1. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
What is
ESICM Collaboration
Read the story to find out
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2. ESICM Collaboration is:
A Wiki based web application
What is a WIKI
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3. 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
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4. Online
Develop content that can be created, modified or just read by MANY
Do others use it
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5. Wikipedia Wikipedia is based on MediaWiki open source software
Do we need a server for this
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6. It runs on
a Web Server like all Portals or Virtual Learning Environments
Can everyone host a wiki
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7. if you have
a server or a service to deliver web content then you can run a Wiki
Administration overheads
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8. Just like any other web service. Only higher
Content management overheads
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9. Depends on: Technological components Permissions User Groups
Categories
Enabled Features (Comments, History, trackers, …)
Technological components
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10. Diverse technologies:
Web Server
Database Server
File Server
Session Management
Wiki software
What kind of content can it host
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11. Any kind: Text (structured) Tables Images Videos
Text? Can you explain more
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12. 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
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13. 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
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14. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Page: The basic content unit
A page can contain text, multimedia, links, …
Page
content
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15. 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
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16. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Structures
Structures are flat X X X X
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17. 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
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18. Structure Can we modify the structure
Each Structure is a PACT module (or better a course)
Can we modify the structure
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19. Structure Yes. An eLearning expert CAN How to modify if is needed
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20. 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
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21. 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
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22. 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
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23. Pages (articles) Who can have read access Heading 1 TOC Heading 2
Table
Who can have read access
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24. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Authorization
Anyone with an ESICM account.
Who can write
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25. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Authorization
ESICM Editors (ELC members, PATC Editors, …)
How can I edit a page
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26. 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
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27. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Editing
Go to the page and click on the edit button
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28. Editing Edit using a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor
Can I edit everything with this editor
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29. 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
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30. Editing Well, if you are brave enough you can do it
I am brave. How can I Learn
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31. Editing Next lesson. Now lets focus on basic actions
How can I review contributions
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32. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Revise
Go to page -> click History
How it works
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33. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Revise
Select revision type, versions and click Compare
Comparison type
Version
Version
How it looks
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34. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Revise
Simple actually.
Can I comment on a page
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35. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Comments
Go to page -> Click on Comment
How it looks
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36. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Comments
All sort of comments ;-)
Can I add my comments
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37. Comments Click on Post new Comment What else is there in Collaboration
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38. Search Not just title search but also FULL TEXT SEARCH
My contribution is not in search results
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39. 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
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40. References Bibliography references How can I access Collaboration
Detail Reference Section
How can I access Collaboration
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41. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Go to
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
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42. by Dr. Nikolas Stylianides (nstylianides@leafnet.com.cy)
Need More
Let’s Talk
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