Open University (OU) Wiki


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A wiki is a collaborative knowledge base about a particular topic that everyone in your class can create together.

The OU Wiki and core Wiki are two different and separate activities. We recommend using the OU Wiki.

OU Wiki Settings

› General
› Wiki Settings
› Grade
› Common Module Settings
› Restrict Access
› Activity Completion

OU Wiki Module

› Create a Start Page
› Add and Edit Pages
› Delete, Undelete or Undo Changes to a Page
› Import Pages From Other OU Wikis in the Same Course
› Add Annotations to a Page
› Manage Missing and Unlinked Pages
› View Editing History of OU Wiki Pages
› Save Wiki as a Template
› View and Grade Student Participation in an OU Wiki


General

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  1. Type a name for your Wiki in the “Name” text box.
  2. Type a description and/or instructions for the wiki in the “Description” Content Manager.
  3. Check the “Display description on course page” box if you want the description to show on your course page.

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Wiki Settings

    1. Use the “Sub-wikis” dropdown list to determine how wikis will be used in the course. The options are described below:
      Single wiki for course – All students in the course share a single wiki.
      One wiki per group – This option works when groups are enabled under Common Module Settings. There is a main wiki for the course and each group is assigned its own sub-wiki. Students can only see pages created by other members of their group. If a student is in more than one group, or they have permissions that allow them to view all groups, a dropdown list will appear and they will be able to choose a group’s sub-wiki.

      The one wiki per group option works only with the chosen grouping. It will ignore groups in other groupings.

      Separate wiki for every user – Each student is assigned their own wiki. Students can only see their own wikis unless their permissions allow them to view others’ wikis.

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    1. Use the “Annotation system” dropdown list to choose whether or not the “Annotations” tab is enabled in the module. The tab allows you to add comments to students’ wikis.
    2. Use the “Time allowed for edit” dropdown list to determine how long a student is allowed to edit a wiki. Multiple students cannot edit a wiki at the same time. Setting a time-out prevents one student from locking everyone else out of the wiki. When timeout is enabled, a countdown will display for students who are locked from editing the wiki. The countdown lets them know when the wiki will be available to edit. When the student editing a wiki runs out of time, their browser will automatically save any changes before they are barred from making further edits.
    3. Check the “Enable” box and use the “Allow editing from” dropdown lists to prevent students from editing the wiki before a certain date. Students will still be able to read and click through the wiki before this date.

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    1. Check the “Enable” box and use the “Prevent editing from” dropdown lists to prevent students from editing the wiki after a certain date. Students will still be able to read and click through the wiki after this date.
    2. Use the “Template” file uploader to choose a template for your wiki. Templates can be created using the “Save wiki as template” button in the module. The template will apply to any and all sub-wikis.If you add a template after creating a wiki, the template will only apply to newly created sub-wikis.

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    1. Use the “Show word counts” dropdown list to determine whether or not word counts for each page are displayed.

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  1. Check the “Link to import pages” box to add the ability to import pages from other wikis in the same course.

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Grade

Use the “Grade category” dropdown list to choose the grade book category for this activity. See Grading Activities for more information.

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Common Module Settings

  1. moduleChoose whether or not to hide or show the Assignment module using the “Visible” dropdown box.
  2. If desired, type a number into the “ID number” text box. Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the activity for grade calculation purposes.
  3. Choose a group mode for the activity. The different group modes are described below:
    No groups – Students will not be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member.
    Separate groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students can only contribute to their group and only view their group’s contributions.
    Visible groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member, but they can only contribute to their group.
  4. Use the “Grouping” dropdown list to determine the grouping for the activity. See Groups and Groupings for more information.
  5. To only make the activity available to students assigned to groups within the selected grouping, check the “Available for group members only” box. See Groups and Groupings for more information.

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Restrict Access

Use the restrict Access settings to control when and how students can use the activity. See Restricting Access to Content for more information.

