Wikis for E-learning Project Management

A guided tour By Coach Carole

Which Wiki?

What is important to you?

Selection Criteria• Page history?• WYSIWYG?• Commercial support?• Interface language?• Software or hosted?• Storage system?• Free and open source?• Programming language?

Functionality & Feng Shui• Templates• Settings• Ad free• User friendly• Colour and styles• Permissions and invites• Discussions and photos• What’s new notifications

How to plan and create a Wetpaint wiki?

Plan• Who will collaborate with

you?• What content will you

need?• What communications are

required?• How will your wiki grow

over time?

Create• Visit

http://www.wetpaint.com • Follow the 3 easy stepsResearch• Visit

http://www.wetpaintcentral.com

• Visit:• http://

www.wetpaintcentral.com/page/Tips+for+A+Successful+Site

Step 1: the easy part

Name, URL, description, category & privacy

Step 2: the fun part

Step 3: the other part

Optional: invite friends

Create my wiki site

Note the instructions

Get started on content

What content?

• Let’s use today to brainstorm the content for the ConVerge08 wetpaint wiki at:– http://converge08.wetpaint.com/– Pages:– Tools:– Files:

• Follow along with me and create your own content for your new wiki.

Who will collaborate?

• Let’s now select and invite new members of the wiki, to collaborate on the project!

• Follow along with me and invite your own friends for your new wiki.

How will we communicate?

• Let’s now add some discussion forums for communicating with the members.

• Follow along with me and add your discussion forums for your new wiki.