A wiki is a tool for creating and editing documents, used by a group of people working online asynchronously (at different times). It consists of one or more web pages. Each wiki user can add, edit and delete content, and a historical record is kept of all these changes.
A wiki may be included as part of your course. Wikis are good for collaborative authoring, such as when developing a document, creating an encyclopaedia (such as Wikipedia), producing a specification or drawing up a report.
As a student it is important for you to participate in the wiki activity and, above all, to remember that the wiki is a collective resource. Be willing to
If you'd like to know more about how wikis work, watch a Common Craft movie about wikis.
Getting help
See the Computing Guide for instructions on using a wiki.
If you have problems while using a wiki in a specified course activity then contact the OU Computing Helpdesk.
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