Bright Ideas Group - Media Wiki Workshop
- Date: Thur 10 September 2009
- Time: 12:30pm - 5:00pm
- Location: Bankstwon C105
- Facilitator: Jo Kay - jokay.com.au
Session Overview
This workshop will provide Bright Ideas Group members with the opportunity to learn more about the MediaWiki platform and our new SWSI Induction wiki. During the session, Jo Kay will provide a general overview of the media wiki platform and its features, as well as a a hands-on crash course in creating and editing content in the new SWSI Induction Mediawiki!
Session Plan
| Time | Topic |
| 12:30pm | Welcome and Introductions |
| 12:40pm | What is a wiki? |
| 1:00pm | Overview of the MediaWiki Platform and the SWSI Induction Wiki |
| 1:15pm | Creating an Account and Logging In |
| 1:45pm | Creating and Editing Pages on the SWSI Induction Wiki |
| 2:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 2:50pm | Creating and Editing Pages on the SWSI Induction Wiki (cont) |
| 3:20pm | Widgets and Extensions: Adding Images and Multimedia on the SWSI Induction wiki |
| 4:10pm | Questions and Review |
| 4:30pm | Hands-On Time: Workshop participants will have time to start working on content for the Induction wiki . |
| 5:00pm | Session close |
Please Bring...
During this hands on workshop, there will be opportunities to start publishing content on the SWSI Induction MediaWiki. Please come to the workshop with the following resources:
- An image to upload to your personal page
- Some text or content you would like to publish on the wiki.
You can bring your content on a thumbdrive/cd-rom or simply email it to yourself so you can access it easily during the workshop!
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the session you will:
- Understand what a wiki is and how wikis and social software tools differs from traditional websites
- Have an awareness of the mediawiki platform and its features
- Know how to create, structure, and modify a Media Wiki Page
- Know how to locate and categorise information on the SWSI Induction Wiki
- Have an understanding of the Widgets and Extensions installed on the SWSI Induction wiki and how they for inclusion of multimedia and dynamic content.
Worhshop Activities
During the workshop we will undertake the following activities:
- Creating Your Account and Editing Your Preferences
- Editing Your Personal Page
- How to Create and Edit a New Page on the SWSI Induction Wiki
- How to Add an Image to a SWSI Induction Wiki Page
- How to Upload and Embed a Video on the SWSI Induction Wiki
- How to Upload and Embed a Podcast on the SWSI Induction Wiki
- How to Publish a Media File (PDF, Word etc) on the SWSI Induction Wiki
Session Resources
MediaWiki Examples
- Wikipedia
- Wikiversity
- myLearning - Sydney Institute's Wiki
- Sydney Institute Induction Wiki
- Flexible Learning Network Wiki
Useful Links
The following resources provide general information about using MediaWikis: