tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360507460572868759.post5876167816143301173..comments2023-11-02T09:55:32.687-04:00Comments on The Apple Barrel: Wikiteers - All For One and One For All!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05617571364416727799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360507460572868759.post-40036253755655132472009-03-23T09:29:00.000-04:002009-03-23T09:29:00.000-04:00I managed to draft this on Saturday, intending to ...I managed to draft this on Saturday, intending to comment on wiki's and blogs later in the weekend, but the n this cold worsened and now I can't even make it into work today...<BR/><BR/>Interesting read, Jill. While I agree with a lot of what everyone has been saying in terms of the benefits and uses of wiki's, I also think you're on to something regarding authorship and preserving works. <BR/><BR/>Also, if wiki's are relied upon almost exclusively because they are fast, easy, have so much content, etc, who or what becomes the source if one is writing an academic paper and what kind of a source can they become writing a paper that way? Rightly or wrongly or however naive this may sound, I don't see myself ever accepting wiki's as primary sources, perhaps not even official sources. Imagine telling Dr. Cozart our 12 PBA references are all wiki's we came across, there's no one author who has been recognized professionally, and we chose not to search for or couldn't find any useful "peer edited, professional journal articles"?<BR/><BR/>As much as I agree with others' posts, albeit not nearly as excitedly, I also fear the abandonment of some older yet still effective tools and methods in favor of wiki's too often and too quickly, instead of using the wiki's as mere supplement within the classroom (although, yes, they are fun. Yes, we can get information on a wide variety of subjects using them, sometimes a lot of information. Yes, they are edited extremely fast at times, and by anyone - most of which want the info to be correct, which is good. Yes, we can learn from them. Yes, they are interactive and collaborative by nature. <BR/><BR/>Lastly, and I'm merely poking fun at technology herein in order to end on light note (not speaking out against wiki's by any means), I would prefer to walk onto a tennis court rather than search for a wiki that discusses how to hit a forehand (oh wait, there's Wi now. Perfect. We can search tennis forehands on a wiki, then practice on Wi, all without ever stepping outside. How neat).Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412211638332098604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360507460572868759.post-38170682333552004002009-03-22T20:15:00.000-04:002009-03-22T20:15:00.000-04:00Your creativity shines through, even in cyberspace...Your creativity shines through, even in cyberspace! You've made a great point with you Library of Congress example. How will all these Wikis be archived? How will we access this information when someone can remove the Wiki or modify it drastically?Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712667161033746009noreply@blogger.com