1. How to Set Up and Use A Wiki
This is a step-by-step accounting of exactly how to use and /or possibly set up your USN Psych Wiki page.
It is required that you complete a summation of your experience during clinical each day at the conclusion of clinical. We are doing this because we are in separate places at the end of the day and consequently cannot meet without losing valuable time.
J. Carley, MSN, MA, RN, CNE
October, 2008

2. Why Use a Wiki?
Problem #1: Compiling and presenting information regarding clinical sites, policies, etc.
Solution #1: Despite the weird name, a ‘wiki’ is an easy way to post information. As well, it is not a “read only” enterprise—it is ‘web 2.0,’ meaning that every ‘invited’ member can interact and add to the content. Additionally, the wiki is not tied to the USN IT department– it is on the internet.
Problem #2: When students are separated in many clinical areas, continuity and communication might be impaired.
Solution #2: Students may chronicle their experiences, share them with the group, and comment on the work of their peers. They can add or save documents on the wiki.
Problem #3: Expense
Solution #3: It is free
Problem #4: “I don’t know how to use a wiki.”
Solution #4: It’s easy to learn, very simple to use.

3. Examples of Other Uses of a WIKI
LINK:
Ciesielka, D. (2008). Using a wiki to meet graduate nursing education competencies
In collaboration and community health. Journal of Nursing Education, 47(10).

4. How to Set Up a Wiki Page
There are many different providers who facilitate or market wiki’s. One very education-friendly company is known as PBWIKI.
To set up a PBWiki account go to:

5. You are at http://pbwiki.com/
Click on “Create a Wiki”

6. A Then this page comes up.
Choose a name for your wiki—and that will be part of the wiki address (so don’t make it too complex! Type in the name of the wiki in the space as indicated by the red arrow.
Be sure to click one (green arrow) “For Education.”

7. This is scrolled down further on the same page as the previous slide.
Make sure the information is complete, then click on “Create my wiki.”

8. Then this page comes up. Answer the security questions, e. g
Then this page comes up. Answer the security questions, e.g., Who can view this site? Typically, you want “Only people I invite or approve.” For editorial control, choose “Only people I invite or approve.”
Then click on “Accept PBWiki Terms of Service.”
Then click on “Take me to my wiki.”

9. This is what you New Wiki looks like when you have not adjusted it yet.
Then click on edit, and the following page appears: (next slide)

10. Now the text is editable—make changes as needed.

11. Circled in red, you can see where you can create a new page upload new files, etc.
Additionally, there’s a side bar, and you can click on that and edit as well. In the case of the mental health clinical wiki, I put in the student’s names, and hyperlinked them to their individual pages, which I had already created.

12. To create the page, I gave it a name—in this case: “newpage”

13. So here is the “newpage”
Note that the page is in the “edit” mode (red arrow)
You can add in text (or whatever) (blue arrow)
Circled in blue is “page tools” which you can use to change or modify the page.
Circled in dark teal (?) is where you can insert links, add images or files, etc.
Be sure after you are done to click on “SAVE!”

14. This page is ready to edit---just be sure to click on “Edit”—then make your changes—you can just erase all of the stuff on there to begin with.

15. Type in the email address of those you want to invite, then click “Add”

16. When students (or you) make changes you get an e mail notifying you of the changes (see circled, above)

17. Here’s how the change email looks.

18. For the first week or so after you create your wiki, the PBWiki folks send you s with suggestions and tutorials on how to use the wiki—these are very informative.

19. To add / invite people to the wikim type in their address (red ‘circle’) and click “Add”—then they are sent an inviting them to the wiki (next slide)

20. The invited wiki member receives an email similar to the above.
Follow the directions: Click on the link (indicated by the red arrow) and it will take you to a sign in page.
See the next slide.

21. If you are being invited, This is where you set up your account.
You enter your name, and then assign a password that only you know.
REPEAT: IT IS YOUR PASSWORD—YOU ARE MAKING IT UP—IT IS NOT ASSIGNED.
Then you confirm your password.
Remember your password!

22. This is your pbwiki sign in page.
Click on the link (indicated ) and it will take you to the wiki.
Be sure to SAVE the site as a bookmark in your web browser, so that you may return to the wiki!

23. This is the Front page of the wiki
This is the Front page of the wiki. If you look at the right side of the page, you will see a list of your names. Click on your name, and it will take you to your assigned page. For instance, here I have clicked on Charlene Bipanda’s name.

24. This takes me to Charlene Bipanda’s page.
Note the two tabs at the top of the page, named “View” and “Edit.”
To make changes on this page, click on “Edit.” (Indicated by the red arrow).

25. After “Edit” was clicked, not that the page has changed
After “Edit” was clicked, not that the page has changed. Note the red arrow, showing that you are in the “edit” mode. This means that you can change the page—type in your summary of the day, add photos or pictures, and much more.
A tool bar (large blue arrow) is now visible, very similar to what you have in MS Word, or other editing software. With this tool bar you can control your font, font size, put items in italics, change the color of your fonts, etc.
To add comments, click your cursor into the workspace, and type the information as you wish.

26. Here you can see that I have typed in: “Testing, tseting, testing
Here you can see that I have typed in: “Testing, tseting, testing.” (Red arrow)
After you have completed your writing or other changes, BE SURE TO CLICK ON “SAVE” (Green Arrow) or your information will be lost

27. Note now that after tying in and saving my work, we are back to the “View” page—the information ahs been recorded and saved.

28. It is not necessary to create a new page for each day, though it is alright if you do so.
Instead you can just edit your previous page, adding information from day-to-day.
In this case, I am demonstrating how this page can be added to.
I click on “Edit: (Red arrow)…

29. Note that the edit tab is now highlighted and the tool bar has appeared. To edit, you can either start at the top, and move previous entries down, or you can add on at the bottom.

30. In this case, I changed the font color to red, and added information at the bottom
Then I remembered to click “Save.” (Green Arrow)

31. And after I saved it, and note that we are now back in the “View” mode, with the information I just added in red at the bottom of the page.
You can also create a new page by clicking on “Create a page,” (green arrow)
Also, you can see a list of all pages on the wiki by clicking on “View all pages” (red arrow)

32. This is how the view all pages page looks.
If you click on the Name of the page, it will take you to that page.