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Activity Completion

Use the Activity Completion settings to track the completion of the activity. For more information, see Activity Completion.

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Create a Start Page

    1. Click the “Create page” button that appears on the front of the module when you first create a wiki.

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    1. Type the content for the front page of your wiki in the “Content” Content Manager.

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  1. Use the “Attachments” File Uploader to attach files to the wiki page.
  2. Click the “Preview” button to see what the page will look like before you publish it.
  3. Click “Save changes” to publish the page.

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Add and Edit Pages

      There are two ways to add pages to a wiki.

    1. The first way to add a new page is to type the name of the page in the “Create new page” text box at the bottom of the module and press “Create”. A link to the new page will be automatically added to the bottom of the current page.
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    2. The second way to add a new page is to create a link by typing double brackets around any word or phrase in the wiki.
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      After saving the page, click on the link you created. A message will appear that reads, “This page does not yet exist in the wiki. Would you like to create it?” Click the “Create page” button.
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    3. Type the content for the new page in the “Content” Content Manager.

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    1. Use the “Attachments” File Uploader to attach files to the wiki page.
    2. Click the “Preview” button to see what the page will look like before you publish it.
    3. Click “Save changes” to publish the page.
    4. If you want to create separate sections within your wiki pages, type the name of a section into the “Add new section to this page” text box at the bottom of the module.

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  1. To edit a page, navigate to the page you want to edit and click the “Edit” button at the top of the module or click the “Edit page” link beneath the page title.
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  2. To edit a section, click the “Edit section” button next to the section title.
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Delete, Undelete or Undo Changes to a Page

  1. Navigate to the page you want to delete or change and click on the History tab at the top of the module.
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  2. All edits to the page and the times they were made will be listed. Click the “Delete” link in the center of the top row. Click the “Undelete” link if you want to undelete a page.
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  3. To revert the page back to an earlier version, click the “Revert” link next to the appropriate time. This will undo all changes made after that time.
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Import Pages From Other OU Wikis in the Same Course

    1. Click the “Import pages” button in the upper right of the module.
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    2. The other OU wikis available on your course site will be listed. Click the “Import from…” button below the wiki you want to import pages from.
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    3. Check the boxes next to all pages you want to import and click the “Import page” button at the bottom.
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    4. If you are importing a start page from another wiki, you will be given the option of either merging the start pages of the two wikis together or creating a new page from the imported start page. If you choose to merge both start pages together, the content from the imported start page will appear at the bottom of the current start page.

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    1. If you are importing a page that isn’t a start page, you will have to choose which page in the current wiki you want the imported pages to be linked from.

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    1. If you are importing a page from another wiki with the same name as a page in your current wiki, you will be given the option of either merging the pages of the two wikis together or replacing the current page with the imported page. If you choose to merge both pages together, the content from the imported page will appear at the bottom of the current page.

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Add Annotations to a Page

Annotating pages allows you to comment on students’ work and provide recommendations.

  1. Navigate to the page you want to annotate and click the “Annotate” button at the top of the module or the “Annotate” link beneath the page title.
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  2. A small, blue block will appear before and after every word on the page. Click a block where you would like to insert an annotation.
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  3. In the popup, type your annotation into the text box and click “Add”.
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  4. In the location where you clicked the blue bock, a citation will appear that references an endnote in a text box at the bottom of the page.
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  5. You can edit the annotations by typing in the text boxes at the bottom of the page. To delete an annotation, remove all the text from a box.
  6. When you’re finished annotating, click “Save changes”.
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  7. A “note” icon now appears in the areas where you provided annotations. Clicking on the icon displays the annotation.
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  8. To hide the annotations, click the “Hide annotations” link beneath the page title.
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  9. To show all annotations at once, click the “Expand annotations” link. To collapse them again, click “Collapse annotations.”

