1. The Wonderful World of Wikis Creator: Tabitha Edenfield Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education

2. Welcome Effingham Board of Education Tabitha Edenfield Second Grade Teacher at Sand Hill Elementary Currently pursuing Ed.S. in Educational Technology

3. Is there a need for new innovation in our county? Have you ever forgotten to forward an attachment after you labored over it? Have you ever had to revise an agenda more than once due to changes in what would be presented at a meeting? Have you ever wished that there was a place where you could post work that you would like someone to review before submitting? Have you ever wished that you had had input from a colleague about an important decision?

4. If you answered YES to any of these questions then a wiki might be just what you need.

5. What is a wiki? I will insert video from YouTube of various users of wikis to describe it in “plain talk” since BOE members are not necessarily familiar with technical vocabulary that would be in the formal definition.

6. Where did the wiki originate? Creator: Ward Cunningham When: 1995 Why: Looking for a pattern in “good programming”

7. Development Problems faced using development Concerns of privacy and vandalism on wiki sites since anyone could edit the wiki Requires internet connectivity Open to SPAM Disorganization as more and more users edit and add information

8. Research from other lead thinkers Jimmy Wells and Larry Sanger creators of Wikipedia Stewart Mader founder of Future Changes (wikipatterns.com)

9. Development Some problems that were experienced during development were overcome by Providing managers of wikis to regulate user access Technologies for a print version of wikis is improving SPAM and vandalism can be avoided by requiring a login to access the wiki, this allows for the use of automated spam bots

10. Development The initial audience for wikis was to discover patterns in good computer programming by collaboration between computer programming creators. Today all facets of society have wikis: government, business, education, and individuals.

11. Commercialization Though there is no “thing” that has to be marketed, the idea of Open/Free content does. There must be change agents that are willing to put their ideas into practice to prove that wikis can be a profitable innovation.

12. Commercialization Evan Prodromou is one of the current experts of business wikis. His personal business wiki is Wikitravel. Wikitravel is

13. Commercialization Evan Prodromou’s Rules for Commercial Wikis Have a notable purpose Demonstrate value Be transparent Extract value where you provide value Set boundaries Be personally involved Run with the right crowd

14. Innovation- Decision Process

15. Knowledge- 1995 Ward Cunningham created wiki March 1995 May 1995 the InvitationToThePatternsList was created so people could share the way that people, projects and patterns changed the way they wrote programs.InvitationToThePatternsList This knowledge was spread through a “common gateway interface.”

16. Persuasion- With the Innovation To The Pattern List being published, Portland Pattern Repository heard of wiki and saw it as a way to collaborate toPortland Pattern Repository

17. Decision The Portland Pattern Repository decided to gamble on using a wiki to aid its members to find patterns that lead to success by analyzing research. Each member was able to upload their findings so that others would be able to compare, add, or revise the findings they found. It was a way to work smarter, not harder.

18. Implementation- Portland Pattern Repository in May 1995 was the first to make the decision to utilize a wiki. Immediately popular due to the increased accessibility of the Internet and a group that were knowledgeable in the web and interested in pattern language.pattern language This wiki is still in use today.

19. Confirmation March 2005, marked the 10 year anniversary of Ward’s WikiWikiWeb. It is still a viable wiki for many today.WikiWikiWeb Companies, medical facilities, educational institutions and systems, and public and private groups utilize wikis.

20. S-Curve on the Diffusion of Wiki Technology 1995- Creation of Wiki by Ward Cunningham for Portland Pattern Repository. 2001- Wikipedia created by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. 2010- Wikis are being created and used by businesses, government, educational institutions, and individuals. To date (2010) Wikipedia has over 2,500,000 pages.

21. Rate of Adoption of Wiki Innovators and Early Adopters Program Designer Technology educators Strategies to Encourage Adoption Provide research to support its use to increase performance Provide practical yet creative ways that wikis can be utilized in the classroom. Provide technical support for problems and questions

22. Rate of Adoption Laggards Teachers close to retirement Teachers who enter education late in life Strategies to Encourage Adoption Provide one on one or small group training Pair up laggards with someone who is eager to use technology.

23. Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of Wikis in Education Relative Advantage Provide data that wikis are just as if not more effective in interacting and collaborating in the virtual world. Determine if it is a fad Determine if it is rational

24. Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of Wikis in Education Complexity Easy to create and navigate Early adopters can be “vicarious trials” for later adopters Early adopters can provide support to guide later adopters

25. Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of Wikis in Education Observability Must show that there are positive advantages for usage With performance being measured at every turn effectiveness in relation to usage of wikis must be observed.