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Evolution of Graphic Organizers within an Academic Wiki
Andrew MoshirniaUniversity of Kansas
Road Map
I. WikisA. Collaborative WebsiteB. Advantages
II. ProblemA. Text-Only Wiki Sprawl
III. StudyIV. Findings V. Follow-Up
Wiki – Definition an “interactive website where…
webpages are editable by …users.” (Wagner & Prasarnphanich, 2007)
Example- Wikipedia.org
Contrast with Web Master
Limited number of Editors The Gate Keeper Slow Change
Changed Website
Webmaster
Client Desires User Complaints
Wiki Advantages
Collaboration Exponential Growth Constructivist’s Paradise Easy to use Organization
But Input is a Problem
As is Navigation
Wikis are Text- Based
The Wiki Learning Curve
1% of users make 50% of pages
Wikipedia Founders Worried about Turning off new contributors
Study
9 month examination of the evolution of graphics within a student-driven wiki textbook
Participants
N=21, students in 10th and 11th grades
Latin courses at suburban Public High School
Wiki-Textbook required
Navigation Menu: Month 1
• Uniform Size Items
• Spatially Organizer for Outside Links
• Standard Approach to Wiki Navigation
Navigation Menu: Month 2
• Menu Increases in Size
• Requires Scroll
• Items Uniform in Size
• Greater Number of Spatial Separators
Navigation Menu: Month 3
• Number of Links continues to Increase
• Use of Non-Links as Organizers
• Users demonstrating better use of text tools
Navigation Menu: Month 7
• Differing Size of Links
• Use of Non-Links as Organizers
• Menu cumbersome and too long
Navigation Menu: Month 8
Navigation Menu: Final
Wiki Sprawl
User Comments
The navigation tool bar “has grown too large to be of use… [it] was originally a good idea … however, the toolbar has been continually added on, until it is difficult to find the right thing.”
“When I go to the wiki I don’t understand were to go.”
Solution: Templates and Graphics Based Editing
Benefits of Graphics
Easier to Understand Templates Limit Choice – Prevent
Overload Attractive Interface Affect
Benefits of Graphics
Benefits of Graphics
Implementation: Casestudies.wikispaces.com
Implementation: Casestudies.wikispaces.com
Further Research
Graphic Organizers within Wikis (Summer 08)
Specific Time on Task (Fall 08) Wiki as alternative LMS (Spring 09)
Conclusions
Convention: Text = Flexible Actual: Text = Tyranny of Choice
User Preferences Graphic Interface
Lower the learning curve