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Once you have decided to use Physiopedia in your class you should follow this step by step guide to get you started.
== Getting Started  ==


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Once you have decide that you would like to complete a project in Physiopedia you should first [mailto:[email protected] contact us]&nbsp;to let us know, we will be here to support you all the way! 
See also:  


*[[Educators Guide]]
We will first discuss with you the requirements of your course and together formulate a suitable Project in Physiopedia. We will then ask you for some information relating to your project and with this set up your own [[Projects|Project page]]. These will include:  
*[[Educators Guide|Educators Guide]]
*[[Help:Educators FAQ|Educators FAQs]]
*[[Project Ideas|Project Ideas]]
*[[Projects|Projects page]]&nbsp;
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== Get in touch with us  ==
 
Once you have decide that you would like to complete a project in Physiopedia you should first [mailto:[email protected] contact us]&nbsp;to let us know and allow us to collaborate with you and provide support for your Project. &nbsp;
 
We will first discuss with you the requirements of your course and together formulate a suitable Project in Physiopedia. We will then ask you for some imformation realting to your project and with this set up your own [[Projects|Project page]]. These will include:  


*Project description  
*Project description  
*Project Instructors  
*Project Instructors  
*Objectives<br>
*Objectives  
*Start and finish dates  
*Start and finish dates  
*Instructions to students  
*Instructions to students  
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== Get your own Physiopedia account  ==
== Get your own Physiopedia account  ==


Sign up for a Physiopedia account for yourself using the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] link at the top of the sidebar on the left.  
Sign up for a Physiopedia account for yourself using the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] page.  


When you request your account just let us know in the 'Additional Information' box that you wish to use Physiopedia in your teaching.  
When you request your account just let us know in the 'Additional Information' box that you wish to use Physiopedia in your teaching.  
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== Familiarise yourself with editing  ==
== Familiarise yourself with editing  ==


Our main recommendation for anyone supporting a student project in Physiopedia is to become familiar yourself with making edits to pages. The best way to do this is by editing your own Profile page in Physiopedia to include links and images. If you need help with any of this you can refer to the [[Help:User Tutorials|User Tutorials]].  
Our main recommendation for anyone supporting a student project in Physiopedia is to become familiar yourself with making edits to pages. The best way to do this is by [[Editing your profile|editing your own Profile page]] in Physiopedia to include links and images. If you need help with any of this you can refer to the [[Help:User Tutorials|User Tutorials]].  


It is also worth becoming familiar with creating new pages, adding them as links to your Project page and adding a Templates to those new pages for the students to work from.  
It is also worth becoming familiar with creating new pages, adding them as links to your Project page and adding a Templates to those new pages for the students to work from.  


*For creating new pages - See [[Creating a new page|creating pages tutorial]]  
*For creating new pages - See [[Creating a new page|creating pages tutorial]]  
*If you would like to use a Template for your project just [mailto:[email protected] let us know] and we will set one up for you. For adding Templates - see [[Adding Templates|adding Templates tutorial]].
*If you would like to use a Template for your project just [mailto:[email protected] let us know] and we will set one up for you. For adding Templates - see [[Adding Templates|adding Templates tutorial]]  
*For making the links on your Project page - see [[Making links|making links tutorial]]
*For making the links on your Project page - see [[Making links|making links tutorial]]


It is also useful for you to know how to[[Adding References|add references]] and [[Adding video|videos]] so that you can help students with these. &nbsp;You can practice any of this in the [[Sandbox|Sandbox]].  
It is also useful for you to know how to [[Adding References|add references]] and [[Adding video|videos]] so that you can help students with these. &nbsp;You can practice any of this in the [[Sandbox|Sandbox]].  


After editing your Profile page it is a good idea for you to create an Article in Physiopedia which you can direct your students to as a standard that you would like to see. See the articles from the [[Texas State University Evidence-based Practice Project|Texas State Project]] as an example of some great Articles, they even created their own images and videos!  
After editing your Profile page it is a good idea for you to create a new page in Physiopedia which you can direct your students to as a standard that you would like to see. See the articles from the [[Texas State University Evidence-based Practice Project|Texas State Project]] as an example of some great pages, they even created their own images and videos!  


Before your students start on the Project they will need their own Physiopedia account...  
Before your students start on the Project they will need their own Physiopedia account...  
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Get your students to sign up for a Physiopedia account by requesting an account as you did.&nbsp; They need to use their full name for their username.  
Get your students to sign up for a Physiopedia account by requesting an account as you did.&nbsp; They need to use their full name for their username.  


When they request their account they should inform us that they are working in Physiopedia under your instruction.  
When they request their account they should inform us in the additional information box that they are working in Physiopedia under your instruction as part of the project.  


