EDKB Training Outline

From UCSB English Department Knowledge Base

1. Introduction
   1. Reasons for instituting the wiki
      1. easier updates
      2. more organizational options
   2. Using the Wiki in the classroom
      1. Message Boards
      2. Reading Journals
      3. Posting syllabi, etc.
   3. Create an Account
      1. Kim will give user permissions while Ryan & Marthine speak
2. The Geography - Ryan Boyd
   1. 3-part visual scheme: left-hand taskbar (go over subdivisions), editorial taskbar (top), user prefs taskbar (top top)
   2. architecture of categories/subcategories/articles
3. How to Find Content - Marthine Satris

- Search option -- how to decipher results
- using "category" and "instructor" etc as prefixes
- clicking from category to category
- how things are organized w/ subcategories (unless Ryan covers this)
- using left hand task bar

1. How to Add Content - Kim Knight
   1. creating a new page
      1. the About Template
   2. Typing content
   3. Cutting and Pasting content
      1. Problems with line breaks
   4. Formatting content
      1. Bold, Italics, Centering
      2. Links
         1. Internal Links
         2. External Links
      3. Sections and Table of Contents
   5. Adding categories
   6. Adding Protected Content