Conclusion
Lab wikis are tools in preserving group research knowledge, that are
particularly helpful to success of an undergraduate research lab. A lab
wiki can contain tutorials and links to resources, explained in a
step-wise fashion amenable to undergraduate students. Customized,
specific directions can be incorporated, that ease the barrier to
learning the technology. The wiki format is easy for students to master,
increasing their ability to contribute collaboratively to group
knowledge. As well, the lab wiki can serve as a repository for previous
student works and faculty proposals. In the lab wiki format, it is an
organized list, rather than files buried in inaccessible folders.
Complicated methods can also be enumerated easily in detail on lab wiki.
When there are discontinuities in student-to-student knowledge transfer,
a lab wiki can fill the gap.