UW-Milwaukee has a 4-part course entitled Why Wiki? available online from the UWM Libraries web site. It’s an excellent introduction to the wiki and look at some of the issues surrounding Wikipedia, and it will be on my short list of highly recommended resources. One small [Read more]

Campus Technology reports that MIT and Wharton will publish a textbook collaboratively written on a wiki, called, “We Are Smarter Than Me.” The authors have invited the public to help create what they’re calling a “networked book.” More information is available at [Read more]

GMU Wiki Workshop: Nice to see that Rick Reo at George Mason University (one of the coauthors of Using Wiki in Education, the wiki-based book) is running a wiki workshop this week. Based on [Read more]

The Design Encyclopedia - A growing, collaborative resource that describes, tracks and explains culture, commerce, politics, media, sports, brands – everything possible, really – through design. The encyclopedia has Rules of (Wiki) Engagement, which is a very good [Read more]

Inspired by Google Maps and Wikipedia, Wikimapia is a map/wiki mashup where one can add a wiki entry about any place in the world. It works with Google Earth, and GPS devices, and requires the community to vote on the addition of places, which is a good way to [Read more]