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Moodle 1.9 E-Learning Course Development

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Moodle 1.9 E-Learning Course Development

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Moodle 1.9
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
10
Extending and Administering Moodle
Index

Wiki


The Moodle wiki module enables students to collaborate on a group writing project, build a knowledge base, and discuss class topics. As a wiki is easy to use, interactive, and organized by date, it encourages collaboration among the participants. This makes it a powerful tool for creating group knowledge. The key difference between a forum and a wiki is that when users enter a forum, they see a thread devoted to a topic. Each entry is short. The users read through the thread, one entry at a time. The result is that the discussion becomes prominent. In a wiki, users see the end result of the writing. To see the history of the writing, they must select a History tab. The result is, the end result of the writing becomes prominent.

Old wiki content is never deleted and can be restored. Wikis can also be searched, just like other course material. In the following section, we'll look at the settings on the Editing Wiki page and how they affect the user experience.

Using Wiki Type and Group...