This document discusses how to use a wiki in a Blackboard course. A wiki allows for collaborative writing and editing of content. Wikis can be used for group work, authentic audiences, and writing to learn. To set up a wiki in Blackboard, an instructor first organizes the content and creates a wiki document. They then generate wiki pages and links between pages. The instructor also adds a link from their course to the wiki. Finally, the wiki can be assessed through participation and grading features.

1. Using a Blackboard Wiki
Why and How
Bill Vilberg
bill.vilberg@miami.edu
Slides available at
http://goo.gl/xm239G

2. Questions
1. What is a wiki?
2. Why might you use a
wiki in your course?
3. How do you use the wiki
in Blackboard Learn?

3. What is a wiki?

4. What is a wiki?
• Simple
• Web based
• Add, modify or
delete content
• Collaborative

5. Why might you use a wiki
in a course?

6. Why might you use a wiki in a course?
• Group work
• Authentic audience
• Collaborative writing
• Writing to learn

7. Why might you use a wiki in a course?
• Group work
• Authentic audience
• Collaborative writing
• Writing to learn

8. How do you use the
wiki in Blackboard
learn?

9. Steps
1. Organize
2. Create
3. (Edit)
4. Assess

10. organize

11. 1. Organize
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Pedagogy

12. 2. Create
• Wiki document
• Wiki pages
• Wiki links to pages
• Blackboard link to the
Wiki

13. Create wiki
documemt

14. 2a. Create – Wikis Tool
1. Control Panel
2. Course Tools
3. Wikis

15. 2a. Create – Wikis Page
• On the Wikis page, click Create Wiki on the action bar

16. 2a. Create – Wikis Details
• Fill out the Create Wiki page
• NOTE: “Instructions” are not a page in the wiki

17. 2a. Create – Help
• For complete details see
http://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_SP_10_and_SP_11
Wikis

18. Create wiki Pages

19. Create Wiki Pages – Enter Wiki
• On the Wikis page, click the name of the Wiki

20. Create Wiki Pages – Create home page
• Fill out and submit info for wiki home page

21. Create Wiki Pages – Create other pages
• Use Create Wiki Page button to create additional pages

22. Create wiki links to
pages

23. Create Wiki links to pages
• Select text and click on “Link to Wiki page” icon

24. Create Wiki links to pages
• Select page and link text

25. Create Wiki links to pages
• Repeat to create all secondary pages

26. Create blackboard
link to the wiki

27. Create Blackboard link to the Wiki
• In content area of course site, select Tools > Wikis

28. Create Blackboard link to the Wiki
• Create the link to the Wiki

29. Create Blackboard link to the Wiki
• Create the link to the Wiki

30. Create Blackboard link to the Wiki
• Students can now access and edit the Wiki

31. 4. ASSESS

32. Assess
• Participation and Grading button

33. Assess
• Participation and Grading button

34. Assess
• Participation and Grading button

35. Demonstration
Create
•Wiki document
•Wiki pages
•Wiki links to pages
•Blackboard link to the Wiki
Assess

36. RECAP
1. What is a wiki?
2. Why might you use a
wiki in your course?
3. How do you use the wiki
in Blackboard Learn?

37. Using a Blackboard Wiki
Why and How
Bill Vilberg
bill.vilberg@miami.edu
Slides available at
http://goo.gl/xm239G