While some professors may not like the idea of their class notes and materials being posted online, others are embracing the possibilities the Internet opens up.

Kurt Squire, an associate UW professor, said he started a class wiki last fall for his game design class.

Squire said he created the wiki because he wanted a place where students could post resources they thought were interesting, such as YouTube videos from different game designers. He added most students seemed to like having one site that was flexible and being constantly updated.

UW graduate student Meagan Rothschild, who took Squire’s class last semester, said in an e-mail to The Badger Herald she enjoyed having the wiki as a part of the class.

“I feel like a syllabus is most valuable when it’s treated as a living document of sorts,” Rothschild said. “Having the information on the wiki allowed us to see the charted course of the class but gave freedom and flexibility to adapt based on class needs.”

Squire said he is continuing to use the wiki this semester and he hopes students will continue to actively post and read the wiki.

“My hope is that we would encourage [sharing]…,” Squire said. “If you teach with that in mind and you can have a much more interesting discussion.”