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This page provides some information about the contents of EduTech Wiki and how to explore it. | |||
== Alternatives to explore this wiki == | |||
(1) You may search this wiki. There exist two search mechanism: | |||
# '''Google search''' (top left) gives good results, but Google is always a few days behind current changes. In addition their engine may miss a page. | |||
# The built-in '''slow search''' is rather slow and not very good. However, it will find any word. | |||
:'''Go''' will only search titles of entries | |||
:'''Search''' finds words in pages | |||
(2) You may browse the categories, e.g. use the '''categories''' box in the left side-bar. Or use the more confortable large tree below. | |||
(3) You may watch out for "see also" links that usually appear on top of an entry. | |||
(4) Vou can visualize internal links of each page with the SVG visualization (toolbox menu to the left). Only works in modern browsers like Firefox or Opera (Internet Explorer does not implement SVG). | |||
(5) You may subscribe to the [[image:feed-icon.png|link=http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/mediawiki/index.php?title=Blog:DKS&view=archives&show=published&feed=atom]] | |||
[http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/mediawiki/index.php?title=Blog:DKS&view=archives&show=published&feed=atom Atom] or [[image:feed-icon.png|link=http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/mediawiki/index.php?title=Blog:DKS&view=archives&show=published&feed=rss]] | |||
[http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/mediawiki/index.php?title=Blog:DKS&view=archives&show=published&feed=rss RSS] feed for [[Blog:DKS|Daniel K. Schneider's wikilog/bliki]]. | |||
== Categories == | |||
EduTechWiki uses a [[[[tagging|folksonomic]] (i.e. "spontaneously" made) category system. Although once in a while we rename and reorganize categories. Categories can have subcategories. These subcategories may appear in several categories since we don't believe that educational technologies could be represented as a tree. In other words, categories constitute a hyperlinked network of tags, unlike the controlled vocabularies in libraries for example. | |||
=== The category tree === | |||
Below is a forest of categories that may explore. Over the next few month we will improve tagging in order facilitate navigation. | |||
<categorytree mode="pages" depth="1" style="margin-left:1px; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background-color:white;">Educational technology - the field</categorytree> | |||
<categorytree mode="pages" depth="1" style="margin-left:1px; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background-color:white;">Education and instruction</categorytree> | |||
<categorytree mode="pages" depth="1" style="margin-left:1px; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background-color:white;">Psychology and learning</categorytree> | |||
<categorytree mode="pages" depth="1" style="margin-left:1px; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background-color:white;">Educational technologies</categorytree> | |||
<categorytree mode="pages" depth="1" style="margin-left:1px; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background-color:white;">Technologies</categorytree> | |||
<categorytree mode="pages" depth="1" style="margin-left:1px; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background-color:white;">Special contents</categorytree> | |||
<categorytree mode="pages" depth="1" style="margin-left:1px; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background-color:white;">Design and research methods</categorytree> | |||
=== Tag cloud === | |||
Here is a [[tag cloud]] of the same categories. Word size is proportional to entries. However a big tag doesn't mean that a given topic is more important. Some categories are organized into many smaller categories and therefore appear small ... | |||
<tagcloud> | <tagcloud> | ||
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</tagcloud> | </tagcloud> | ||
== A provisional picture == | |||
The "picture" below shows key areas of competencies (concepts, theories, methods, etc.) that an educational technologists should master. | The "picture" below shows key areas of competencies (concepts, theories, methods, etc.) that an educational technologists should master. | ||
* On top we put more general theory | * On top we put more general theory | ||
* In the middle we put operational fields and concepts | * In the middle we put operational fields and concepts | ||
* At the bottom we put various sorts of methods | * At the bottom we put various sorts of methods and technologies | ||
Clicking on items will give you an entry point for reading (according to what your interests are). Probably, the future main entry points for exploratory reading in this wiki are towards the middle: i.e. various [[:Category:Instructional design models | instructional design models]], a (rewritten) page on [[educational technology]], or various [[:Category:Pedagogical scenarios | pedagogical scenarios]]. | |||
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Affect and motivation]] | |||
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::[[Learning theory]] | |||
::[[:Category:Learning theories]] | |||
