How+to+use+this+wiki

= Site settings and permissions = This is a protected wiki which means that it can only be edited/changed by members. **It is important to remember, however, that it can be //viewed// by anyone with a Wikispaces account.** As a member of the //mlearning muse// wiki, you are able to view and edit this wiki as well as upload files and images to it. Simply login to your account and then click on the edit pencil at the top right of the page to begin making changes. This will turn on a user friendly WYSIWG tool, similar to what you use when posting to the forums in Stream. If you get stuck, take a look at the Help section on your top wiki toolbar (right hand side). It has some quick and easy tutorials that will step you through the process. **Similar to Wikipedia, there is always the possibility that anything you enter into a wiki page can be changed or overwritten by any other member of our seminar.** The idea behind a wiki is that a group of learners collaborate and come to a shared understanding and agreement of what the final product should look like. If you simply want to add to, rather than change what has been written, that is possible too. If you want to keep an original copy of your work, please type it into a Word document first and save it to your personal computer.

Certain pages, like this one, the Tasks page, So What page and Your Findings page have been locked by the wiki organisers as it is important that the information on that page always stays the same. The facilitators of this seminar (Leah, Lois, Nad and Suzie) are the wiki organisers. Organisers are able to invite others to become members, add and delete pages and manage the Discussion areas. Each page has a Discussion tab which is similar to a forum in that people can post a message or a question and other members can respond to it. The discussion threads are visible on the page. Organisers are able to delete threads and comments. For the purposes of this seminar, the facilitators intend to conduct all discussion within the Stream environment. Members may choose, if they wish, to conduct informal discussion amongst themselves in the wiki but it is not required and the facilitators will not respond to any threads within the wiki itself.

Finding your way around the site
You will notice that http://mlearningmuse.wikispaces.com does not look like a typical website. The navigation menu bar is located on the right hand side of your screen. The pages are automatically displayed in alphabetical order, rather than the sequence that one might expect from a website. Some of these pages, such as the Tasks Page provide information about what activities need to be completed, by when, and how they link to the seminar objectives. Other pages, such as the Defining mlearning page, have been set up for you to complete an activity. Relevant readings have been attached to these activity pages.

We will be working through the site in the following order:


 * 1) Home page introduces the seminar and lists the objectives.
 * 2) The So What? page provides a reason for why we need to know more about mlearning
 * 3) Tasks page contains important information about what activities need to be completed
 * 4) Activity 1a: Defining mlearning
 * 5) Optional Activity 1b: Twitter details
 * 6) Activity 2a: Is mlearning better learning?
 * 7) Optional Activity 2b: Cheating poll
 * 8) Optional Activity 3a: Your references
 * 9) Activity 3b: Your rubric
 * 10) Your Findings.

Timelines:
Activity 1 to be completed by all participants by 12 September 2010 Activity 2 to be completed by all participants by 13 September 2010 Activity 3 to be completed by all participants by 19 September 2010 Your Findings activity to be completed by the facilitators by 19 September 2010

[[image:start.jpg width="109" height="95"]] Become a member and join our seminar
Check your email inbox for an email from a wiki organiser (Leah, Lois, Nad or Suzie). This email will be sent to whichever account you have provided to Massey University. It will be the same email address where you get the weekly news update from Maggie. Just accept the invite and go to the url provided. A facilitator will make you a member of the wiki as soon as you have accepted the invite. If you have trouble getting in, or haven't received an email, contact one of the wiki organisers for assistance. Whenever you visit this wiki and if you wish to complete one of the activities, you will need to sign into your account first. Don't forget to 'add to favourites' so you remember where the wiki is!

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