Learning Resource Wiki

Last modified by Carina Enke on 06.02.2024

With a wiki (Hawaiian for quick), you can – much like in an online encyclopaedia – easily create articles and content and edit them together with other users.

Users like to deploy the wiki, for example, for the following application scenarios:

  • as a glossary or index of a course
  • as an aid to certain course topics
  • as a discussion forum with advanced features
  • as a publicly accessible repository for all kinds of text and articles (e.g. to submit tasks)

Within a wiki, each user can create new articles, edit existing articles, link articles with each other, and discuss them with other users. The articles can be formatted using the wiki syntax (typography, headings, lists, links). It is also possible to insert images, audio files, as well as mathematical formulas in LaTeX format.

 

When opened as a standalone resource, the learning resource of the type Wiki lacks the advanced visibility and accessibility features. All typical user functions within the wiki also apply to the single resource.

Overview

1

In the upper section of the wiki, you will find the button Create article as well as the File management.

2

The left navigation pane shows the wiki menu. The tutor can alter the menu and make selected articles available for quick access. It also provides access to all categories within the wiki and the history of your recently viewed articles.

3

In the middle section, you can see the wiki content. Using the tabs above the page, you may edit the current article, engage in discussions on it, or view the history.

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The tutor can assign various rights for the wiki. The displayed functions and sections depend on these settings.

Upper section

Create article

For more information, see the section Create new Wiki article.

File management

For more information, see the section Manage Wiki files.

Navigation pane (on the left):

Index

Displays all linked wiki articles.

From A to Z

Displays all wiki articles in alphabetical order.

Categories

Displays all categories of the opened wiki resource in alphabetical order. By clicking on one of the category entries, all wiki pages assigned to this category are listed. For more information, see the section Wikiartikel nach Kategorien einsehen.

Last change

Displays a list of recently opened wiki articles. Using the link in the displayed entries, you can open the respective wiki pages.

Wiki-Menu

For more information, see the section Edit Wiki-menu.

Recently viewed

Displays a list of recently opened wiki articles. A maximum of five entries is shown.

Middle section

Article

This tab displays article content. If you are the author of the article, you will see the button Add artefact on the right. This button allows you to add the article to your ePortfolio as an artefact.

Edit article

This tab opens the editor view of the selected article. For more information, see the section Edit Wiki article.

It will only be visible if you have editing rights within the wiki. If this is the case, you will be able to create new articles and edit existing ones.

Discussion on a wiki article

A wiki text is usually created by several authors. In the Discussion section, there is a forum for each article to exchange comments with other authors. For more information, see the section Discussion of an Wiki article.

History

Here you can track the status of the wiki article, compare different versions, and restore a version if necessary. For more information, see the section Version history of Wiki articles.