What to Include

First, you’ll want to set up your page in the Learning Commons namespace. To do that, follow this workflow.

Once you have your page (index page) set up, you’ll want to create the following subpages. Do this by adding a slash after your index page and the following titles:

1. /Description. A brief description of your program/department/unit/service and what it can do for the students and a link to your site.
2. /Services. The services you offer and how they can be accessed.
3. /Contacts. Any important front line contact information.
4. /Hours. Any schedule information or hours of service (i.e. for tutoring).
5. /About or /Information. This is where you can aggregate all or any of your subpages in preparation for publishing on the Learning Commons. See the workflow.

Of course you may have other subpages, that’s fine too–these tend to be the important pieces of content that students will be looking for.

Making Content Re-usable

• Keep subpage titles short.
• Create an About or Information page with basic information as above. Make this an easy process by using transclusion.
• Consider page sections carefully. Page sections can be defined with page titles from transcluded content, OR as subheadings on a single page. Keep headings short and top level (==Level 2 headline==).
• Subheadings within a section should not be actual ==headings== but instead just bolded and capitalized.

  Following these guidelines will ensure that tabs look reasonable of you plan to use these on your page. Here is an example of a page authored in the Wiki and published on the Learning Commons site: Resources for Distance Learning
  
  
  

  Style Guides for Wikis

  Writing Guidelines are basically the same in the wiki as they are for any other collaborative writing environment. It is helpful to set a few guidelines for your project when it involves collaborative writing: Here are a few sample Style Guides for Wiki projects:

  • Wikinews Style Guide
  • Wikipedia Manual of Style

  Tips specific to Wiki formatting: Hands On: 6 Things To Know

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