Here we explore how we may write using Wikipedia not simply as a source and a reference, but as a creative asset in the authoring of new ideas.
VIMEO 171153656 An early look at the writing process that we can use to integrate Wikipedia content into Fedwiki.
Using the mediawiki transport we are able to write and repurpose wikipedia content in our creative work. While writing it is two click to import content and make it our own. What does this mean for education, and creative writing in general?
# Wikipedia Video
Wikipedia has introduced HTML5 Video to Wikipedia pages. I've just started to add the code to enable the automatic embedding of this video in Fedwiki.
See the HTML5 video of Ward on the Wiki page for what the HTML needs to look like. We have the thumbnail info from Wikipedia API - so we just need to connect the two.
Task: Add thumbnail (ie poster) import together with the HTML5 video import from Wikipedia pages.
# Issues What are the issues with using a local server in the classroom? How does the IT department deal with this? What is the attitude of the school administration to such an initiative?
# Classroom context
In the classroom we can have a local wiki server, controlled by the teacher that acts as a proxy for all imported content.
The teacher can see what is sourced and copied, and comment and aid the process of the student bringing in ideas and external material into their work.
# What we need
We need an easy to use, set up, and administer, server for wiki. The teacher should be able to launch a local wiki server, and prepare material around which the students can author.
# See also
An amusing amount of "w's in this title. Here we explore why people write in Wikipedia and in more general the motivations for writing in the new wiki we seek to create for The Decentralised, Permanent Web.
Happenings in physical space are more like workshops than they are lectures or passive viewing experiences. We should explore how we can use these events to film more things, and interview and bring more people into the conversation.
Let's find a mission. A mission that appeals to Fedwiki writers. Let' choose out target invite some writers, and publish the results.
Here we explore the idea of the federation as one big Git Repository. Exploring this notion can help us structure the knowledge represented in wiki, as well as plan for alternative architectures such as IPFS.