SettlementAtWork Wiki

Overview

• What is a wiki?• SettlementAtWork Wiki– How it fits into OCASI’s work– How to find it– Overview of contents– Community Engagement portal page– Tour– How you can use it

• Creating an account• Editing

What is a wiki?

• A wiki is a website that anyone can edit– You can always “undo”– Web 2.0 (interactive vs. static)– A well known example is Wikipedia

SettlementAtWork WikiHow it fits into OCASI’s work

• The SettlementAtWork Wiki straddles two of OCASI’s main areas of work:– IT & New Media– Capacity Building

SettlementAtWork WikiHow to find it

SettlementAtWork WikiOverview of contents

SettlementAtWork WikiCommunity Engagement portal page

SettlementAtWork WikiTour

• Pages:– Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)– Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP)– Community Connections– Community Integration Network (CIN)

SettlementAtWork WikiHow you can use it

• Open access to content

• Free to create an account to add/edit content

• A place to collaborate with colleagues

• A place to host documents• Portal pages provide good overview of the settlement

sector for people new to it

• Training webinars can be arranged with OCASI

SettlementAtWork WikiCreating an account

Click on Log In in the top right-hand corner

Click on request one (an account) and then fill in the form that appears

SettlementAtWork WikiEditing

Click on Get Involved! and then Help

Choose a topic or open the Getting started guide

Thank you for your participation (Tues. Oct. 22)Questions?

Contact:Lorraine Hudson lhudson@ocasi.org / secteuretab@ocasi.orgJasmine Chua jchua@ocasi.org / atwork@ocasi.org

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Julia Mais• Settlement.Org Content

Coordinator

Sarah Hamdi• CitizenshipCounts.ca Project

Coordinator

Introductions (Thurs. Oct. 24)

Thank you for your participation (Thurs. Oct. 24)Questions?Contact:Julia Mais jmais@ocasi.orgSarah Hamdi shamdi@ocasi.org

Wiki StaffLorraine Hudson lhudson@ocasi.org / secteuretab@ocasi.orgJasmine Chua jchua@ocasi.org / atwork@ocasi.org

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