Norma

Learning Activity 7-D-1 - Norma
= **Using a Wiki to Collaborate on a Research Project** = This lesson will teach a Nursing faculty group of researchers how to create and use a wiki to gather all information and discuss a research project they have been to assigned to complete based on a grant they received.

Faculty will use Wikispaces and make the wiki private. Only the people assigned to the project will have access to the wiki. Also, this wiki will not be visible to the public. The lesson also introduces information about safety and netiquette in the Net and have faculty sign a letter of agreement.

Learning Objectives
 At the end of this lesson, participants will be able to: 
 * Define the concept of Netiquette.
 * Publish information applying core rules of netiquette.
 * Identify safe ways to publish information in the Web.
 * Identify the risks involved in making information available to the public in the Web.



Procedure
In the classroom, participants will do the following:

1. Each participant will read the following information on Internet Netiquette and Safety:
 * Netiquette Study Guides: []
 * The Core Rules of Netiquette: []

2. Each participant will sign the Internet Netiquette and Safety Letter agreeing to follow safety and appropriate behavior when using the Net.

3. Participants will discuss the core rules of netiquette using the LMS discussion board.

4. Participants will create a private wiki using Wikispaces. The university has agreed to pay an annual fee allow participants to create a private wiki.

5. One of the participants will be assigned as the wiki administrator and will create a wiki. The administrator will add other participants as wiki collaborators.

6. The administrator will set up the permission level to allow only the wiki participants to add and edit pages and the wiki will not be visible to the public.

7. Each participant will upload information in the page they have been assigned to complete. Also, participants will use the discussion feature to communicate.