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Welcome to '''Introduction to this wiki''', a learning project for first time visitors to [[this wiki]]. Newcomers should also visit [[this wiki:Introduction]]. | |||
Welcome to '''Introduction to | {{ntnes}} | ||
==Learning objectives== | ==Learning objectives== | ||
;What you can learn on this page: | ;What you can learn on this page: | ||
#What a wiki website is. | #What a wiki website is. | ||
#What the | #What the this wiki project is all about. | ||
#How you can participate. | #How you can participate. | ||
#How to ask questions and get help. | #How to ask questions and get help. | ||
#How to find existing [[learning resource]]s at | #How to find existing [[learning resource]]s at this wiki. | ||
;Help with jargon | ;Help with jargon | ||
: | :this wiki participants use many technical terms that have special meaning within the this wiki project; see the [[this wiki:Glossary|glossary of terms]]. | ||
==What is a wiki?== | ==What is a wiki?== | ||
A wiki is a type of website that allows users to easily add, remove, or otherwise edit and change the content of the webpages. this wiki is a wiki website. this wiki webpages have an "edit button" that you are invited to use. Everyone can edit and improve this wiki webpages. The openness and ease of editing page content makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring. | |||
A wiki is a type of website that allows users to easily add, remove, or otherwise edit and change the content of the webpages. | |||
:'''Q'''. Where can I learn more about editing | :'''Q'''. Where can I learn more about editing this wiki webpages? | ||
:'''A'''. [[ | :'''A'''. [[this wiki:Introduction|Click here]] for an introduction to editing. | ||
:'''Q'''. Where can I learn more about wiki? | :'''Q'''. Where can I learn more about wiki? | ||
:'''A'''. [[Wiki|Click here]] to learn more about collaborative webpage editing. | :'''A'''. [[Wiki|Click here]] to learn more about collaborative webpage editing. | ||
:'''Q'''. Where can I discuss the contents of the page with other users? | :'''Q'''. Where can I discuss the contents of the page with other users? | ||
:'''A'''. Every wiki webpage has an associated page for discussions. For example, when you are at this page, click the "discussion" button to go to the [[Talk:Introduction to | :'''A'''. Every wiki webpage has an associated page for discussions. For example, when you are at this page, click the "discussion" button to go to the [[Talk:Introduction to this wiki]] page where you can ask questions about this webpage. Also: [[this wiki:Chat|text chat]] and [[Teamspeak|voice chat]]. | ||
:'''Q'''. How is the content that I contribute to | :'''Q'''. How is the content that I contribute to this wiki licensed? Who can use it? | ||
:'''A'''. Every time you use the "edit button", just below the edit window it says, "You agree to license your contributions under the [[ | :'''A'''. Every time you use the "edit button", just below the edit window it says, "You agree to license your contributions under the [[this wiki:GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]." GFDL stands for "GNU Free Documentation License" and is the [[this wiki:Copyrights|license]] that is applied to all the text added by editors to this wiki pages. Before you edit this wiki pages you should have a basic understanding of the GFDL. See: [[The GFDL and you]]. | ||
==What is | ==What is this wiki?== | ||
''' | '''this wiki is a site for the creation and use of free learning materials and activities.''' The mission of this wiki is to empower people to achieve their educational goals using resources produced by the [[Wikipedia:free culture movement|free culture movement]]. The goal is to create a community of people who support each other in their educational endeavors. | ||
See: [[ | See: [[this wiki:About]] <-- Answers to frequently asked questions about this wiki. | ||
===Asking questions=== | ===Asking questions=== | ||
As a new visitor to | As a new visitor to this wiki you probably have many questions. First, try asking at the [[this wiki:Colloquium|Colloquium page]] or at the [[this wiki:Chat|this wiki live chat channel]]. You can also ask questions that are about this page by editing this page ([http://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=Introduction_to_this wiki&action=edit§ion=4 example]) or by editing this page's [[Talk:Introduction to this wiki|discussion page]]. There are also [[this wiki:Questions|other options]] for asking questions. | ||
====Your questions==== | ====Your questions==== | ||
Ask questions here: | Ask questions here: | ||
