Hello, today I would like to talk about WIKI!

What is WIKI?
Wiki is a web technology used for collaborative publishing on the web. Wiki is a type of server software that allows you to work with data on a remote server on the Web. Users interact with the software through a web interface that lets them read, edit and publish content.

There are a lot of genres of wiki. They include:

  • Encyclopedias (ex. Wikipedia) serving as information resource, this site attracts hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world to contribute, and hundreds of millions to read.
  • Corporate wikis  are used to train new employees and harness the power of corporate synergy. 
  • Fan wikis are websites dedicated to a specific field that excites a group of people. From Anime lovers to beer brewers, from film fans to architects and designers, wikis supply the platform for them to share their knowledge, passion and expertise. 
  • Educational wikis are mainly collective research projects. Focused around problem-oriented issues, these projects are typically developed by students and moderated by their teachers (often more than one teacher per project, especially in cross-disciplinary projects). A wiki can also be used in education as a classroom resource center and a collaboration environment.

     
    TEFLPedia — A great example of a professional teachers’ community that comes together by means of a wiki site. It is a wiki dedicated to everything associated with teaching English as a foreign language  or second language. Their objective is to become a major user-generated resource for English teachers from all over the world.

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