The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Stockholm University powers its public website with a wiki. Members of the department can edit and update pages on the site just as they would contribute to any other wiki, and the site appears to the public just like a standard website – with some enhancements available as a result of the wiki.

For example, any user can view a page’s revision history, which is useful if you’re looking for a piece of information that was available in the past such as an old news item, or if you want to see the growth of information on a page. The latter is useful in cases like the research project page, where a look at the revision history can show you how the department’s research has grown over time, which projects are the newest, and in which ones the department has significant experience.

U. Delaware Instructional Designer reports on Wikis in Higher Education

University of Delaware Instructional Designer Mathieu Plourde recently published a report on Wikis in Higher Education. The report explores how wikis can be used in higher education, and offers useful tips including an excellent sample WikiCharter. It’s available as a PDF from his website.