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-=== What is a Wiki? ===
-{{Notepad:What_Is_A_Wiki}}
-=== Why Wiki? ===
-To provide an online space that is simple, accessible, and lightly managed.
-To share and document our work. Make it readily retrievable.
-To promote iterative and open processes. See (Recent Changes), (Page History), etc...
-=== What is it used for? ===
-For things that use text and media.
-For documentation, course information and materials, multi-authored and ongoing writing, and just about anything else.
-=== Why is this space called KUMU? ===
-The word "wiki" is drawn from the Hawaiian language, meaning quick. [http://books.google.ca/books?id=bHdRhjL9Y9EC&lpg=PA182&ots=bwH53cJINZ&dq=kumu%20meaning%20hawaiian&pg=PA182#v=onepage&q=kumu%20meaning%20hawaiian&f=false "Kumu" has many meanings] in Hawaiian, among them "teacher", "foundation", and "starting place". A tip of the hat to [https://kumu.brocku.ca/ our friends at Brock University] for inspiring this name.
-=== Special Features ===
-{{Notepad:Special_Wiki_Features}}