wiki's are different to academic research papers, blogs and podcasts in the respect that a wiki is never finished. Get straight to the factual points you wish to make, and jot them down. <ref>Ward Cunningham, Bo Leuf. <i>The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web</i>. Addison-Wesley Professional. April. 2001. Print.</ref> | ||
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/ 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/ 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. "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."<ref>http://www.andreaforte.net/ForteBruckmanConstructingText.pdf Andrea Forte and Amy Bruckman. '''Constructing Text.''' ''Wiki as a Toolkit for (Collaborative?) Learning''. n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2013.</ref> | 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."<ref>http://www.andreaforte.net/ForteBruckmanConstructingText.pdf Andrea Forte and Amy Bruckman. '''Constructing Text.''' ''Wiki as a Toolkit for (Collaborative?) Learning''. n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2013.</ref> | ||
==Choose a Wiki== | |||
Depending on where on the interwebs you would like to write your wiki, try out looking around at the current free wiki sites available: | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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