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::[[#Keeping track of discussions]] (page section, below) mentions the idea of a "watch list". If you have registered a user name and if you are logged in, then at the top of each wiki page there should be a link called "my watchlist". I set my user preferences to add every page I edit to my watchlist. The watchlist is updated to show pages that have been edited. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 07:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC) | ::[[#Keeping track of discussions]] (page section, below) mentions the idea of a "watch list". If you have registered a user name and if you are logged in, then at the top of each wiki page there should be a link called "my watchlist". I set my user preferences to add every page I edit to my watchlist. The watchlist is updated to show pages that have been edited. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 07:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
==Explore | ==Page navigation== | ||
'''[[ | |||
Most pages are divided into multiple sections. To quickly navigate, you can click on a [[link]] in the '''Table of Contents'''. On this page, the first section is called [[#Learning objectives|"Learning objectives"]] and the Table of Contents is immediately above it. | |||
==Explore this wiki content== | |||
'''[[this wiki:Browse|Browse]]''' our main subject areas: | |||
*[[Portal:Humanities|Humanities]] | *[[Portal:Humanities|Humanities]] | ||
*[[Portal:Physical Sciences|Physical Sciences]] | *[[Portal:Physical Sciences|Physical Sciences]] | ||
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*[[:Category:Portal|Other portals]] | *[[:Category:Portal|Other portals]] | ||
'''Categories'''. Every | '''Categories'''. Every this wiki learning resource should be in at least one [[Help:Category|Category]]. You can browse this wiki by category. See: [[:Category:Content]]. | ||
'''Search'''. Try using the search feature to find learning resources. See: [[ | '''Search'''. Try using the search feature to find learning resources. See: [[this wiki:Searching]]. | ||
==Exercises== | ==Exercises== | ||
# Not yet registered? See: [[ | # Not yet registered? See: [[this wiki:Why create an account]]. | ||
# Edit your | # Edit your this wiki user page and add hypertext [[Making links|links]] to some this wiki pages that are of interest to you. '''Hint''': make a link to this page so that you can keep returning here until you complete this introduction to this wiki. See: [[Making links]]. | ||
==More about | ==More about this wiki== | ||
this wiki is a [[wiki|wiki-based]] [[m:Learning_community|learning community]]. Here you can use online courses and also create courses yourself. See [[Some ideas about this wiki|this page]] for some ideas about what the this wiki might become. Also, see more of [[this wiki:Learning|how this wiki supports learning]]. | |||
Different [[ | Different [[this wiki:Vision|entry point]]s and [[this wiki:Alternative_Theory|rough theory]], as well as [[this wiki:Forms:Circle|example forms]] are also available. | ||
==How can I learn even more about | ==How can I learn even more about this wiki?== | ||
*True or false? [[B is the new C]] <-- A short lesson about learning at this wiki and learning by editing wiki website pages. | |||
*True or false? [[B is the new C]] <-- A short lesson about learning at | |||
Try stuff! Learn by doing. Please make mistakes. If you make your edits in good faith, the worst thing can happen is someone coming along and saying that that is not the way things are standardly done, or that what is being done is outside the scope of the project. However, we try not to [[WV:BITE|bite]]. | Try stuff! Learn by doing. Please make mistakes. If you make your edits in good faith, the worst thing can happen is someone coming along and saying that that is not the way things are standardly done, or that what is being done is outside the scope of the project. However, we try not to [[WV:BITE|bite]]. | ||
Still not sure about using the edit button? Watch a two minute-long video that offers encouragement to people who are new to editing | Still not sure about using the edit button? Watch a two minute-long video that offers encouragement to people who are new to editing this wiki and other wiki websites. Join the Web 2.0 revolution! this wiki uses the Ogg video format --> [[Media:WRSP Web 2.0.ogg|view Web 2.0 video]], 9.3 Mb download. ([[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Media help (Ogg)|Help]] with Ogg video file play.) | ||
See also: [[ | See also: [[this wiki computer skills]] <-- includes a tutorial for how to play Ogg format audio and video files on your computer. Have you checked out that little '''[[help:toolbox|toolbox]]''' there to the left? The ''[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Introduction_to_this wiki|What links here]]'' tool is nifty! | ||
==Things you can get started doing== | ==Things you can get started doing== | ||
*Begin the [[filmmaking]] courses. | *Begin the [[filmmaking]] courses. | ||
