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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 Purdue's student.  The Kiwi design and underlying software are entirely controlled by students.	+	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 Purdue's student.  The Kiwi design and underlying software are entirely controlled by students.
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	* Why the name “Kiwi”?		* Why the name “Kiwi”?
−	Because, in a sense, a 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 to be used as a learning resource, the goal of the kiwi is to have people who, a priori, know nothing about a subject collectively build their own learning resource.	+	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.

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The Purdue Kiwi

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

Spring 2008 Course List

• ECE301_Old Kiwi
• ECE438_Old Kiwi
• ECE662_Old Kiwi
• ECE637_Old Kiwi

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• What is a Kiwi?

A “Kiwi” is a student-driven internet-based learning tool developed by Mimi. More precisely, it is a repository of linked multimedia content collectively created by Purdue's student. The Kiwi design and underlying software are entirely 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.