using a blackboard wiki

Using a Blackboard Wiki

Why and How

Bill Vilbergbill.vilberg@miami.eduSlides 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?

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

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. Organize2. Create3. (Edit)4. Assess

organize

1. Organize

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

2. Create

• Wiki document• Wiki pages• Wiki links to pages• Blackboard link to the

Wiki

Create wiki documemt

2a. Create – Wikis Tool

1. Control Panel2. Course Tools3. 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/Instructor/050_Course_Tools/Wikis

Create wiki Pages

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

Create Wiki links to pages

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

Create Wiki links to pages

• Select page and link text

Create Wiki links to pages

• 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 Blackboard link to the Wiki

• Create the link to the Wiki

Create Blackboard link to the Wiki

• Create the link to the Wiki

Create Blackboard link to the Wiki

• Students can now access and edit the Wiki

4. ASSESS

Assess

• Participation and Grading button

Assess

• Participation and Grading button

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?

Using a Blackboard Wiki

Why and How

Bill Vilbergbill.vilberg@miami.eduSlides available at http://goo.gl/xm239G