Documentation:Blackboard Learn Support Resources/create and edit wiki

===Creating Wikis===

Wikis allow course members to collaboratively contribute to and edit pages of course-related materials. Follow these instructions to create a course wiki. Only Instructors can create wikis, but anyone can create and edit pages in a wiki.

• 1. Enable ‘Edit Mode’ and click ‘Course Tools’ in the Control Panel.

Click ‘Wikis’ to see a list of all wikis in the course.

• 2. Click ‘Create Wiki’.
• 3. Give the wiki a name and description.
• 4. Set the Wiki Availability.
• 5. Ensure that students have access to editing and commenting.
• 7. Click ‘Submit’.
• 6. Edit the grading settings.
• 8. Your new wiki will be listed alphabetically.

Click the title of your new wiki to add the first page, which will be the Home Page of the wiki.

• 9. Give the Home Page a name and enter a description or instructions into the Content Editor.

Click ‘Submit’.

• 10. To enable student access to the wiki, you should create a link in the Table of Contents.

Click the ‘+’ in the top left corner and choose ‘Tool Link’.

• 11. Give the link a name, chose ‘Wikis’ in the ‘Type’ dropdown menu.

Check the box to make the link available to users. Click ‘Submit’.

• 12.The link will be shown to students in the Table of Contents.
• Use the yellow handle on the left side of the link to drag the link to a new position.

If you have questions, please contact elearningfacilitator@tru.ca.

Editing Wikis

Wikis allow course members to easily create and edit web pages while tracking all changes and each members’ contributions. 1. Click the link to the course wikis. The link may be in the Table of Contents or on the course home page. Please contact your instructor if there is no link available. 2. Click the title of the wiki that you would like to edit. Below the title you can see whether the wiki is a ‘Course Wiki’ or a private ‘Group Wiki’ along with the last modified date. Note: If your instructor has enabled Groups in your course, you can access a private group wiki on the group home page. Overview of the Wiki home page. Wiki title. Click to create a new wiki page. Click to see your own contributions to the wiki. See details about the wiki. Wiki Table of Contents. The first page created is the Home Page. Subsequent pages are listed alphabetically. Click to edit the content on the current page. View details on who created and last edited the page. Click to add a comment to the current page. A A B B C C D D E E F F G G H H 2 3. Click ‘Create Wiki Page’ (see ‘B’ on previous page). 4. Give the page a name and enter content into the Content Editor. Click ‘Submit’. 5. Your page will be displayed and will be listed alphabetically in the Table of Contents.