building a course site with pbworks

Creating a Course Site with PBWorks

Michael M. GrantThe University of Memphis

ARDLASeptember 21, 2010

Michael M. Grant 2010

What is a wiki?

YouTube Video

Why wikis for course sites?

Why PBWorks?

Huge file space!

No ads.

Public or private spaces.

Easy to use.

There doesn’t seem to be a limit on the number of wikispaces you can have.

Planning for an online or hybrid course

Planning

Introductory Pages

See the links on my wiki page

for the full descriptions of

these.

^• Resources• Sandbox

Sandboxan online environment in which code or content changes can be tested without affecting the original system

Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/celinesphotographer/326629023/

Quick Calendar

Course Content Template

Hands-On

Go to http://bit.ly/ardlaworkshop

0. Sign up for a free wikispace.

Go to https://plans.pbworks.com/signup/edubasic20

1. Under the “Settings” tab, choose your wikispace colors.

2. Edit your Frontpage.

3. Create a new “Syllabus” page.

4. Create at least one other page.

5. Create a course content page.

6. Go to your Frontpage & add links to your other

pages.

7. Add embedded media to your pages.

8. Edit & add to your pages as you like.

Michael M. Grant 2010