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A wiki is a discussion forum which allows collaboration of different people to share information on a certain topic. If a group of people are doing a research project together, they can post website or article findings on their topic for the entire group to look at. If a group could not meet together, using Wikis could help them put a project together. Prof. Sendall mentioned once that she was working on a collaboration with a group of people that did not live in the same area. They used Wikispaces (or something similar) to collaborate and post their findings. A professor might use Wikis as a way for the class to connect outside of the classroom. For example, Prof. Sendall could use Wikispaces instead of Blackboard to have her students post Tech. in the News. By using wikis, students would have an opportunity to share their findings and collaborate together.

Molly Wicker