Wiki Workshop

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ASIS&T is currently talking with Cameron & Ingbert about hosting a Wiki Workshop in Spring 2006. The following is an outline of what might be covered. Please feel free to contribute your ideas about what you'd like to learn about wikis.


I. What is a wiki? 

   A. Brief wiki history
   B. Wikis in the Field 
      1. OAI/MODS Best Practices wiki (Sarah Shreeves)
      2. Other examples?

II. How do I use a Wiki? 

   A. Brief demo of GSLIS wiki/Mediawiki syntax
      1. Hands-on in wiki sandbox


III. What do I need to create a wiki? 

   A. Comparison of Wiki Software
   B. Wiki Hosting Services
   C. Installing your own wiki
      1. technical requirements
   D. Managing your wiki
      1. Wiki configuration
      2. Setting up permissions
      3. Spam prevention
      4. Utilities for wiki management
   E. Organizing wiki content
      1. Creating categories, etc.
   F. Promoting your wiki

IV. Mediawiki Installation & Configuration (hands-on if possible)

I think it might make sense to do III in the context of the hands-on part (at least III.C-III.D). I bet we could get everyone setup with a wiki installation... if GSLIS won't provide a server I am sure we can scrounge one up somewhere where everyone can play around then just junk it (I have a linux box to donate if nothing else). But the Classrm servers might be a good place to host this stuff.

I would be most comfortable doing the install with MediaWiki, but it might be worth having different people try different types of wiki, then we can compare together as a group and decide what we like/dislike about them. There is a fairly extensive list of different wiki systems to be found on the Portland Pattern Repository.

-- Cameron (2/19/2006)

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