How did the University of Saskatchewan choose its wiki tool?
In March 2006, ITS provided a wiki tool with minimal support, documentation or assistance; at the close of 2007, the amount of use, available features and suitability of the existing service were assessed. The review of the “bare bones” wiki pilot established the University community’s interest in, and need for, an institutional wiki service to support educational collaboration. Without active promotion of advantages in using a wiki, nine public wikis and 68 private wikis were created by the University community during the period. The technology had been embraced by research groups, faculty and technical support personnel within the University; access and contributions were focused on specific peer groups. As part of the review process, a group of wiki implementers participated in a formal requirements gathering process. Using the representative requirements and online resources available at wikimatrix.org, ITS identified four wiki tools with strong potential for an institutional wiki