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::::::::::[[Educational psychology]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[Learning type]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[Learning level]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[Educational theory]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Educational theories]] | |||
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::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[Pedagogical theory]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Instructional theories]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[Pedagogic strategy]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Pedagogic:strategies]] | |||
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[Instructional design]] | |||
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[Instructional:design model]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Instructional design models]] | |||
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:::::::::::::::::::::[[Pedagogical scenario]] | |||
:::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Pedagogical scenarios]] | |||
:::::::::::::::[[Educational technology]] | |||
:::::::::::::::[[:Category:Educational technologies]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[Ergonomics]], [[Cognitive tool]]s, [[HCI]] | |||
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Ergonomics and human-computer interaction]] | |||
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::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Technologies]] | |||
::::::[[Instructional design method]] | |||
::::::[[:Category:Design methodologies]] | |||
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::::::::::::::::[[Educational modeling language]] | |||
::::::::::::::::[[Category:Educational modeling language]] | |||
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::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[[:Category:Research methodologies]] | |||
== Top 20 contributors == | == Top 20 contributors == | ||
As you can see, this wiki is largely a personal pet project ... | |||
<topcontributors/> | <topcontributors/> | ||
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<TopTenPages>40</TopTenPages> | <TopTenPages>40</TopTenPages> | ||
[[Category:Overviews]] | [[Category:Overviews]] | ||
[[Category:Educational technology - the field]] | [[Category:Educational technology - the field]] |
Revision as of 15:06, 31 July 2009
This page provides some information about the contents of EduTech Wiki and how to explore it.
Alternatives to explore this wiki
(1) You may search this wiki. There exist two search mechanism:
- Google search (top left) gives good results, but Google is always a few days behind current changes. In addition their engine may miss a page.
- The built-in slow search is rather slow and not very good. However, it will find any word.
- Go will only search titles of entries
- Search finds words in pages
(2) You may browse the categories, e.g. use the categories box in the left side-bar. Or use the more confortable large tree below.
(3) You may watch out for "see also" links that usually appear on top of an entry.
(4) Vou can visualize internal links of each page with the SVG visualization (toolbox menu to the left). Only works in modern browsers like Firefox or Opera (Internet Explorer does not implement SVG).
(5) You may subscribe to the Atom or RSS feed for Daniel K. Schneider's wikilog/bliki.
Categories
EduTechWiki uses a [[folksonomic (i.e. "spontaneously" made) category system. Although once in a while we rename and reorganize categories. Categories can have subcategories. These subcategories may appear in several categories since we don't believe that educational technologies could be represented as a tree. In other words, categories constitute a hyperlinked network of tags, unlike the controlled vocabularies in libraries for example.
The category tree
Below is a forest of categories that may explore. Over the next few month we will improve tagging in order facilitate navigation.
Tag cloud
Here is a tag cloud of the same categories. Word size is proportional to entries. However a big tag doesn't mean that a given topic is more important. Some categories are organized into many smaller categories and therefore appear small ...
A provisional picture
The "picture" below shows key areas of competencies (concepts, theories, methods, etc.) that an educational technologists should master.
- On top we put more general theory
- In the middle we put operational fields and concepts
- At the bottom we put various sorts of methods and technologies
Clicking on items will give you an entry point for reading (according to what your interests are). Probably, the future main entry points for exploratory reading in this wiki are towards the middle: i.e. various instructional design models, a (rewritten) page on educational technology, or various pedagogical scenarios.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::Category:Instructional design models
Top 20 contributors
As you can see, this wiki is largely a personal pet project ...
<topcontributors/>
Most popular 40 pages
Probably not a real critera for you, i.e. I don't feel that the most popular pages are that good - Daniel K. Schneider 21:43, 28 June 2007 (MEST) :) <TopTenPages>40</TopTenPages>