Using a blackboard wiki

Using a Blackboard Wiki
Why and How
Bill Vilberg
bill.vilberg@miami.edu
Slides available at
http://goo.gl/xm239G

Questions
1. What is a wiki?
2. Why might you use a
wiki in your course?
3. How do you use the wiki
in Blackboard Learn?

What is a wiki?
• Simple
• Web based
• Add, modify or
delete content
• Collaborative

Why might you use a wiki
in a course?

Why might you use a wiki in a course?
• Group work
• Authentic audience
• Collaborative writing
• Writing to learn

How do you use the
wiki in Blackboard
learn?

Steps
1. Organize
2. Create
3. (Edit)
4. Assess

1. Organize
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Pedagogy

2. Create
• Wiki document
• Wiki pages
• Wiki links to pages
• Blackboard link to the
Wiki

2a. Create – Wikis Tool
1. Control Panel
2. Course Tools
3. Wikis

2a. Create – Wikis Page
• On the Wikis page, click Create Wiki on the action bar

2a. Create – Wikis Details
• Fill out the Create Wiki page
• NOTE: “Instructions” are not a page in the wiki

2a. Create – Help
• For complete details see
http://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_SP_10_and_SP_11
Wikis

Create Wiki Pages – Enter Wiki
• On the Wikis page, click the name of the Wiki

Create Wiki Pages – Create home page
• Fill out and submit info for wiki home page

Create Wiki Pages – Create other pages
• Use Create Wiki Page button to create additional pages

Create Wiki links to pages
• Select text and click on “Link to Wiki page” icon

• Select page and link text

• Repeat to create all secondary pages

Create blackboard
link to the wiki

Create Blackboard link to the Wiki
• In content area of course site, select Tools > Wikis

• Create the link to the Wiki

• Students can now access and edit the Wiki

Assess
• Participation and Grading button

Demonstration
Create
•Wiki document
•Wiki pages
•Wiki links to pages
•Blackboard link to the Wiki
Assess

RECAP
1. What is a wiki?
2. Why might you use a
wiki in your course?
3. How do you use the wiki
in Blackboard Learn?

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