Multimedia and hypertext: the Internet and beyond
Multimedia and hypertext: the Internet and beyond
Readings in information visualization: using vision to think
Readings in information visualization: using vision to think
Hyperlink Analysis for the Web
IEEE Internet Computing
Eyes of a wiki: automated navigation map
ICADL'05 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Asian Digital Libraries: implementing strategies and sharing experiences
Concepts for extending wiki systems to supplement collaborative learning
Edutainment'06 Proceedings of the First international conference on Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment
ThinkFree: using a visual Wiki for IT knowledge management in a tertiary institution
Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
Motivating participation in social computing applications: a user modeling perspective
User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction
Wiki refactoring as mind map reshaping
CAiSE'12 Proceedings of the 24th international conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering
Scalability of assessments of wiki-based learning experiences in higher education
Computers in Human Behavior
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Wikis are an invaluable tool for quickly and easily creating and editing a collection of web pages. Their use is particularly interesting in small teams to serve as a support for group communication, for co-ordination, as well as for creating collaborative document products. In spite of the very real appeal of the wiki for these purposes, there is a serious challenge due to their complexity. Team members can have difficulty identifying the structure and salient elements of the wiki. This paper describes the design of WikiNavMap, an alternative visual representation for wikis, which provides an overview of the wiki structure. Based on analysis of student wikis, we identified factors that help team members identify which wiki pages are currently relevant to them. We hypothesised that a structural overview coupled with the visual representations of these factors could assist users with wiki navigation decisions. We report a preliminary evaluation with a large group wiki, created over a full university semester by a group of ten users. The results are promising for a small wiki but point to challenges in coping with the complexity of a larger one.