Using Many Wikis for Collaborative Writing

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Chong, N. & Yamamoto, M. (2006). Using Many Wikis for Collaborative Writing. In E. Pearson & P. Bohman (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2006 (pp. 2188-2191). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2006
June 2006
ISBN 1-880094-60-6
  Elaine Pearson & Paul Bohman
AACE

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Ng Chong, Michihiro Yamamoto, United Nations University, Japan

Abstract

A typical Wiki environment allows any user to create or edit any page on the site. Wiki fosters a culture of shared authorship that is predicated on anonymity. While the combination of anonymity and unrestricted access can make exchange of ideas easy, it is not always conducive to effective collaboration, especially when the participants do not know each other. We argue that collaboration between strangers would benefit from having a private space. Such an environment can facilitate independent thinking and clear understanding of the state of mind of each team member, which are essential to high quality outputs. We present in this paper the results of our collaborative essay writing experiment, using our own customized Wiki environment. The experiment drew on the participation of a closed work group of 20 people that never met each other or had any contact with each other prior to the study.

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• Collaboration

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