by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) What is ESICM Collaboration Read the story to find out by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

ESICM Collaboration is: A Wiki based web application What is a WIKI by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) A WIKI is a web application that enables users to collaborate in forming the content of a Web site. How can we use it by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Online Develop content that can be created, modified or just read by MANY Do others use it by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Wikipedia Wikipedia is based on MediaWiki open source software Do we need a server for this by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

It runs on a Web Server like all Portals or Virtual Learning Environments Can everyone host a wiki by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

if you have a server or a service to deliver web content then you can run a Wiki Administration overheads by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Just like any other web service. Only higher Content management overheads by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Depends on: Technological components Permissions User Groups Categories Enabled Features (Comments, History, trackers, …) Technological components by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Diverse technologies: Web Server Database Server File Server Session Management Wiki software What kind of content can it host by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Any kind: Text (structured) Tables Images Videos Text? Can you explain more by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Text My wife has long Text and/or Links to other Text hair Article About my Wife Article about hair I got a divorce from my wife Hair is a protein filament A divorse is Protein filament is by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

It can get really complicated Text can have Interconnections with other text It can get really complicated That is why we need computer systems to manage Can we group information by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Page: The basic content unit A page can contain text, multimedia, links, … Page content by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Structure: A collection of pages A page can be linked from many Structures A structure can have links to many pages Structure Part of (M:N) Page Links to (M:N) content by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Structures Structures are flat X X X X by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Category: A collection of pages and structures A category can have many structures and pages belongs to (M:N) A page can belong to 0 to many categories Structure A structure can belong to 0 to many categories belongs to (M:N) Linked from (M:N) Page Links to (M:N) How can we use Structures in ESICM Academy content by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Structure Can we modify the structure Each Structure is a PACT module (or better a course) Can we modify the structure by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Structure Yes. An eLearning expert CAN How to modify if is needed by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Structure What benefits do I get using a structure Access Helpdesk and open a ticket. An elearning expert will do it for you What benefits do I get using a structure by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Structure The content resembles an eBook The content can be printed in PDF Content is organized (we avoid chaotic relations) Structures have top navigation menus ( visit content chapter by chapter ) Where the content resides by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Pages (articles) Content reside in pages A page can be organized in sections (using headings) How does a page look by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Pages (articles) Who can have read access Heading 1 TOC Heading 2 Table Who can have read access by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Authorization Anyone with an ESICM account. Who can write by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Authorization ESICM Editors (ELC members, PATC Editors, …) How can I edit a page by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Editing Too much. Can we go one by one Edit Comment View other’s modifications Edit Other’s Contribution Comments Too much. Can we go one by one by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Editing Go to the page and click on the edit button by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Editing Edit using a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor Can I edit everything with this editor by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Editing You can add/delete text and format it … add/delete headings (not numbered) … add images (but is better to let an eLearning expert to do it) … add tables (but is better to let an eLearning expert to do it) … add Maths (do it yourself) … add videos from Vimeo, Youtube, etc … add hyperlinks … add references to Collaboration pages … add bibliography Why can’t I do it all by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Editing Well, if you are brave enough you can do it I am brave. How can I Learn by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Editing Next lesson. Now lets focus on basic actions How can I review contributions by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Revise Go to page -> click History How it works by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Revise Select revision type, versions and click Compare Comparison type Version Version How it looks by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Revise Simple actually. Can I comment on a page by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Comments Go to page -> Click on Comment How it looks by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Comments All sort of comments ;-) Can I add my comments by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Comments Click on Post new Comment What else is there in Collaboration by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Search Not just title search but also FULL TEXT SEARCH My contribution is not in search results by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

Search What else is there in Collaboration A FULL TEXT SEARCH indexing only happens once a week We can change it to daily but increasing indexing build frequency will affect system performance What else is there in Collaboration by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

References Bibliography references How can I access Collaboration Detail Reference Section How can I access Collaboration by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Go to http://collaboration.esicm.org Login -> Navigate If you are included in the ESICM Collaboration Editors Group start contributing If you are not and want to contribute then make a request to the ELC by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)

by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy) Need More Let’s Talk by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)