Blog vs. Wiki

I've long tried to figure out the advantages and disadvantages of wikis and blogs...which would be a better fit as a learning/teaching tool? 

The following comes from: ISSINSTRUCTION@UMICH.EDU





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Feature/Use Wiki Blog	Wiki	Blog
Commenting	X	X
Post Files	X	-
Insert images/video	X	X
Widgets	X	X
Group contributing	X	X
Privacy controls	X	X
User controls	X	X
Chronological order of content	-	X
Members can edit anyone’s work	X	-
Members can edit only their own work	-	X
Intended to accommodate a large amount of information	X	-
RSS Feeds	X	X
Maintains version history	X	-
Archives old posts	-	X
Page to page linking	X	-
Mobile Posting	-	X

So Some Questions 
to 
Ask 
Yourself:


• Do 
I
 want
 students
 to 
work 
collaboratively 
in
 creating 
and
 editing 
a 
body 
of 
work?

• Do
 I
 want
 each
 individual 
student 
to 
keep 
a
diary 
of
 observations, 
reviews, 
or
essays 
for 
other 
students 
to 
read
 and
 comment
on?

• Do 
I 
want
 the 
ability 
to 
post 
course 
materials, 
such 
as 
PDFs
 or 
Word
 files 
for 
students 
to 
download?

• Do 
I 
want 
students 
to 
create
 a 
subject 
guide
 or 
reserve 
of
 frequently‐asked
 questions?

• Do 
I 
want
 to 
be
 able 
to 
see
 who
 made
 changes 
to 
what 
and
 when?


• Do 
I 
want 
to 
keep
 old 
versions 
of 
material?

• Do
 I 
want 
a 
resource 
that 
can 
be 
used 
over
multiple
 semesters 
or 
for
 multiple
 courses?

• Am 
I 
looking
 to
 create
 more 
conversation 
amongst 
the
 students 
over
 a 
series 
of 
constantly 
changing 
topics?

• How
 much
 effort 
do 
I 
want 
to 
put 
into 
learning
 and
 maintaining 
a 
resource?



Recommended
 options 
for 
wikis
 
 
 
 
 


• PBWorks
(www.pbworks.com)
 
 
 
 
 


• Mediawiki
(contact
ITCS)
 
 
 
 
 
 


Recommended
options
for
blogs


• Blogger
(www.blogger.com)
• Wordpress
(www.wordpress.com)


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