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This is an experiment. I've used wikis as an aid in many of my workshops in the past, but the engine that I used was very barebones. Looking for something more feature rich, I dove into MediaWiki, the engine that runs Wikipedia and its companions. Needless to say, it took me to new levels of appreciation for the potential of this technology, especially as a teaching and learning environment.
However, I wanted to push farther by hacking some of my own functionality. I quickly learned that MediaWiki, as a programming environment was far too complex for my meager coding skills. So I switched to PMWiki, developed by Patrick Michaud, an open source software developer and consultant in the Dallas - Fort Worth area. The features are nearly equal to Media Wiki, but the archetectures is much simpler, and sublime, if I might use that word to describe a programming environment.
Here, I am able to explore, a little more, the use of wikis for teaching and for learning.
A very special thank you for everyone who nominated CoLearners as Best wiki in the 2006 EduBlog Awards.
5 Most Recent Events
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Latest Photos Taken with my Phone Uploads from David Warlick, tagged travel
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- CTAP 3 in Sacramento
Ben Anderson talking about Education in the Google World I am spending two days in beautiful and sunny Sacramento, California. I can not believe that it is only May 14, and its going to be 105?. That just isnt natural. But we are going to be talking about some hot topics, literacy, Web 2.0, some specific [...]
- Learning Beyond the Barriers in Vancouver, British Columbia
It has been a unique joy and privilege to be able to attend this conference on distributed learning in Vancouver. These DL conferences are perhaps the most forward reaching events that I attend, because technology is already such and integral part of what these educators do that it truly is the conduit and not [...]
- 21st Century Skills in Colorado Springs
Live Blogging the Keynote Back in Colorado at 6,000+ feet above sea level. You have to experience it to know what altitude can do to you. For me, Im drinking lots of water. This is going to be a fantastic day of learning and sharing, and Im sharing leadership rolls with some pretty [...]
- Podcasting in Garner, NC
Im spending Friday afternoon, working with some truly dedicated educators of the Garner Schools, part of Wake County Public schools in Raleigh and were learning all about Podcasting.The school system is a Windows shop, so we are using Audacity for the post production work, and Im using Parallels for the first time so that [...]
- Back to Prince William County Schools
An Art Display in the High School Cafeteria It is wonderful to be back in Northern Virginia, one of the most exciting places on Earth. So much is happening here, so many new people moving in, so much diversity, and challenges. We face much of this in the Raleigh area.My work here will be [...]
- Flat Classrooms at V.A.I.S.
Susan Morgan uStreamed the Presentation to Countless Throngs of Admirers VAIS stands for the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, an organization that holds professional development, an annual conference, and advocates and lobbies for the benefit of independent schools across the state. I present at a lot of these conferences, and work with independent schools across [...]
- Learning 2.0 with JCCS
At this point, I do not recall what JCCS stands for. But I will be spending two days with small and large groups of educators who work in a bewildering variety of alternative school settings, including full-blown high schools structurs to store-front classrooms.The task is Learning 2.0, or learning in [...]
- American Leadership Forum
Picture of a larger mural located on a 2-story wall of a church near Downtown Houston In the ALF Houston web site, the state mission of this organization is to&Join and strengthen diverse leaders to better serve the public good.I can think of no better mission of 21st century education than [...]
- Brainstorming in Little Rock
Today, Im working with a group of school board members from all around Arkansas. The two-part event is sponsored by the Arkansas School Boards Association, and is billed as Brainstorm! What Education Leaders Need to Know about the Human Brain and 21st Century Technology. The human brain part of the day will be presented by [...]
- NCAECT - A Gem in North Carolina
NCAECT I blogged about this conference yesterday, inferring that it was one of the best small conferences that I attend. Marlo Gadis, one of the conference organizers commented that it is not so small, with more than 1,200 pre-registered attendees.It may well be my favorite, not so back as NCETC but just as rich with [...]