Wikispace Presentation

Slide 1: Building and Sharing Knowledge Base with Wikis November 23, 2007 Presenter: Newton Vivor

Slide 2: Sharing Knowledge, Information and Resources • Review of Sharing Methods • Introduction to Wikis • The WAHO Blindness Prevention Wiki • Getting Started • Training and Practice Session • Next Steps 2 Wiki Development

Slide 3: Sharing Knowledge, Information and Resources • eMail – Very common, fast, cheap and easy to use – Allows quick group or 1-to-1 communications – Disadvantage: • Is not a sustainable method for sharing information • Resources are on individual computers, neither organized nor accessible to others 3 Wiki Development

Slide 4: Sharing Knowledge, Information and Resources • Websites – A good means to store and access knowledge and information resources – Is semi-permanent – Disadvantage: • Is difficult to use for those with low bandwidth connections • It can be difficult to find what you need • It is structured and maintained by a single person or organization 4 Wiki Development

Slide 5: Sharing Knowledge, Information and Resources • Websites (continued) – Websites give those working in the development sector access to large amounts of helpful resources 5 Wiki Development

Slide 6: Sharing Knowledge, Information and Resources • An Important Trend – Web 2.0 • Giving more opportunities and control to users of the internet to publish their own content: documents, files, research, knowledge, etc. – Examples • Blogs • Wikis 6 Wiki Development

Slide 7: Sharing Knowledge, Information and Resources What's a blog? A blog is an easy-to-use web site, where individuals can quickly post thoughts, articles, pictures, interact with people, and more… 7

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Slide 9: Introduction to Wikis - Wikispaces • Wikis Content management system Allows people to collaboratively develop a Web site without any prior training Wikis do not have a single author or editor, but many – perhaps thousands Wiki = quick (in Hawaiian) 9 Wiki Development

Slide 10: Introduction to Wikis • Wikis & Knowledge-Information Resources – Wikis are an ideal tool to organize and store a permanent knowledge base – online – for others to use and contribute to – Professionals can easily contribute their expertise to a shared knowledge base 10 Wiki Development

Slide 11: Wiki Structure • All wikis start off as a single blank page • Pages are created and connected by hyperlinks • No ownership of pages; anyone can change the work of others 11

Slide 12: Wiki Components • Pages community members can add to or edit • Discussion area for each page • List of all of the changes made to a particular page (version control) • List of all changes made to all pages. 12

Slide 13: Principles Advantages of Wikis • Easy to use • Web-based • Free • Anyone can make changes (edit other people’s work) • Flexible and extensible •No one owns content •Good for collaborative group work 13

Slide 14: Introduction to Wikis • Wikis in the International Development Sector – Ministries, NGOs and Funders are beginning to understand the power of wikis, and pilot sites and experiments are beginning to appear – Wikis can be a valuable tool to enhance our professional knowledge and effectiveness – The technology is simple, but behavior change is often required 14 Wiki Development

Slide 15: Guidelines Planning and Designing a Wiki Page A wiki page must have: - Good presentation - Must be legible - Multiple pages linked 15 Wiki Development

Slide 16: Getting Started 16 Wiki Development

Slide 17: Practice Session Setting up a Wikispace member account: - Membership by invitation - Activate the link in the email to access the account creation page - Provide your username, password and email address to sign up 17 Wiki Development

Slide 18: Practice Session Sign Up • Fill in all spaces and click Join to submit 18

Slide 19: Practice Session View your Page • Once you have created your account you need to sign in • You will see this screen 19 Wiki Development

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Slide 21: Practice Session Opening Page • Left side is your navigation  New page  Recent changes  Manage space  Search &Home 21 Wiki Development

Slide 22: Practice Session Opening Page • Top area are your page tools  Edit  Page  History  Notify me  Discussion 22 Wiki Development

Slide 23: Practice Session Opening Page • The center area is where your message will go 23 Wiki Development

Slide 24: Practice Session Editing your page • Click on the word Edit • You will see this toolbar: • It works just like a word processor • You can add lines, links, pictures, media sources, tables and special characters 24 Wiki Development

Slide 25: Practice Session Editing your page • Type in some information • Use the bold, underline, etc to see what happens 25 Wiki Development

Slide 26: Practice Session To add a hyperlink • Type in either a website name – such as www.ooas.org or www.cnn.com • Highlight the text and click on the WORLD icon (the first world on the toolbar) 26 Wiki Development

Slide 27: Practice Session To add a hyperlink • You will see this window  If you wish to link within wiki, you would use the wiki link- that is how you can link from page to page within your wiki  Try using the external link you wish to go to once you click on the text 27 Wiki Development

Slide 28: Practice Session Save Your Page • Once you have added text to your page make sure you SAV E your page 28 Wiki Development

Slide 29: Practice Session Working with your Wiki • The lift side tools allows you to work through your page  If you wish to create a New page just click on New page. All editing, etc stays the same on each page  Recent changes is a great way to track what is added to your page  Manage your space gives you control over your page. 29 Wiki Development

Slide 30: Practice Session Recent Changes - Great Tool • This tool allows you to track WHO has added data your wiki -Let’s pretend that your are using wiki within your class and you invite each student to join - with a nickname of course - And you assign a question to be answered on the wiki for homework - This tool allows you to see WHO has posted and when 30 Wiki Development

Slide 31: Embedding Slides, Video and Audio • Embedding Photo Slides Hands On: Signup and upload pictures to flickr.com Use http://slideflickr.com to get the embedded code for the wiki site by entering your flickr.com account name Paste code into the wiki page 31

Slide 32: Embedding Slides, video and audio • Embedding PowerPoint Slides Hands On:  Signup and upload slides to www.slideshare.net  Use www.slideshare.net to get the embedded code for the wiki site by entering your slideshare.net account name  Paste code into the wiki page 32

Slide 33: Practice Session To upload / insert pictures • Type in word or sentence for identifying document or picture such as list of PRESENTATIONS • Click on the PICTURE icon • Upload the document or picture • Position the cursor at the end of PRESENTATIONS and double click the uploaded document or picture • The document or picture is then inserted into the wiki page 33

Slide 34: Practice Session Some Thoughts • Wikispaces also has some Tour you might wish to take at https://www.wikispaces.com/ (it has audio) • Don’t worry if you make mistakes on your WIKI – you can also Edit/Undo or just save • Check out the help option if you get stuck or drop me an email 34 Wiki Development

Slide 35: Questions? Comments? 35

Slide 36: Conclusion • Wiki is an essential tool for information management and sharing among friends, families, colleagues and Institutions • Wiki is highly useful for Best Practice dissemination • Wikis are free to use • Wikis are easy to create and use - They do not require special web development knowledge 36