*Add or tweak some notes at a course portal. The [[ | *Add or tweak some notes at a course portal. The [[this wiki:School of History|School of History]] is now seeking students! The [[this wiki:School of Mathematics|School of Mathematics]] is now seeking students: [[School of Mathematics:Calculus]]. | ||
*Tweak a [[Special:Random|random text]] for readability. | *Tweak a [[Special:Random|random text]] for readability. | ||
*Create an interesting topic portal. | *Create an interesting topic portal. | ||
*[[ | *[[this wiki:Create a Random Lesson Plan|Create a random lesson plan]]. | ||
*Assemble an initial list of links useful to others interested in the topic. | *Assemble an initial list of links useful to others interested in the topic. | ||
*Add an outline bullet | *Add an outline bullet | ||
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*Publish an essay question and answer or a term paper at an appropriate location. | *Publish an essay question and answer or a term paper at an appropriate location. | ||
*Write a draft quiz regarding a [[wikipedia:Special:Random|random Wikipedia article]] or other subject of interest and publish it as an appropriate link in a learning trail. | *Write a draft quiz regarding a [[wikipedia:Special:Random|random Wikipedia article]] or other subject of interest and publish it as an appropriate link in a learning trail. | ||
*Review the standards of [[ | *Review the standards of [[this wiki:Educational standards organisations|educational standards organisations]]. | ||
*Publish your course notes (Students please note that the copyright of handouts belongs to their creators and permission is required prior to submittal. Personal notes with short quotes compliant with fair use provisions of U.S. Copyright law, short quotes and citations, created to study the course material are very welcome. It is exactly what we wish to '''edit mercilessly''' and improve to leave behind published under the [[GFDL]] for others to encounter along the learning trails.), lesson plans, topical essays, or reference works for others to review, modify or fork. | *Publish your course notes (Students please note that the copyright of handouts belongs to their creators and permission is required prior to submittal. Personal notes with short quotes compliant with fair use provisions of U.S. Copyright law, short quotes and citations, created to study the course material are very welcome. It is exactly what we wish to '''edit mercilessly''' and improve to leave behind published under the [[GFDL]] for others to encounter along the learning trails.), lesson plans, topical essays, or reference works for others to review, modify or fork. | ||
*Come discuss how to improve | *Come discuss how to improve this wiki at our [http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/textbook-l current mailing list]. | ||
===Keeping track of discussions=== | ===Keeping track of discussions=== | ||
How do you know when someone has replied to a comment or a question you left on a | How do you know when someone has replied to a comment or a question you left on a this wiki [[Help:Talk page|discussion page]]? Be sure to add pages you are interested in to your watch list. Either use the "watch" button or set your user preferences to automatically add pages you edit to your watch list. Periodically check your watch list to keep track of changes to pages you previously edited. | ||
You can also obtain RSS or Atom feeds for changes to any | You can also obtain RSS or Atom feeds for changes to any this wiki page. Go to the article's history page and use the toolbox link labeled "rss" to subscribe to this feed. See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Syndication|this wikipedia article]] for more information. | ||
===Find a course=== | ===Find a course=== | ||
[[ | [[this wiki:Browse|Browse]] the [[learning resource]]s listed at this wiki [[this wiki:Portals|Portals]] or the various [[this wiki:this wiki Schools|this wiki Schools]]. | ||
==Discussing | ==Discussing this wiki== | ||
For previous discussions see the [[m: | For previous discussions see the [[m:this wiki|Meta page]] on this wiki. Since there is now a formal [[m:this wiki/Modified project proposal|proposal]] to set up this wiki as a [[m:Proposals_for_new_projects#this wiki proposal|new Wikimedia project]], try to keep discussions of this wiki's scope and goals centralized at Meta. Utilize a #wikiversity-en [[this wiki:Chat|IRC chat channel]] as well. If you're interested, you could add your name to the many [[this wiki:participants|participants lists]], and see who else is involved. | ||
== | ==this wiki Core Courses== | ||
One way to [[meta: | One way to [[meta:Moving_this wiki_forward|move this wiki forward]] is to create another core service course. Wikimedia projects are developed here at this wiki. Prior to formal establishment, projects were developed on other domains, but they are all now here at wikiversity. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[ | *[[this wiki:Introduction]] | ||
