Final Project

Creating a Wiki PageValjean Scott, Shardae Hasan, Ami Baggett

Final Project

For our final project, our complete module contains:• Creating a Wiki Page –mandatory online module

– Train the trainer style– Includes references to tutorials– Encourages learner to create their own wiki page for hands on– Contains a self assessment and brief survey

• Follow-up Web Meeting (not mandatory)– Provides additional help in setting up, managing, and understanding how to

personalize the wiki page– Set up at a later time

• SME Support– Subject Matter Expert will be on stand by post-training as needed

Methodology

• In the book Empowering Online Learning, Curtis Bonk and Ke

Zhang highlight the R2D2 model of learning. Read, Reflect, Display,

Do.

– Read: Read online content

– Reflect: Take Tutorials and think about how you can use this information for your

class

– Display: Set up a wikispaces page and display using a wiki

– Do: Add, Edit, and Manage your wiki page, explore advanced settings, analytics,

and permissions

CREATING A WIKI PAGEOnline Module

At the end of this module

• Teachers and staff will be able to:

– Complete tutorial(s)

– Create a new account

– Login to their wiki

– Set up a Wiki page with permissions

– Upload content by adding links, widgets, images, and files

– Invite members to join the wiki

Wiki Explained

• First Wiki created in 1995

• Online space for collaboration

• Wiki pages can contain content without having to add

HTML code

• Content can be added and edited easily

• Sign up: www.wikispaces.com

Wiki Terminology

• Account – allows you to manage and participate on the Wiki site

• Wiki – a group of individual pages united to share files and members

• My Wikis – a list of all the wikis of which you are a member

• Wiki name – the name that appears in the header of your wiki

• Permissions – settings that determine who can see and make

changes to your wiki

• Page – what you see in a browser window without links

WIKISPACES TUTORIALSAre you ready to learn more?

Tutorial• Take a few minutes to explore the tours available on Wikispaces.com:

http://www.wikispaces.com/content/wiki-tour

CREATE YOUR WIKISPACE

Try it out

Wiki Home

Home pages can be customized. The navigation links to the right show how your page can contain information at multiple levels.

Navigation

Add pages, files, members and change settings here

Content

Here is an example of how sections look with content added.

Manage Wiki

Take a closer look into management tools:-Content-People-Tools

Checklist

Answer yes or no for the following:Are you able to? • Sign up for wikispaces and create your wiki page• Connect to your wiki page• Navigate through your page and management tools• Identify changes to your wiki page• Add content to your wiki page• Set up and/or understand permissions for your page• Identify and manage members• Identify options for analytics for future use

• If any answer is no, please click here for a short survey.

Thank you

We hope you enjoyed this module and will find benefits from using wiki pages within your classroom.

Click Here for a brief survey

Important: Be on the lookout for upcoming feedback requests, we want to hear from you once you have had the opportunity to use this tool.