哥伦比亚大学维基is an online platform for collaborative writing, where content can be created and edited by any person who logs in with a UBC CWL(Campus-Wide Login). Content created in the UBC Wiki is viewable by everyone online and can be embedded in other tools like UBC Blogs. UBC Wiki uses the sameMediaWiki platformthat powers Wikipedia, which includes detailed revision tracking of content and the option to use wiki markup language.
| Cost | Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | Low demand | |
| Canvas Integration | None | |
| Privacy | 哥伦比亚大学维基isFIPPAcompliant and data is stored securely in Canada | |
| Similar UBC-Supported Tools | Microsoft TeamsandMicrosoft OneDriveoffer private document collaboration |
What can I use it for?
You can use UBC Wiki in a number of different ways in your courses:
- Enable collaboration on written work for students working in a group
- Create public course content or documentation, which you can also invite students to contribute on
- Host Open Educational Resources, like open textbooks
How are faculty using UBC Wiki?
Janice Stewart uses UBC Wiki so students contribute to public knowledge
Socially networked digital technologies allow the classroom to progress beyond the boundaries of official knowledge. Official knowledge represents a partial aggregate of culture, because it is mapped in ways that typically exclude members of marginalized groups. Participatory technologies, such as the GRSJ 224 Wiki, enable active relationships to public knowledge, new forms of educational innovation, and participatory citizenship.Read more »
Judy Chan uses UBC Wiki for instructors and students to collaborate
Judy Chan started using the UBC Wiki to deliver course content in a way that instructors could collaborate on course content and students could share their term projects with each other. Chan teaches FNH 200: Exploring Our Foods, a multi-section blended course taught by multiple instructors across the continent.Read More »
What do I need to use UBC Wiki?
A supported web browser
哥伦比亚大学维基runs in your web browser and supports using Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari.
A UBC CWL (Campus-Wide Login)
哥伦比亚大学维基is viewable by anyone who has an internet connection. However, to edit the content, you and your students (or other participants) will need a UBC CWL.
Tips
- Everything on UBC Wiki is accessible by the public.The wiki is a great platform for enabling open-pedagogy assignments, but it is good to give students an alternative option for submitting assignments in an non-open space.
- Anyone can change their wiki username for added privacy.By default, your wiki username defaults to “FirstName LastName”. To change your wiki username,contact us.
How do I use UBC Wiki?
First, take a look atways you can use the UBC Wiki for course workto get ideas. You can also follow theself-guided UBC Wiki tutorial.
Click any bar below for instructions and tips for using UBC Wiki.
Create an account for UBC Wiki
Before you create or edit a page in UBC Wiki, you will need to log in once to create an account.
- If you don't have a UBC CWL, first follow the steps from UBC IT tocreate a CWL account.
- Go towiki.ubc.ca, click theCWL按钮on the top right, and log in.
- If it is your first time logging in to UBC Wiki, a UBC Wiki account will be created for you using your CWL information.
Tips
- You can click your username to edit your profile, after you log in. You can add any details you like, such as your department, areas of interest, or wiki contributions.
Create a page in UBC Wiki
- Go towiki.ubc.ca, click theCWL按钮on the top right, and log in.
- Determine which namespace you want to create a page in. The namespace sets where in the wiki your content should be categorized.
- Main:A general community area for knowledge sharing about all aspects of the University. Note that pages here cannot have pages underneath them (i.e., subpages). All other namespaces can.
- Location in the wiki: "wiki.ubc.ca/Page Title"
- Course:An area for course-based content or activities.
- Location in the wiki: "wiki.ubc.ca/Course:Page Title"
- Documentation: An area for educational resources, documentation, support guides, and other similar content.
- Location in the wiki: "wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:Page Title"
- Sandbox: an area to play, experiment, and use the UBC Wiki as a personal and collaborative workspace.
- Location in the wiki: "wiki.ubc.ca/Sandbox:Page Title"
- Main:A general community area for knowledge sharing about all aspects of the University. Note that pages here cannot have pages underneath them (i.e., subpages). All other namespaces can.
