Wikis as an Exemplary Model of Open Source Learning

Robert Fitzgerald

doi:10.4018/978-1-60566-052-3.ch092

Wikis as an Exemplary Model of Open Source Learning

Robert Fitzgerald

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Abstract

In their simplest form, Wikis are Web pages that allow people to collaboratively create and edit documents online. Key principles of simplicity, robustness, and accessibility underlie the wiki publication system. It is the open and free spirit of Wikis fundamental to open source software (OSS) that offers new contexts for learning and knowledge creation with technology. This chapter will briefly consider the role of technology in learning before discussing Wikis and their development. The emerging literature on the application of Wikis to education will be reviewed and discussed. It will be argued that Wikis embody an exemplary model of open source learning that has the potential to transform the use of information communication technologies in education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Research on Open Source Software
Subtitle of host publication	Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications: Volumes 1-4
Editors	Kirk St Amant, Brian Still
Place of Publication	Hershey, USA
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	1459-1467
Number of pages	9
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781605660530
ISBN (Print)	9781605660523
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-052-3.ch092
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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