Week Five: Wikis

I enjoyed learning about Wikis. I have heard of them, but never explored the idea. I created a Wiki for my school committee. I am on the Hospitality Committee at Griffith. We had a lot of committee jobs to do this year -- edit the committee guidelines, assign and sign-up for various activities, and work on the campus plan. These would have been easier to accomplish on a Wiki, so I thought we could implement one this new school year. I am still figuring out the system, but will continue working on getting the MGHospitality Wiki set-up for use in 2010.

Wikis are a living document in the sense that changes can be on-going. This is one of the main ways they differ from blogs. As the example shows, different people can edit and save the same document or page. Where as in a blog people can respond to other people's comments, but can not create a document and all have the ability to make changes to it. At least that is the way I see it.

I may have questions concerning uploading files to the Wiki and/ or making templates. I really think our committee will love integrating this technology. It is so difficult for everyone to attend meetings. Using our Wiki, all members will have access to all committee documents at all times. This should accomodate the schedules of everyone and give everyone the opportunity to make comments, even when they can not make the scheduled meeting.