*[[ | *[[this wiki]] - content development project for learning resources about this wiki | ||
*[[Intermediate | *[[Intermediate this wiki]] - you've made some edits to this wiki, now you need help so that you can get serious and edit efficiently. | ||
*[[ | *[[this wiki (the rest of the story)]] - details about this wiki that only the obsessed | ||
*[[ | *[[Did you know?]] - add tidbits as you learn | ||
*[[ | *[[this wiki:Glossary]] | ||
[[Category:Introduction to | [[Category:Introduction to this wiki]] | ||
[[Category:Introductions]] | [[Category:Introductions]] | ||
[[Category:Exploring | [[Category:Exploring this wiki as a learner]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:05, 29 September 2026
Welcome to Introduction to this wiki, a learning project for first time visitors to this wiki. Newcomers should also visit this wiki:Introduction.
Learning objectives
- What you can learn on this page
- What a wiki website is.
- What the this wiki project is all about.
- How you can participate.
- How to ask questions and get help.
- How to find existing learning resources at this wiki.
- Help with jargon
- this wiki participants use many technical terms that have special meaning within the this wiki project; see the glossary of terms.
What is a wiki?
A wiki is a type of website that allows users to easily add, remove, or otherwise edit and change the content of the webpages. this wiki is a wiki website. this wiki webpages have an "edit button" that you are invited to use. Everyone can edit and improve this wiki webpages. The openness and ease of editing page content makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring.
- Q. Where can I learn more about editing this wiki webpages?
- A. Click here for an introduction to editing.
- Q. Where can I learn more about wiki?
- A. Click here to learn more about collaborative webpage editing.
- Q. Where can I discuss the contents of the page with other users?
- A. Every wiki webpage has an associated page for discussions. For example, when you are at this page, click the "discussion" button to go to the Talk:Introduction to this wiki page where you can ask questions about this webpage. Also: text chat and voice chat.
- Q. How is the content that I contribute to this wiki licensed? Who can use it?
- A. Every time you use the "edit button", just below the edit window it says, "You agree to license your contributions under the GFDL." GFDL stands for "GNU Free Documentation License" and is the license that is applied to all the text added by editors to this wiki pages. Before you edit this wiki pages you should have a basic understanding of the GFDL. See: The GFDL and you.
What is this wiki?
this wiki is a site for the creation and use of free learning materials and activities. The mission of this wiki is to empower people to achieve their educational goals using resources produced by the free culture movement. The goal is to create a community of people who support each other in their educational endeavors.
See: this wiki:About <-- Answers to frequently asked questions about this wiki.
Asking questions
As a new visitor to this wiki you probably have many questions. First, try asking at the Colloquium page or at the this wiki live chat channel. You can also ask questions that are about this page by editing this page (wiki&action=edit§ion=4 example) or by editing this page's discussion page. There are also other options for asking questions.
Your questions
Ask questions here:
- Hi. is there a way to know when an edit/change I've made gets edited or changed by someone else?
- #Keeping track of discussions (page section, below) mentions the idea of a "watch list". If you have registered a user name and if you are logged in, then at the top of each wiki page there should be a link called "my watchlist". I set my user preferences to add every page I edit to my watchlist. The watchlist is updated to show pages that have been edited. --JWSchmidt 07:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Page navigation
Most pages are divided into multiple sections. To quickly navigate, you can click on a link in the Table of Contents. On this page, the first section is called "Learning objectives" and the Table of Contents is immediately above it.
Explore this wiki content
Browse our main subject areas:
- Humanities
- Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Practical Arts and Sciences
- Mathematics
- Engineering and Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Social Sciences
- Education
- Media
- Professions
- Other portals
Categories. Every this wiki learning resource should be in at least one Category. You can browse this wiki by category. See: Category:Content.
