For Students: Using the Wiki tool
Wikis are websites that allow you to create and edit pages in your web browser. A wiki could help you work collaboratively with other students to create documents or even entire websites.
You first need to find the wiki. If your instructor has added a wiki, it may be called 'wiki' in your learning resources or module menu. If you are not sure - ask them. Don't expect every module to have a wiki though - an instructor will typically only include a wiki if they think it is the most appropriate tool to help you meet the learning objectives of your module.
Problem seeing your posts?
Some students have reported problems with adding entries to wikis using browser Internet Explorer 9 (changes don't appear). If this affects you, we suggest you use another browser rather than downgrade Internet Explorer 9. A version of Firefox which is compatible with the VLE can be downloaded instead.
Add pages
To enter a wiki click the View link.
To add a new page, select the New link on the top right hand menu.
Editing pages
Click the Edit link on the right to modify a page's content.
The text editor is a very rich environment which gives similar functionality to an HTML Editor or Word:
Each tool icon on the menubar includes a mouseover hint (place your mouse cursor over the icons and wait for the hint to display) so you can easily see the function:
If you are familiar with word processors or html editors you should feel at home. Browse the tools to familiarise yourself with the editor.
Linking to other pages within the wiki
The links tool 
allows you to add internal and external links:
You can link to existing pages by selecting the page name from the entry list. You can also create new pages in the tool by simply naming a new page.
Adding files and multimedia to your wiki
To upload a file select the upload tool 
and
browse for it on your PC.
Browse to the file you wish to upload and then select the upload button.
Multimedia files such as Videos or Flash applications can be embedded with the embed 
tool:
The embedding tool supports the following file formats:
- Flash
- Quicktime
- Shockwave
- Windows Media
- Real Media
Enter the name of the page in the box and type your entry. When you finish click Save.
History
The wiki history allows you to review the changes that were made to the page by clicking on the History on the right hand side of the screen under the title 'Page'.
A new page will open and you will be able to see who modified the page, the date the changes took place, the number of revisions and finally you can compare the differences between any of the version by clicking the View Diff button.
On the View Diff page, changes are indicated in three colours: Green for new content; Yellow for changed content; and crossed out for deleted content.
You can move to Previous and Next Differences by clicking on the arrows in the toolbar. You can always go back to the version you are currently viewing by clicking on Revert.
