UBCO:WikiWorkshop

Agenda

• 1:00 - 1:05 Intro of participants
• 1:05 - 1:15 Intro of wikis, MediaWiki in Vista, UbcWiki, Wikibooks
• 1:15 - 1:35 Discussion of plans and ideas around using wikis
• 1:35 - 1:50 Hands on activity - create own wikipage
• 1:50 - 1:55 More wikis outside UBC

Resources

About Wikis

Wikis in Plain English, a video
Media:Educause_7_things_about_wiki.pdf

UbcWiki

Help:Tutorial - Getting Started
Help:Editing - Tips on editing

MediaWiki

Like UbcWiki, but accessible only inside Vista

WikiBooks

Wiki_Books - Main page
UBC_Wiki:Books/Faculty_Resource_Guide

Wikis outside UBC

WikiSpaces - A public wiki which allows personalizations. Example
Google Docs and Google Sites - Allows for collaborative work with access controls
PBWorks Wiki
Wetpaint Wiki

Keep in mind

• Wikis are best used for collaborative writing
  
• Individual contributions can be tracked through the history