- ClickCreate a New Pagein the sidebar of the UBC Wiki, and scroll to the bottom of the page.
- Enter your new page title in the appropriate namespace box, and click thecreate button. If you are creating a new course page, it will automatically load a course template, and instructions how to edit the page will pop up. If you are creating a regular page, you can start editing the page.
Tips
- Please avoid using special characters in the page title, as these characters will not work properly.
- Once your page is created, you can create subpages for it, so long as you are not using the "Main" namespace. In the web browser address bar, put a forward slash ("/") after the page address, type in the title for the subpage, and press enter.
- You can use a shortcut to create a new pageby typing the following in the web browser address bar: "wiki.ubc.ca/Namespace:Page Title" (e.g., "wiki.ubc.ca/Course:Math100") and pressing enter.
Edit a wiki page
- Go towiki.ubc.ca, click theCWL按钮on the top right, and log in.
- 你想编辑访问wiki页面。
- Press theEdit tab.
- You can edit your content with a visual editor or wikitext editor. Wikitext (or wiki markup language) is like a simplified version of HTML, while the visual editor is an online rich-text editor like what you use in Microsoft Word.
- Make the edits and then clickSave changes.
- If you are making time-consuming edits, also save your changes as you go, since UBC Wiki does not have a built-in autosave.
Tips
- Every time you save your changes, a new version of the page will be saved. You can always revert to a previous version using thepage history feature.
- Renaming a page is the same as moving a page. You can read more abouthow to move a page in the UBC Wiki, if you decide to change where your content appears.
Upload a file
- Go towiki.ubc.ca, click theCWL按钮on the top right, and log in.
- ClickUpload filein the sidebar under "Tools".
- Read the image explaining what kinds of copyright permissions your files should have, and clickNext.
- ClickSelect a media file to uploadand locate the file on your computer.
- Add additional files, if needed.
- ClickContinue.
- Choose the appropriate copyright status of the file, enter any other required information, and clickNext.
- Provide descriptive details for the file, and clickNext.
- To use the file in a wiki page, copy the embed code that appears after you upload the image. You can then follow the instructions above for editing a page and paste this code in where you'd like the file on your page.
Tips
- All of the files you upload need to be either in the public domain or openly licensed(e.g., using a Creative Commons License), since the UBC Wiki is open for anyone to view. If you upload your own file, you will have to agree to upload your work under aCreative Commons License.
- You can use existing media from the Wikimedia Commonswith theinsert media function. The Wikimedia Commons contains over 200 million open-licensed images.
- Though you can't upload videos directly,you can embed videos in UBC Wikifrom video-streaming platforms such as Kaltura.
Add a citation
- Go towiki.ubc.ca, and click theCWL按钮on the top right.
- Go to the wiki page that you would like to add a citation to.
- Press theEdit tab.
- Click theCite dropdown, and select the type ofreferenceyou want to add.
- Fill in the information, and clickInsert.
- The citation will automatically appear at the bottom of your wiki page.
Tips
- You can reuse the same citationby selecting the Re-use option in the Cite dropdown menu.
Where can I get more support with UBC Wiki?
Pedagogical support
If you need pedagogical support for open assignments using the UBC Wiki:
Contact Will Engle atwill.engle@ubc.caor Rie Namba atrie.namba@ubc.ca.
Technical support
If you have trouble with UBC Wiki:
- Contact your faculty’sInstructional Support Unitas your first point of contact
- Contact us for further assistance:
604 827 4775 orLT.hub@ubc.caor visit theLT Hub online
For supporting your students:
- Share theUBC Wiki privacy guide, so your students are familiar with what they’ll be sharing in this open space.
Learn more
- For more how-to instructions and self-guided tutorials, explore theUBC Wiki help pages.
- One-on-one help is available during the weekly WordPress and Wiki Virtual Drop-In Clinics, generally held on Thursdays. Check forupcoming clinicson the Keep Teaching site.