Summary

A wiki is a web application with whose help pages can be created online and can be edited by numerous authors or users.

Wiki: Short for WikiWiki or WikiWeb, an open authoring system for websites. Wikis are pages that are published in the world wide web that can be changed and edited online by the users[…]

Source: Gabler Verlag (ed.), Gabler Wirtschaftslexikon, online version, [last access 18.02.2015]

A wiki (Hawaiian for "quick"), more seldom also called wikiwiki or wikiweb, is a hypertext system for websites whose contents are not only read by the users but can also be edited directly in the web browser (web 2.0 application). The aim is very often to collect experiences made and knowledge gained in a mutual collection (collective intelligence) and to document this for the target group in an understandable form. The authors work out mutual texts for this that are, if necessary, supplemented by photos and other media (collaborative writing, e-collaboration). […]

Source: Wikipedia, [last access 18.02.2015]

The Freie Universität Berlin provides, on the one hand, a central wiki system that is operated with the software Confluence. Further information to the FU wikis can be found in this article.

On the other hand, the possibility of setting up wikis in the LMS Blackboard is available. Further information on the Blackboard wikis can be found here.

Implementation forms

With the help of wikis you can, amongst other things:

Draft a mutual article
Draft lecture scripts / summaries
Set up link / literature lists with comments
Set up academic glossaries / dynamic encyclopedias
Post feedback / suggestions for improvement and discussions on academic texts

We have developed ten implementation scenarios for wikis for teaching purposes as a postcard set. The postcards and the detailed guidelines can be downloaded as a reader as a .pdf file.

FU wikis in teaching and research: online collaboration made easy URL: https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/fortbildung/downloads/

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More on this:

Article in the self-learning wiki: For what are wikis implemented in teaching, research and administration?

Implementation tips

Usage suggestions for managing/moderating a wiki (PDF)

Practical examples at the Freie Universität

Usage

Here you can access the landing page of the self-learning course on FU wikis
Information on wikis in the IdeasBar of the Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS)
FU wikis in comparison to Blackboard wikis:

	Blackboard wikis	FU wikis
Creating wiki pages
Deleting wiki pages
Writing comments
Notifying employees about changes
Adding images, audio, video and links		more options
Change history
Disabling wiki pages	only disabling the wiki
Limitations
Overview of participation (percent, no. of words)
Moving wiki pages
Editing the wiki structure
Importing exporting wiki content

Data protection and terms of use

If you have any legal questions on data protection, data safety, protection of intellectual property rights etc. that crop up during the design phase of a course supported by e-learning, the usage of existing material or the implementation of tools then please contact the Office of the General Counsel of the Freie Universität Berlin. Written information on these topics can be found here and here.

Further information

Landing page: FU wikis

Support offered by CeDiS

Consulting services for the implementation of digital solutions in teaching: The Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS) has extensive experience of many years when it comes to the implementation of digital media and systems within the fields of teaching, learning and research. We offer a wide variety of consulting services on the implementation of these tools and systems within the entire academic scope and especially at Freie Universität Berlin.
Training courses and workshops: For lecturers at Freie Universität Berlin (professors, employees, tutors) as well as lecturers of other universities CeDiS offers training courses and workshops on the topic of teaching and learning with digital media. These course enable participants to implement online elements within their own sphere of teaching.
The Executive Board of the Freie Universität supports e-learning initiatives: With the e-learning funding program financial resources are provided to lecturers that enrich and improve their courses quality-wise by implementing technological and media-related support. All of the academic staff teaching, the lecturers or even the institutions of the Freie Universität - without the Charité-Universitätsmedizin - can be supported within this program.