Your first steps to getting started with WikiEducator for PCF5.
Register for WikiEducator
First, you need to create a WikiEducator account. When going to www.wikieducator.org, you will find a link on the top right of the page, entitled
‘login/create an account’. Just follow the instructions, and you will become a member
of the WikiEducator community. (To find out more about the WikiEducator project
you can visit http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:About.)
Getting started on WikiEducator
On www.wikieducator.org/PCF5, you will find abstracts of papers that have been
added by other contributors. They have been ordered according to the Forum’s four
themes or included in a section on cross‐cutting themes. Through www.wikieducator.org/PCF5, you can also access an online tutorial which
will show you how to use WikiEducator. If you are not familiar with wiki technology,
we suggest that you use the tutorial before getting started.
Upload your paper
a) Make sure you are logged in as a PCF5 user; then go to
www.wikieducator.org/PCF5. On the bottom of the page, you will see a box with the
heading ‘Start drafting your paper now’. In the box which starts with ‘PCF5:’, leave a
space after the colon and enter your paper title.
NB: make sure that there are no typing mistakes in the title of your paper, as it will
be difficult to change this afterwards.
b) You will be automatically directed to a new screen, containing a field into which you
can copy and paste your abstract, project outline and/or paper. The fields are pre-formatted – just enter your text in the appropriate field (e.g. the text of your
abstract below the heading that says ‘abstract’).
Through wiki technology, you can update your information anytime and you won’t have
to worry about the other sections (e.g. ‘your first heading’) to which you might want
to add material at a later stage.
c) Press ‘show preview’ (halfway down your page) to see what your abstract will look
like.
d) If you are happy with it, scroll down and press ‘save page’. If you are not, you can
continue to modify the information in your field. Make sure you do not forget to
press ‘save page’ after you have finished modifying your work.
Check that your paper has been added (1‐2 days later)
Once we have seen that you have uploaded your paper, we will add a link to your
work under the appropriate thematic section (e.g. ‘livelihoods’, ‘health’ etc.). The
timing for this may vary, but should not exceed two working days.
Edit and comment on papers (your own texts and others)
Once published, you can edit your own texts as well as those entered by others.
Simply log in and go to the page you wish to edit. Each page can be switched into
‘edit’ mode by first accessing the page and then pressing ‘edit’ on the top bar.
There are different points when you might wish to edit a page:
- you would like to modify your abstract or text, following other people’s suggestions;
- you would like to add sections of your paper below your abstract (e.g. in the section
that is provisionally entitled ‘Substitute this text with your first heading’);
- you would like to help other people to improve their text, for example, when coming
across factual errors or typing mistakes.
NB: All changes can be reversed – so you won’t have to worry about people
mistakenly editing your paper.
Discuss with your fellow PCF5 participants
Please be respectful when editing other people’s work. If you would like to propose
substantial changes, make comments about ideas or refer to further resources that
may be of interest to other contributors, it’s best to raise them through the
‘discussion’ page. Each page on WikiEducator has such a section – you can access it
by clicking on the ‘discussion’ button on the top bar. In addition to this, we have now launched a special discussion forum for further‐reaching comments on the conference themes or aspects thereof: you can subscribe to it through our Googlegroups site: http://groups.google.com/group/pcf5‐list/
Get additional wiki training
The ‘get help’ section on www.wikieducator.org/PCF5 has a link to a more extensive wiki
tutorial. COL are also running a series of online courses as part of the ‘Learning for
Content’ project (www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content) that will help you get
familiar with WikiEducator and editing in WikiEducator. Please feel encouraged to
register for one of these courses.
If you have any questions with regard to posting your abstract or other PCF5 contributions in
WikiEducator or if you have encountered any difficulties uploading and editing your
abstracts/papers, please contact Daniel Laqua (daniel.laqua[at]london.ac.uk) from the PCF5
team. Thank you for reading and we hope you enjoy this opportunity to develop your work
in a sharing and collaborative wiki community!
These instructions are also available to download. [PDF 2 pgs, 139KB]