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November, 2004.
A wild idea.
Erik gets a wild idea, e-mails David to ask if using a wiki could help adult literacy researchers and practitioners stay in touch after "Meeting of the Minds" adult literacy research-to-practice conference in Sacramento, CA. David asks "What's a wiki?" (not a promising start.) Erik explains, and David checks out some wikis, thinks it’s a good idea. They put something together to show at the conference. Amazingly, about 20 curious people show up to an impromptu dinnertime demonstration and discussion about the wiki. The ALE Wiki is launched.
December, 2004.
Implementation.
David becomes, defacto, the ALE Wiki organizer. He and others become "wikiteers" -- topic area leaders and frequent users. New topics are added as people request them. More people register, post their introductions on the Who's Here page, add content.
Until the present.
We’ve been workin’ on the Wiki.
Steady growth in topics and topic area leaders to the present: 750 pages, 660 users, 63 user profiles, mostly from the U.S. but some from Canada, New Zealand and possibly elsewhere. Spammers and Taggers find the Ale Wiki but are quickly discouraged, and the graffiti problem remains manageable.
June, 2006.
Communities of practice.
The ALE Wikiteers are invited to write a chapter on the ALE Wiki in Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators.
August, 2006.
ALE Wiki goes International.
The ALE Wiki is presented at Wikimania 2006 – The International Wikimania Conference.
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