Overview In this tutorial you will: learn what a wiki is see examples of how wikis may be used in e-learning identify the steps for setting up your own wiki.

What is a wiki? A wiki is basically a website. But what makes it different is that it’s an online writing space that lots of people can contribute to. A wiki can contain text, images, sound and video. You can also upload files that you have developed in applications like PowerPoint, or Word. rning/wikishttp://del.icio.us/prep4elea rning/wikis - links to articles about wikis and free wiki hosting services [ web link not working? ] web link not working? A wiki for the Hairdressing industry

A student’s wiki You could use a wiki for your: group project individual project e-portfolio assessment. Your wiki could contain: your own or your group’s self- reflection on what you have learned photos of work you have done videos of you performing a task sound files of you interviewing someone in your industry or just about anything else you can think of! A student’s wiki for a Building and Construction course

A teacher or class wiki Your teacher may set up a wiki for: course notes and other content activities and assessments weekly schedules and to-do lists or just about anything else your teacher and your class can think of! A teacher’s wiki for an Information Technology course

Can anyone edit my wiki? It’s up to you. You can set up your wiki in different ways: Public – Anyone can view your wiki and edit the contents. They simply click an 'Edit' button and make changes. This is happening successfully on a very large worldwide scale with Wikipedia. Semi-private – Anyone can view your wiki, but only you can edit the contents. You can also give editing rights to other people you nominate. Private – Only the people who you nominate can view your wiki and edit it. A public wiki – anyone can click the Edit button to edit this wiki A semi-private wiki – only authorised people can edit this wiki

Leave a comment You don’t need to edit a wiki to leave feedback. You can leave a comment on a wiki by clicking the Discussion link. Click the Discussion tab to leave a comment on a wiki

Getting started Wikis are easy to create. First you choose a wiki hosting service (there are many free ones) ikis - links to free wiki hosting services [ web link not working? ] Or your teacher may have a wiki site ready for you to use. ikis web link not working? Then create an account – you can usually create your wiki at the same time as you create your account.

Create your page To create your first page simply click the 'Edit' button and begin typing. As you get more practice you can try uploading images, sounds and other files to your wiki. You can also try creating multiple pages in your wiki, with a menu to take viewers to the different pages. Most wikis provide easy-to-use text editors

Summary and quiz Summary In this tutorial you have: learned what a wiki is seen examples of how wikis may be used in e-learning identified the steps for setting up your own wiki. Quiz How did you go with this tutorial? try the quiz on the following screens – there are 5 questions. try the quiz

For most wikis, who is allowed to edit the wiki? Correct - Click anywhere to continue Incorrect – the answer is (c) Click anywhere to continue Incorrect – the answer is (c) Click anywhere to continue You answered this correctly! Your answer: The correct answer is: You did not answer this question completely You must answer the question before continuing SubmitClear Question 1 a) only teachers b) only students c) anybody d) only the person who sets it up

A student could set up a wiki for either an individual project or a group project. Correct - Click anywhere to continue No the answer is True - Click anywhere to continue You answered this correctly! Your answer: The correct answer is: You did not answer this question completely You must answer the question before continuing SubmitClear Question 2 a) True b) False

Which of these can a wiki contain? Select as many as you think are correct. Correct - Click anywhere to continue Sorry, they are all correct - Click anywhere to continue You answered this correctly! Your answer: The correct answer is: You did not answer this question completely You must answer the question before continuing SubmitClear Question 3 a) text b) photos c) sounds d) line drawings

What is the best way to leave feedback on a wiki, without actually editing the wiki itself? Correct - Click anywhere to continue No the answer is (b) Click anywhere to continue No the answer is (b) Click anywhere to continue You answered this correctly! Your answer: The correct answer is: You did not answer this question completely You must answer the question before continuing SubmitClear Question 4 a) there is no other way to leave feedback b) click the Discussion link c) send an to your teacher d) none of the above

There are different ways to set up who can edit a wiki. Drag the type of wiki to the correct description. Type of wikiDescription a.Anyone can view your wiki and edit the contents. b.Only the people who you nominate can view your wiki and edit it. c.Anyone can view your wiki, but only you can edit the contents. a Public c Semi-private b Private Correct - Click anywhere to continue No, the answers are: Public - Anyone can view your wiki and edit the contents. Semi-private - Only the people who you nominate can view your wiki and edit it. Private - Anyone can view your wiki, but only you can edit the contents. No, the answers are: Public - Anyone can view your wiki and edit the contents. Semi-private - Only the people who you nominate can view your wiki and edit it. Private - Anyone can view your wiki, but only you can edit the contents. You answered this correctly! Your answer: The correct answer is: You did not answer this question completely You must answer the question before continuing SubmitClear Question 5

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Follow up Close this window and: listen to the interviews with teachers on using wikis try the activities in the ‘Try it’ section. Or you can try the quiz again.try the quiz again