Wikis





If the questions, **//“What is a Wiki?’//"** or **//“Why would I want to make a Wiki?"//** have come to your mind, then this is the session for you! ‘Wiki’ is Hawaiian and it means ‘quick’. Wikis are web sites that are quick to make, that everyone can edit and best of all they are FREE for education.

During this online session we will talk about how,

• wikis can be used in many curriculum areas • they support deep thinking and multi-modal literacies • they are great for faculty/department sharing and collaboration • for digital portfolios • for school community communication

We will look at some examples of wikis created by both students and teachers and talk about some of the solutions to common issues you may come across when making your own wikis. This fun, interactive and informative online session will leave you eager to get started on your own wiki and well prepared for the follow up, hands-on //Let's Make Wikis// workshop.

**3:45pm - 4:45pm **
===If you missed Deb's session you can click [|here] and watch the recording. ===

If you’ve been thinking about making a wiki or 2, but haven’t known quite how to begin or you haven’t been able to find that elusive, spare 60 minutes to get started, then this is the workshop for you. When you leave this one-hour, hands-on workshop, you will have created your very first wiki web site!

This workshop provides a practical follow up to the online session and will provide you with all the resources, advice and support you will need to begin working with wikis.

====   **Follow up, Hands-on Workshop  **   **Thursday October 30  **    ====

**169-175 Mt. Alexander Rd, Flemington **
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**<span style="display: block; color: rgb(0, 9, 255); text-align: center;"><span style="display: block; color: rgb(0, 9, 255); text-align: center;">169-175 Mt. Alexander Rd, Flemington **
__**About the Presenter**__

My name is Deb Hicks and I have been teaching for 23 years in primary schools around the western suburbs of Melbourne. I have taught all grade levels, had many specialist roles, [including eLearning], had numerous leadership roles, offered professional learning activities across the state, worked for the regional office and the centre and am now working as an Ultranet Coach for western metropolitan region. The wonderful part of this role is it’s full of possibilities; it’s all about helping our teachers prepare themselves and their students for the ever-changing, online world.

I see eLearning as using digital devices, applications and online tools to ensure deeper thinking and broader representations of learning in all curriculum areas. One day it will just be called Learning!