1. Introduction to Wikis! More info: http://e-learning.middlesex.wikispaces.net/Wikis

2. One word… COLLABORATION

3. Wiki Page Example

4. What is it and what is it used for? It is a web based tool. It is a Web 2.0 technology. It allows a team or group of people to develop a project online – together. Participants access the project through an account. It is very quick and easy to learn and use.

5. Wiki Applications Staff department pages/staff intranets Group resources Project or policy development Training materials Student Group Projects or assignments Individual web sites (and 1001 other uses!)

6. Wiki Features Wiki URL Visual Page Editor A Filing System Tool for making Web links Page History Page (content) discussion Access controls – Organisers, members, permissions (10 mins)

7. Workshop Outline (Hands-on) Log in – My Account, Change password – Edit profile (do this later?) – Mail – Dashboard – My Wikis (select your wiki) (10 mins)

8. Making Wiki Page Click on New Page – tags (meta tags for searching) Menu navigation Visual Editor (wysiwyg) – Headings, bold, italics, style tool (font sizes, colours, etc) – Bulleted lists – Web links – Tables. 15 mins

9. More Complex Editing Uploading files – e.g documents and images (bug – use single file upload tool!) Re-size images Embedded audio and video External widgets (e.g Youtube videos!) Wikitext editor (20 mins)

10. About Middlesex Wikis Who administers Middlesex Wikis? What are the limitations? How to get your membership in? How do you get a Middlesex Wiki site? (5 mins)

11. Getting Started on Your Middlesex Wiki Name for your wiki: Wiki address: List of Members: - send to e-Learning team Outline of Wiki Project: Introduce wiki and project to your Membership (in your own time): What are they going to contribute: Manage your wiki’s access – set wiki permissions (20 mins)

12. Wiki Resources http://www.youtube.com/v/-dnL00TdmLY&hl=en_GB&fs=1 http://e-learning.middlesex.wikispaces.net/Wikis Email for support: elearning@mdx.ac.uk, or wiki@mdx.ac.ukelearning@mdx.ac.ukwiki@mdx.ac.uk