Wikis

Here we are in week 3 of RULA Learning 2.0 and I have just posted a link to a recipe for Blueberry Cheesecake on our RULA wiki.

I think wikis can be useful tools for collaboration. In a past life I had to create a wireframe for a team wiki that would be used for all team communication, document storage, etc. We spent a lot of time planning the wiki and trying to anticipate how people would use it but I do not know how much use the wiki is getting now as a team tool.

In terms of wikis as authoritative sources, I know that I often refer to Wikipedia to get some fast facts about something with which I am unfamiliar. I think Wikipedia can be a very useful tool, but it should be used with some caution.