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Manage Missing and Unlinked Pages

  1. Click the “Wiki index” button at the top right. A list of pages will appear.
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  2. Pages that exist but are not linked to by other pages will appear under the “Unlinked pages” heading. To add links to these pages, navigate to where you want to add the link, then type in the page title surrounded by double brackets.
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  3. Pages that are linked to but have not yet been created are listed under the “Missing pages” heading. To create the page, click on the link for that page and click the “Create page” button.
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View Editing History of OU Wiki Pages

  1. Click the “Wiki changes” button in the top right.
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  2. Click the “All changes” button at the top to view all changes made to the wiki and when they were made.
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  3. Click the “New pages” button to see when each page was added to the wiki.
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Save Wiki as a Template

  1. Click the “Wiki index” button in the upper right of the module.
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  2. Click the “Download as wiki template file” link at the bottom of the page.
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  3. Select a location on your computer to save the file.
  4. You can import the template when you create a new wiki under the wiki settings.

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View and Grade Student Participation in an OU Wiki

  1. Click the “Participation by user” button in the upper right.
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  2. Each user student be listed along with their participation details in table format.
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  3. Use the “Grades” dropdown list in the right-most column to set a grade for each student.
  4. Click the “Save Grades” button.
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  5. To download the table as a spreadsheet, click the “Download” button at the top.
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Working with Activities and Resources

› Add an Activity or Resource
› Move or Arrange an Activity or Resource
› Rename an Activity or Resource
› Edit the Settings of an Activity or Resource
› Hide or Show an Activity or Resource
› Copy an Activity or Resource
› Allow a Specific User Certain Permissions When Using an Activity or Resource
› Delete an Activity or Resource
› Change the Group Mode of an Activity or Resource


Add an Activity or Resource

  1. In the upper right, click on the green button that says “Turn editing on”.
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  2. Locate the section where you want to add an activity or resource. At the bottom of the section, click on the button that says “Add an activity or resource”
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  3. A window will pop up with a list of activities and resources. When you click on one of the items in the left column, a description will appear in the right column. Choose the activity or resource you want and click the “Add” button.
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Move or Arrange an Activity or Resource

To rearrange the order of an activity or resource:

  1. Click on the compass arrows icon next to the title of the activity or resource you want to move and hold down the mouse button.
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  2. Drag the section up or down to move it to a new location.
  3. Release the mouse button.

To add or remove an indentation to an activity or resource:

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the left of the activity or resource.
  2. From the drop-down list, choose “Move right” or “Move left” next to the arrow icons.
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Rename an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the pen icon to the right of the activity or resource’s name.
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  2. Type in a new name for the activity or resource
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  3. Press enter to save or escape to cancel.

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Edit the Settings of an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Edit settings” next to the gear icon to hide the activity or resource.
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Hide or Show an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Hide” next to the eye icon to hide the activity or resource.
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  3. Once the activity or resource has been hidden, return to the “Edit” menu and choose “Show” to show it again.
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Copy an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Duplicate” next to the pages icon.
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Allow a Specific User Certain Permissions When Using an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
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  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Assign roles” next to the user icon.
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  3. Choose the type of role you want to assign to a specific user. The details of that role are listed in the “Description” column.
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  4. Choose the specific user from your list of potential users on the right. Click the arrow buttons to add or remove them to the “Existing Users” list on the left. You can also use the search boxes at the bottom to find a specific user.
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  5. The names in the “Existing Users” list will be assigned the role you chose on the previous page. When you’re finished, you can choose another roll to add from the drop-down list at the bottom, or you can return to the previous page by clicking on “Back to the list of all roles”.
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Delete an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Delete” next to the X icon.
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Change the Group Mode of an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the user icon next to the “Edit” button of the activity or resource.
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  2. Every time you click, the icon will change. Each icon represents a different group mode. The different group modes are described below:nogroupNo groups – Students will not be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member.

    separategroupSeparate groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students can only contribute to their group and only view their group’s contributions.

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