Help:Wikis 101

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Introduction

This page is designed for teachers designing online educational content. There are other resources available for students working online. This design information for teachers should only be seen as a starting point, there may be specific ways of working and presenting your information that you find either easier or even better. Editing Basics is the information provided for students, and is also a good place for teachers to start working online. The "code" used to design a page is generally the same for all Wiki platforms. Note that depending on the Wiki page appearance (skin) the position and style of the available editing buttons may differ.

This page will begin by describing how to move your existing materials into the Wiki format, later pages will then describe how to format and add additional resources to your online materials.

Links: Online Teaching | PDF Online Teaching | Wikis 101 | Editing Basics

Log-In

Log-In with your Zpass on the top right of the screen (click the grey person beside the search button). Then create your own user page to practice working with the Wiki format.

About Zpass log-In

The security used on this Wiki is the same as that used for all UNSW pages requiring your Zpass. This wiki does not store your password, unless you have authorised. Do not save your password on public or laboratory computers. Do not share your password with anyone, change your password regularly. Please report and change your password if your account has been compromised. Always log-off when finished.

Word Documents

Copy, paste and save the text onto your Wiki page. You can then go through and apply the Wiki styling to the text on the actual page. Note that most wikis will also allow the uploading of a word document as a file that you can then provide access to other teachers or students as a page link.

Hyper Text Markup Language

Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)

If you have other online materials already prepared as HTML code this code can also be directly used (based) on a wiki page. Note do not use any CSS associated with the basic HTML code as it will not function on a Wiki.

Powerpoint Slides

These can be uploaded and linked as either PPT slides, that will play when opened, or converted to PDF and played within the browser.

Alternatively, look at you slideshow. Now use each slide title as a sub-heading and then add your bullet point list below it as either a bullet or numbered list within that sub-heading.

Hint - open your PPT slideshow in text summary mode, copy and paste the text onto your page, then add the formatting.

See this Slide Example

This is a collapsible table, useful for having content without distracting from the main points. Remember to "Expand" before you save to print, if you want the content to be seen in the print/PDF version. Slide 1 - My 3 Main Points Point 1 - text.... Point 2 - text.... Point 3 - text.... Text.... Text.... Text.... Slide 2 - My 3 Main Points with an Image Text.... Text.... Text.... Human Embryo Oral Cavity (week 8, Carnegie stage 23) Remember to initially keep the styling simple, the more complicated the harder it will be to get a consistent "feel" to your material. Not happy with this solution? Make each slide as a collapsible table that you can open and close as you work through the content. Make your own online show, with each new page as a single slide.

Using the Wiki page to Teach

1. Zoom the page to fill the projected screen.
2. Work down the page showing each sub-heading slide and go through the main points.
3. Open images in a new tab, so you can work through the description and then return to your page.

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, May 3) Embryology Wikis 101. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Help:Wikis_101

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© Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G