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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.'''<br /> | 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.'''<br /> | ||
| − | + | ===Enable ‘Edit Mode’ and click ‘Course Tools’ in the Control Panel.=== | |
Click ‘Wikis’ to see a list of all wikis in the course. | Click ‘Wikis’ to see a list of all wikis in the course. | ||
[[File:Wiki_1.png|450px|center]] | [[File:Wiki_1.png|450px|center]] | ||
| − | + | ===Click ‘Create Wiki’.=== | |
| − | + | [[File:Wiki_2.png|450px|center]] | |
| − | + | ===Give the wiki a name and description=== | |
| − | + | [[File:Wiki_3.png|450px|center]] | |
| − | + | ===Set the Wiki Availability.=== | |
| − | + | ===Ensure that students have access to editing and commenting.=== | |
| − | + | ===Edit the grading settings.=== | |
| − | Click the title of your new wiki to add the first page, which will be the Home Page of the wiki.[[File:Wiki_5.png|450px|center]] | + | ===Click ‘Submit’.=== |
| − | + | [[File:Wiki_4.png|450px|center]] | |
| − | Click ‘Submit’.[[File:Wiki_6.png|450px|center]] | + | ===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.[[File:Wiki_5.png|450px|center]] | |
| − | Click the ‘+’ in the top left corner and choose ‘Tool Link’.[[File:Wiki_7.png|450px|center]] | + | ===Give the Home Page a name and enter a description or instructions into the Content Editor.=== |
| − | + | * Click ‘Submit’. | |
| − | Check the box to make the link available to users. | + | [[File:Wiki_6.png|450px|center]] |
| − | Click ‘Submit’.[[File:Wiki_8.png|450px|center]] | + | ===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’.[[File:Wiki_7.png|450px|center]] | |
| − | Use the yellow handle on the left side of the link to drag the link to a new position.<br /> | + | ===Give the link a name, chose ‘Wikis’ in the ‘Type’ dropdown menu.=== |
| + | * Check the box to make the link available to users. | ||
| + | * Click ‘Submit’.[[File:Wiki_8.png|450px|center]] | ||
| + | ===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.<br /> | ||
[[File:Wiki_9.png|275px|center]] | [[File:Wiki_9.png|275px|center]] | ||
If you have questions, please contact elearningfacilitator@tru.ca. | If you have questions, please contact elearningfacilitator@tru.ca. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:53, 30 January 2015
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.
Enable ‘Edit Mode’ and click ‘Course Tools’ in the Control Panel.
Click ‘Wikis’ to see a list of all wikis in the course.
Click ‘Create Wiki’.
Give the wiki a name and description
Set the Wiki Availability.
Ensure that students have access to editing and commenting.
Edit the grading settings.
Click ‘Submit’.
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.
Give the Home Page a name and enter a description or instructions into the Content Editor.
- Click ‘Submit’.
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’.
- Check the box to make the link available to users.
- Click ‘Submit’.
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.