Stickie Wiki – Linoit for a post-it interface

Collaborating with a faculty member on a paper focused on a project-based pedagogical approach for her business law course, the conversation quickly turned to the current semester. Her current section of the class was rather large, and the project-based approach that we were documenting seemed unwieldy.

We started brainstorming about ways to make the project work with major constraints in terms of class time and the number of students. I suggested that if some of the work were synthesized outside of class, the face-to-face time in class could be devoted to rich discussion. The best tool for the job seemed to be a wiki. And then the instructor raised the bar. She wanted a visually appealing wiki--and one that simulated the post-it note format she used in class.

Linoit was the tool that we decided to use.  With the group feature, there is access to history tracking, just like you'd have with a typical wiki. The interface is really neat, if you are looking to simulate a corkboard. Different colored "stickies" are available and you can modify the text and "stickie" size, as well as "pin down" finalized notes.