Wiki settings: Difference between revisions

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This page explores in more detail the settings for the Wiki activity once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.

General

Give the Wiki a name and a description if required, checking the box if you want the description to display on the course page.

Wiki mode; Choose between "Individual wiki" where each student gets their own, or "Collaborative wiki" where students work together on a single wiki. (Group mode may also be used along with a collaborative wiki.)
First page name: The name you add here will form the first page of your new wiki. It is a required field and once a name has been entered,it can't be changed.

Format

Set the default type of editing your wiki will use.If you are at all unsure, select HTML. Chooose from:

- HTML - editing using the normal text editor such as Atto
- Creole - a popular wiki editing language.
- NWiki - a wiki editing language similar to Mediawiki.

Note: Creole and Nwiki have the same toolbar but slightly different syntax. See Creole format and Nwiki markup

Check "Force format" if you want to control the format your learners will use.

Other settings

Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore Common module settings, Restrict access, Activity completion, Tags and Competencies

Note that activity completion for a wiki is manual completion only.

Locally assigned roles

Selected users can be given additional roles in the wiki activity from the Locally assigned roles link from the gear menu in the wiki (Boost theme) or, for other themes, from Administration> Wiki administration > Locally assigned roles.

Wiki capabilities

Role permissions for the activity can be changed from the Permissions link in the gear menu within the wiki (Boost theme) or, for other themes from Administration>Wiki administration>Permissions.

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-  We mostly are cringe at the thought of a reading/discussing of theories. However, we need to do it; because theories are important to study of the related area. The case is the same for distance education (DE). But, why we need to theory?
+{{Wiki}}
-  Moore (1994) stated that “there was a need to describe and define the field and to identify the critical elements of the various forms of learning and teaching”. Similarly, Keegan (1995) said “… a theory gives the foundation on which the structures of need, purpose and administration can be erected”. He also added that “theory of distance education will be one which can provide ….which decisions can be taken, with confidence”.
-  Keegan (1986) in his work The Foundation of Distance Education classified theories of DE into three groups as:
+This page explores in more detail the settings for the [[Wiki activity]] once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.
-.Theories of independence and autonomy
+==General==
-    o 1960s-1970s
+Give the Wiki a name  and a description if required, checking the box if you want the description to display on the course page.
-    o Rudolf Monfred Delling
+:Wiki mode
-    o Charles A. Wedeneyer
+:Choose between "Individual wiki" where each student gets their own, or "Collaborative wiki" where students work together on a single wiki. (Group mode may also be used along with a collaborative wiki.)
-    o Michael Moore
+;First page name
-.Theories of industrialization of teaching
+:The name you add here will form the first page of your new wiki. It is a required field and once  a name has been entered,it can't be changed.
-    o Otto Peters
-.Theories of interaction and communication
+==Format==
-    o Böje Holmberg
+Set the default type of editing your wiki will use.If you are at all unsure, select HTML. Chooose from:
-    o John A. Baoth
+**HTML - editing using the normal text editor such as [[Atto]]
-    o David Seward
+**Creole - a popular wiki editing language.
-    o Kevin C. Smith
+**NWiki - a wiki editing language similar to Mediawiki.
-    o John S. Danuel
+Note: Creole and Nwiki have the same toolbar but slightly different syntax. See [[Creole format]] and [[Nwiki markup]]
+[[File:WikiFormat.png]]
+Check "Force format" if you want to control the format your learners will use.
+==Other settings==
+Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore [[Common  module settings]], [[Restrict access| Restrict access]],  [[Activity completion]], [[Tags]] and [[Competencies]]
+Note that activity completion for a wiki is manual completion only.
+==Locally assigned roles==
+Selected users can be given additional roles in the wiki activity from the Locally assigned roles link from the gear menu in the wiki (Boost theme) or, for other themes, from ''Administration> Wiki administration > Locally assigned roles''.
+==Wiki capabilities==
+Role permissions for the activity can be changed from the Permissions link in the gear menu within the wiki (Boost theme) or, for other themes from Administration>Wiki administration>Permissions.
+[[fr:Ajouter/modifier un wiki]]
+[[de:Wiki anlegen]]
+[[es:Configuraciones de wiki]]
+[[ja:Wikiを追加/編集する]]

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