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CDB Entry: MERLOT: The Buzz (and the next day effect)

Fri, 08 Aug 2003 22:43:45 -0700

A little bit of echo to Brian's analysis of our conference ending session on RSS and Learning Objects. You can find the paper there as well as a hefty 6 Mb PowerPoint (if I have time, I will at least...

comment by: Suzy Lepeintre

Wed, 13 Aug 2003 15:33:14 -0700

Wonderful presentation at MERLOT. It was hard to believe that the three of you met for the first time at the conference. The amount of authentic, engaged collaboration you were able to conduct online was evidenced by how well you all worked together in the presentation. You would think you were all brothers. Very visionary stuff. Very insightful. THANK YOU!

My question: I would like to try the collaborative web-development resource you three used. It was called "WICK" or something to that effect? Can you point me to a URL or is this a software product I need to invest in?

Many thanks again.
Suzy

comment by: Suzy Lepeintre

Wed, 13 Aug 2003 15:55:08 -0700

I found the WIKI. Thanks. Is someone 'hosting' -- In other words, I get a WIKI site for 'free'? If not, where can I find resources to build my own WIKI? (Or rather, have my programmer-husband build my WIKI)

Thanks!
Suzy

comment by: Alan

Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:20:24 -0700

A wiki is generally hosted on a webserver; there might be places where you can post what you are interested in writing about (they are generally open to the world).

The one we used was set up on a server at UBC by Brian Lamb. There are a number of wiki programs that can likely be set up in any operating system.

A good starting point for wikis is:
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki

as well as others I found by a quick but of googling:
http://www.google.com/search?q=wiki

comment by: Suzy Lepeintre

Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:05:45 -0700

Thanks!
Suzy