1. Evolution of a wiki Skills: Simple and complex wiki revisions IT concepts: Wiki evolution This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Share Alike 3.0 License.

2. Where does this topic fit? Internet concepts –Applications –Technology –Implications Internet skills –Application development –Content creation (text primarily)

3. Revision of a wiki document Wikipedia article on the heavy metal umlautheavy metal umlaut The umlaut:

4. April 15 2003 – one anonymous sentence The "heavy metal umlaut" over the ö in the names of Motörhead, and the Blue Öyster Cult has led to the term "spandex and umlaut circuit" being used to describe the heavy metal band touring scene.

5. 2,800 words 1,574 edits 976 contributors March 2010

6. Original version (some x-rated footage)Original version Edited version (x-rated material blocked)Edited version Presentation on the evolution of the page Jon Udell’s video on the evolution of the page

7. Wiki revisions – simple and complex Fix a typo or spelling error – get over “stage fright” Fix a grammatical error Fix a factual error Add a detail, reference, link or image Rewrite an awkward or ambiguous sentence Add a clarifying example Change the appearance or format of the document Revise a concept Draft a new sub topic Reorganize or rearrange the document

8. A few questions

9. Can you find examples of any of these in Jon Udell’s video? Fix a typo or spelling error – get over “stage fright” Fix a grammatical error Fix a factual error Add a detail, reference, link or image Rewrite an awkward or ambiguous sentence Add a clarifying example Change the appearance or format of the document Revise a concept Draft a new sub topic Reorganize or rearrange the document

10. Evolution of a wiki Skills: Simple and complex wiki revisions IT concepts: Wiki evolution This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Share Alike 3.0 License.