This article shows you how to:

1. Create a wiki in Blackboard
2. Allow access and editing rights to the wiki for certain students only
3. Check the participation level of each student in the wiki

This tutorial assumes that your Blackboard installation includes Teams LX by Learning Objects, Inc.

1. Log into Blackboard

2. Select your Module.

3. On the left menu, select Control Panel

4. Select the Course Documents (or whichever Content area where you wish to place the wiki)

5. On the next page on the right there is a drop down menu. Select “Wiki” from this menu.

6. Click Go

7. Inside the Wiki field, type in the name for the wiki. Type in an optional description.

8. Then you can choose who will be able to see and edit the wiki.

You can choose between:

• All course (module) members
• Specific groups and course (module) members

If you only want one tutorial group to use this wiki, you can choose that group from the box below. Select the desired tutorial group and click the right arrow so it moves into the “Selected Members” area, like this:

Alternatively, the section below that allows you to select the individual students you want participating in the wiki. Click on the name in the Course Members box on the left and click on the right arrow (>). The name will appear in the right Group Members box.

9. You can remove a member from the wiki by selecting name from the Group Members box on the right hand side and clicking on the centre delete(X) button.

10. Sometimes you may need the particular Wiki to be hidden from the other students (who are not in this team). To do this first select the dates for which the group members can edit the wiki.

After this fill in the dates for which non-group members can view the wiki. Note that non group members cannot edit the wiki, they can just view it.

11. Make the wiki visible (first question below), Do not allow the students to purge the wiki (second question below) aond set the wiki so that the wiki member and instructor both can comment.

12. The last part here deals with creating a grade book entry, set it up if you wish. Click the OK button at the bottom to finish the wiki.

13. Once done, the wiki shows up in the list under your Course Documents. Click on Modify, if wish to change any of the settings.

14. If you want to make more wikis for other students, repeat the steps from 5 through 12.

15. There is an option under the Control Panel that lets you check the participation level.

Detail:

16. You will see a list of wikis and a View Participation button next to it.

17. You will see what percentage of changes have been made by individual students. The View Detail button gives you further break down of the changes made by that particular student.

Author

By Preetam Rai, technology trainer at Teaching and Learning Centre, Ngee Ann Polytechnic.