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Summary A wiki is a web application with whose help pages can be created online and can be edited by numerous authors or users.
Source: Gabler Verlag (ed.), Gabler Wirtschaftslexikon, online version, [last access 18.02.2015]
Source: Wikipedia, [last access 18.02.2015] The Freie Universität Berlin provides, on the one hand, a central wiki system that is operated with the software Confluence. Further information to the FU wikis can be found in this article. bietet zum einen ein zentrales Wiki-System, das mit der Software Confluence betrieben wird. Weitere Informationen zu FU-Wikis finden Sie in diesem Beitrag. On the other hand, the possibility of setting up wikis in the LMS Blackboard is available. Further information on the Blackboard wikis can be found here. |
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Implementation forms
With the help of wikis you can, amongst other things:
- Draft a mutual article
- Draft lecture scripts / summaries
- Set up link / literature lists with comments
- Set up academic glossaries / dynamic encyclopedias
- Post feedback / suggestions for improvement and discussions on academic texts
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We have developed ten implementation scenarios for wikis for teaching purposes as a postcard set. The postcards and the detailed guidelines can be downloaded as a reader as a .pdf file. FU wikis in teaching and research: online collaboration made easy URL: https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/fortbildung/downloads/ |
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Article in the self-learning wiki: For what are wikis implemented in teaching, research and administration?
Implementation tips
Practical examples at the Freie Universität
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Usage
- Here you can access the landing page of the self-learning course on FU wikis
- Information on wikis in the IdeasBar of the Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS)
- FU wikis in comparison to Blackboard wikis:
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| Writing comments | ||
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| Adding images, audio, video and links | more options | |
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| Disabling wiki pages | only disabling the wiki | |
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| Editing the wiki structure | ||
| Importing exporting wiki content |
Data protection and terms of use
- If you have any legal questions on data protection, data safety, protection of intellectual property rights etc. that crop up during the design phase of a course supported by e-learning, the usage of existing material or the implementation of tools then please contact the Office of the General Counsel of the Freie Universität Berlin. Written information on these topics can be found here and here.
Further information
- Landing page: FU wikis
Support offered by CeDiS
- Consulting services for the implementation of digital solutions in teaching: The Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS) has extensive experience of many years when it comes to the implementation of digital media and systems within the fields of teaching, learning and research. We offer a wide variety of consulting services on the implementation of these tools and systems within the entire academic scope and especially at Freie Universität Berlin.
- Training courses and workshops: For lecturers at Freie Universität Berlin (professors, employees, tutors) as well as lecturers of other universities CeDiS offers training courses and workshops on the topic of teaching and learning with digital media. These course enable participants to implement online elements within their own sphere of teaching.
- The Executive Board of the Freie Universität supports e-learning initiatives: With the e-learning funding program financial resources are provided to lecturers that enrich and improve their courses quality-wise by implementing technological and media-related support. All of the academic staff teaching, the lecturers or even the institutions of the Freie Universität - without the Charité-Universitätsmedizin - can be supported within this program.
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