Using Wikis in Teaching

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Using Wikis in Teaching Learning

• The UMBC Wiki Group
• Robin Farabaugh
• Stephen Freeland
• Philip Farabaugh

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Wikiwhat is it?

• A dynamic collaborative discussion server that
  creates attractive hyperlinked pages from
  normal-looking text

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Read Edit Post
Using thewiki
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Wiki a how-to

• Logging onto the wiki
• Editing a page
• Making a link
• Inserting a picture
• Linking to a PDF or other file

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Wiki a how-to

• Logging onto the wiki
• Editing a page
• Making a link
• Inserting a picture
• Linking to a PDF or other file

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Creating a user identity
myusername


me_at_umbc.edu
Generic Student
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Wiki a how-to

• Logging onto the wiki
• Editing a page
• Making a link
• Inserting a picture
• Linking to a PDF or other file

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Editing a page
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Wiki a how-to

• Logging onto the wiki
• Editing a page
• Making a link
• Inserting a picture
• Linking to a PDF or other file

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Making a link
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Making a link
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Wiki a how-to

• Logging onto the wiki
• Editing a page
• Making a link
• Inserting a picture
• Linking to a PDF or other file

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Inserting a picture
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Inserting a picture
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Inserting a picture
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Inserting a picture
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Wiki a how-to

• Logging onto the wiki
• Editing a page
• Making a link
• Inserting a picture
• Linking to a PDF or other file

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Linking to a PDF or other file
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Linking to a PDF or other file
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Text and other stuff

• Edit text, post immediately (formatted)
• Attach files
• Pictures (jpg, gif, png, etc.)
• Text files (doc)
• Others??
• Movies
• Music
• Streaming video
• ???

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