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	== What is a Kiwi? ==		== What is a Kiwi? ==
−	A “Kiwi” is a student-driven internet-based learning tool developed by [http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~mboutin Mimi]. More precisely, it is a repository of linked multimedia content collectively created by students.  The design and underlying software are also controlled by students.	+	A “Kiwi” is a student-driven internet-based learning tool. More precisely, it is a repository of linked multimedia content collectively created by students.  The design and underlying software are also controlled by students.
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	== Why the name “Kiwi”? ==		== Why the name “Kiwi”? ==
	Because, in a sense, the Kiwi is the opposite of a wiki page in Wikipedia: while the goal of a wiki page is to have supposedly knowledgeable people collectively build an authoritative reference on a subject, the goal of the kiwi is to have people who, a priori, know nothing about a subject collectively build their own learning resource. The end result is very different: instead of a single, agreed upon reference, we end up with a pot pourri of information. The navigational challenges presented by the latter illustrate the true nature of the problem of learning in the real world.		Because, in a sense, the Kiwi is the opposite of a wiki page in Wikipedia: while the goal of a wiki page is to have supposedly knowledgeable people collectively build an authoritative reference on a subject, the goal of the kiwi is to have people who, a priori, know nothing about a subject collectively build their own learning resource. The end result is very different: instead of a single, agreed upon reference, we end up with a pot pourri of information. The navigational challenges presented by the latter illustrate the true nature of the problem of learning in the real world.

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A multidimensional, multimedia, self-adaptive, collective learning tool.

Courses

• ECE301
• ECE438
• ECE637
• ECE662

ChangeLogs

• ECE301:ChangeLog_OldKiwi
• ECE438:ChangeLog_OldKiwi
• ECE637:ChangeLog_OldKiwi
• ECE662:ChangeLog_OldKiwi

Others

• HKN QE_OldKiwi

What is a Kiwi?

A “Kiwi” is a student-driven internet-based learning tool. More precisely, it is a repository of linked multimedia content collectively created by students. The design and underlying software are also controlled by students.

Why the name “Kiwi”?

Because, in a sense, the Kiwi is the opposite of a wiki page in Wikipedia: while the goal of a wiki page is to have supposedly knowledgeable people collectively build an authoritative reference on a subject, the goal of the kiwi is to have people who, a priori, know nothing about a subject collectively build their own learning resource. The end result is very different: instead of a single, agreed upon reference, we end up with a pot pourri of information. The navigational challenges presented by the latter illustrate the true nature of the problem of learning in the real world.