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​​​​ The Development of the Wiki 

A wiki is defined as a collaborative tool for students which gives a page of information for students to use. The first ever Wiki was made in 1994, by Ward Cunningham, which was named WikiWikiWeb. Wikis are websites that are known as “collaborative editing by the users”. This means that students and teachers can self-edit this website.

There are several different types of web pages to use as a wiki. Examples of these web pages are MediaWiki, Tiki Wiki, CMS Groupware wiki, DokuWiki, etc. Wikis are used to find answers to frequently asked questions, they are used to find group solutions to a problem, and they are used to gather quick information.

If someone were to make a wiki the website should be clear, precise and accessible. The content should be relevant and correct and is suggested to include images and videos. Wikis must include resources or references at the bottom of the page. This is important because students may access the websites and read in detail the information that was given in the wiki.

Crowdsourcing are people who source or are data suppliers. They are willing to correct and enrich the Wikis information. Crowdsourcing also adds in new and missing information. Crowdsourcing is used when a group have similar characteristics and will contribute by collaborating to relay relevant information.

An expertise is a person who is experienced in a field of their desire. An expert is more generally known as a person with excessive knowledge from what they have learned as they do research. When an expert uses the website Wiki, they add in credential and factual information. They can be known as a crowdsourcer which exemplifies and corrects information that is missing or irrelevant in the website.

Public-gathered is defined as a public meeting. This is a place where a group of people come and work together to figure out what information should be added into the Wiki. It is suggested to get together with people that are experts in the field of research. This is helpful because experts can talk about what they know and what they do not know. Once experts go over information they can then add in what they gathered and put it in a Wiki. Public-gathering can also be known as crowdsourcer.

 Resources 

https://wp0.vanderbilt.edu/cft/guides-sub-pages/wikis/

http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/using-wikis-for-elearning/

https://business.tutsplus.com/tutorials/what-are-wikis-and-why-should-you-use-them--cms-19540

https://medium.com/@ico_snovio/crowdsourcing-data-collection-as-a-new-trend-aa37aa4892a

https://www.slideshare.net/davidgracia/crowdsourcing-at-wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_participation