Search. Try using the search feature to find learning resources. See: this wiki:Searching.
Exercises
- Not yet registered? See: this wiki:Why create an account.
- Edit your this wiki user page and add hypertext links to some this wiki pages that are of interest to you. Hint: make a link to this page so that you can keep returning here until you complete this introduction to this wiki. See: Making links.
More about this wiki
this wiki is a wiki-based learning community. Here you can use online courses and also create courses yourself. See this page for some ideas about what the this wiki might become. Also, see more of how this wiki supports learning.
Different entry points and rough theory, as well as example forms are also available.
How can I learn even more about this wiki?
- True or false? B is the new C <-- A short lesson about learning at this wiki and learning by editing wiki website pages.
Try stuff! Learn by doing. Please make mistakes. If you make your edits in good faith, the worst thing can happen is someone coming along and saying that that is not the way things are standardly done, or that what is being done is outside the scope of the project. However, we try not to bite.
Still not sure about using the edit button? Watch a two minute-long video that offers encouragement to people who are new to editing this wiki and other wiki websites. Join the Web 2.0 revolution! this wiki uses the Ogg video format --> view Web 2.0 video, 9.3 Mb download. (Help with Ogg video file play.)
See also: this wiki computer skills <-- includes a tutorial for how to play Ogg format audio and video files on your computer. Have you checked out that little toolbox there to the left? The What links here tool is nifty!
Things you can get started doing
- Begin the filmmaking courses.
- Add or tweak some notes at a course portal. The School of History is now seeking students! The School of Mathematics is now seeking students: School of Mathematics:Calculus.
- Tweak a random text for readability.
- Create an interesting topic portal.
- Create a random lesson plan.
- Assemble an initial list of links useful to others interested in the topic.
- Add an outline bullet
- Add a factual paragraph or bullet to an article or its associated discussion page.
- Publish an essay question and answer or a term paper at an appropriate location.
- Write a draft quiz regarding a random Wikipedia article or other subject of interest and publish it as an appropriate link in a learning trail.
- Review the standards of educational standards organisations.
- Publish your course notes (Students please note that the copyright of handouts belongs to their creators and permission is required prior to submittal. Personal notes with short quotes compliant with fair use provisions of U.S. Copyright law, short quotes and citations, created to study the course material are very welcome. It is exactly what we wish to edit mercilessly and improve to leave behind published under the GFDL for others to encounter along the learning trails.), lesson plans, topical essays, or reference works for others to review, modify or fork.
- Come discuss how to improve this wiki at our current mailing list.
Keeping track of discussions
How do you know when someone has replied to a comment or a question you left on a this wiki discussion page? Be sure to add pages you are interested in to your watch list. Either use the "watch" button or set your user preferences to automatically add pages you edit to your watch list. Periodically check your watch list to keep track of changes to pages you previously edited.
You can also obtain RSS or Atom feeds for changes to any this wiki page. Go to the article's history page and use the toolbox link labeled "rss" to subscribe to this feed. See this wikipedia article for more information.
Find a course
Browse the learning resources listed at this wiki Portals or the various this wiki Schools.
Discussing this wiki
For previous discussions see the Meta page on this wiki. Since there is now a formal proposal to set up this wiki as a new Wikimedia project, try to keep discussions of this wiki's scope and goals centralized at Meta. Utilize a #wikiversity-en IRC chat channel as well. If you're interested, you could add your name to the many participants lists, and see who else is involved.
this wiki Core Courses
One way to move this wiki forward is to create another core service course. Wikimedia projects are developed here at this wiki. Prior to formal establishment, projects were developed on other domains, but they are all now here at wikiversity.
See also
- this wiki:Introduction
- this wiki - content development project for learning resources about this wiki
- Intermediate this wiki - you've made some edits to this wiki, now you need help so that you can get serious and edit efficiently.
- this wiki (the rest of the story) - details about this wiki that only the obsessed
- Did you know? - add tidbits as you learn
- this wiki:Glossary