Technical Tips & Tricks

4.5. Wiki

The Wiki  enables you to work collaboratively with your fellow students to add, expand, and change the content. It may be helpful to think of it as a white board or flip chart.

To contribute to a wiki:

1. Read the directions and any existing contributions 
2. Select the “Edit” tab to access the editing functions
• Only one person can edit at one time
3. Make your contributions and edits within the HTML
• Some common formatting options (e.g., bulleted lists, bolded font) are available to you. 
• If you don't see a function you are looking for, click the downward arrow icon on the left ( ) to view more options.
4. Click “Save” to share your contribution with the rest of the class.
• If you would like to review your edits first, click “Preview” – changes will not be saved until you click save

In some courses, you will need to work collaboratively in a wiki on a specific activity or task. Here you can edit each other's work (great for catching spelling mistakes), add comments (just like you might have a conversation with each other before adding a bullet to a flip chart), and can expand on an existing point (consider using a different colour and adding your name or initial).

In other courses, you may find wikis as group activity sign-up sheets. Here a table will be uploaded for you to find a partner, entering your name any other requested information.

Older versions are archived and can be restored by course administrators.