17 July 2007: WIKI RESEARCH WORKSHOP CSCL2007 RUTGERS STATE UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY. WORKSHOP TITLE: EMERGING ISSUES IN WIKI RESEARCH: KNOWLEDGE ADVANCEMENT AND DESIGN Aims & Objectives: Wiki technology is increasingly explored as a means of supporting collaborative learning activities. The flexibility of wikis' open architecture, the social and democratic aspects of authoring shared spaces and texts, and the potential to expand functionalities through the design of metadata holds enormous appeal for schools, universities, museums, workplaces and virtual communities. The aim of this workshop is to identify emerging issues and perspectives in CSCL research that are central to the development and design of wiki technology as a platform for knowledge advancement. Topics Include: The workshop will draw on CSCL research to explore two interrelated themes: design and knowledge advancement. The knowledge advancement theme explores the educational use of wikis inside different kinds of institutions and knowledge domains. How do the open architecture and shared authorship features of wiki software challenge the structure of classroom cultures and established concepts of accountability in collaborative knowledge building? The design theme explores the balance and design of affordances and features such as prompts and reminders to support cognitive development and social interaction in wikis. Designs that afford spaces for teachers and other types of experts will also be in focus. Activities: Participants will be invited to contribute to a 'wiki on wiki research' in advance of the full-day workshop. Topics raised in the wiki will inform the planning of workshop activities. Speakers will briefly introduce and lead a series of moderated discussions to exchange ideas and debate these central issues. Redesign of the 'wiki research wiki' as a CSCL resource is planned as a topic. Contact person: Andreas Lund, InterMedia, University of Oslo andreas.lund@intermedia.uio.no jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu) () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series