Update: This wiki project has been discontinued due to a combination of lack of usage on my part, as well as an influx of spam.
I’ve been meaning to launch a wiki for quite some time and have finally got ’round to doing it. After going back and forth on a platform for ages I’ve finally settled on a fairly customised instance of Drupal that I’ve outfitted to feature many of the same sorts of wiki functionality people are accustomed to in MediaWiki. The wiki is now available at: http://wiki.techticker.net or via the Wiki link in the top menu of this blog.
At this stage it’s seriously barren, but I’m hoping this will change over time. I for one will be using it for documenting my activities and am happy for others to do the same. From the Welcome page:
This wiki has been created to provide a collaborative space for educators, students or anyone else with a vested interest in the empowerment of learning. While it is anticipated that much of the content will have an emerging or educational technology bent to it, this is by no means a requirement. Learning theory and related subject matter is wholeheartedly encouraged as well.
There are many other Open Education endeavours like this one out there and I don’t mean to undermine them or detract from their purpose. Realistically this is a fairly personal project that I’m throwing open to other people. I’m just happy with the progress I’ve made tonight and wanted to give others the opportunity to use the tool if they find it beneficial.
I’d like to thank Ubuntu for sharing their Code of Conduct under a Creative License, because I’ve taken the liberty of adopting and adapting it for the TechTicker Wiki – view the details and register for an account here.
One of the major benefits of Drupal is its extraordinary extensibility. There are several thousand modules out there that have been donated by the Drupal community, and each one offers different sorts of functionality that you can add to your site. I’ve gone with a fairly streamlined approach for the moment – largely because it’s too easy to end up with a bloated site. Nonetheless there are a lot of possibilities out there. So if you start to use the wiki please bear that in mind.
To any interested parties, the wiki can be found at: http://wiki.techticker.net/
Hello Mike – Thanks for your comment on my blog and for your reflections which I have very much enjoyed reading.
I am thinking about your wiki. It sounds a great idea, but I think a lot of ideas are going to be thrown into the melting pot and before I jump into your wiki, I’d like to stand back a bit and see what emerges and also try to gather my own thoughts about where connectivism will take me. I’m naturally cautious, I’m afraid
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But I will be keeping an eye on your wiki. I hope we manage to keep connected in some way. I think we already are through Flickr!
I’m not surprised you are feeling tired Mike. You have put such a lot into the course and I have enjoyed reading your posts.
Many thanks
Jenny