As you did they will receive an email asking them to confirm their email address. Once they have done this they should wait for another email informing them that your account has been activated. &nbsp;Again, this is a manual process and may take a few days.  
As you did they will receive an email asking them to confirm their email address. Once they have done this they should wait for another email informing them that your account has been activated. &nbsp;Again, this is a manual process and may take a few days.  
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== Initial familiarisation session  ==
== Initial familiarisation session  ==


Feedback from students of previous projects always recognise the benefits of an initial face-to-face familiarsation session. &nbsp;So, before your students get to work on creating the Articles that you tasked them with it is a good idea to have a familiarisation session in a computer lab. Use this session to go through editing Profile pages and getting familiar with editing pages, just as you have done.&nbsp;<br>If you and your students become familiar with editing Physiopedia in this way at the start of your Project the whole experience will become a much easier instead of a technological challenge!  
Feedback from students of previous projects always recognise the benefits of an initial face-to-face familiarisation session. &nbsp;So, before your students get to work on creating the Articles that you tasked them with it is a good idea to have a familiarisation session in a computer lab. Use this session to go through editing Profile pages and getting familiar with editing pages, just as you have done.&nbsp;  
 
If you and your students become familiar with editing Physiopedia in this way at the start of your Project the whole experience will become a much easier instead of a technological challenge!  


Next you need to set your students about their task....  
Next you need to set your students about their task....  
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You can follow your students contributions and progress in a number of ways:  
You can follow your students contributions and progress in a number of ways:  


#Each Physiopedia page has a '''History''' tab where you can view how various users have contributed on a specific page. &nbsp;These pages show who made what contributions and when.  
#Each Physiopedia page has a '''History''' (under Edit) where you can view how various users have contributed on a specific page. &nbsp;These pages show who made what contributions and when.  
#You can flag pages your students are working on by using the '''Watch '''tab at the top of each page. The pages that you are 'watching' can be followed by going to '''My watchlist''' under the personal tools tab in the left sidebar.  
#You can flag pages your students are working on by using the '''Watch''' link at the top of each page. The pages that you are 'watching' can be followed by going to '''My watchlist''' (under Tools).  
#You can also track individual user contributions by visiting their profile page and clicking on '''User contributions''' under the toolbox tab at the bottom of the left sidebar. To find a persons profile page you can&nbsp;go to the [[Special:Listusers|User List]] and search for your student in the alphabetical list of users, click on their name.
#You can also track individual user contributions by visiting their profile page and clicking on '''User contributions''' (Under Tools). To find a persons profile page you can&nbsp;go to the [[Special:Listusers|User List]] and search for your student in the alphabetical list of users, click on their name.


== Provide feedback to your students  ==
== Provide feedback to your students  ==


If you would like to provide feedback to your students as they are working on their Articles you can do this by using &nbsp;the '''Discussion '''tab on the page that they are working on or on their profile page.&nbsp; This feedback will be public.<br>
If you would like to provide feedback to your students as they are working on their Articles you can do this by using the '''Discussion page''' that is associated with the page that they are working on.&nbsp; This feedback will be public.  


== Finishing the project  ==
== Finishing the project  ==
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== Provide feedback to us  ==
== Provide feedback to us  ==


We would be grateful if you would provide us with feedback of your experience of using Physiopedia in your teaching.&nbsp; We will use this feedback to improve Physiopedia as a teaching and learning tool for educator and for students.&nbsp; You can provide us feedback by [mailto:[email protected] email]  
We would be grateful if you would provide us with feedback of your experience of using Physiopedia in your teaching.&nbsp; We will use this feedback to improve Physiopedia as a teaching and learning tool for educator and for students.&nbsp; You can provide us feedback by [mailto:[email protected] email]


== Useful Links ==
*[[Educators Guide|Educators Guide]]
*[[Help:Educators FAQ|Educators FAQs]]
*[[Project Ideas|Project Ideas]]
*[[Projects|Projects page]]&nbsp;
[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:Help]]

Revision as of 10:51, 8 August 2017

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Once you have decide that you would like to complete a project in Physiopedia you should first contact us to let us know, we will be here to support you all the way!

We will first discuss with you the requirements of your course and together formulate a suitable Project in Physiopedia. We will then ask you for some information relating to your project and with this set up your own Project page. These will include:

  • Project description
  • Project Instructors
  • Objectives
  • Start and finish dates
  • Instructions to students
  • Articles (to be worked on by students, if known)

Next you will need your own Physiopedia account....

Get your own Physiopedia account[edit | edit source]

Sign up for a Physiopedia account for yourself using the Request Account page.

When you request your account just let us know in the 'Additional Information' box that you wish to use Physiopedia in your teaching.

You will receive an email asking you to confirm your email address.  Once you have done this wait for another email informing you that your account has been activated.  This is a manual process and may take a few days.

Once your account has been activated it is a good idea to familiarise yourself with making edits on the site....

Familiarise yourself with editing[edit | edit source]

Our main recommendation for anyone supporting a student project in Physiopedia is to become familiar yourself with making edits to pages. The best way to do this is by editing your own Profile page in Physiopedia to include links and images. If you need help with any of this you can refer to the User Tutorials.

It is also worth becoming familiar with creating new pages, adding them as links to your Project page and adding a Templates to those new pages for the students to work from.

It is also useful for you to know how to add references and videos so that you can help students with these.  You can practice any of this in the Sandbox.

After editing your Profile page it is a good idea for you to create a new page in Physiopedia which you can direct your students to as a standard that you would like to see. See the articles from the Texas State Project as an example of some great pages, they even created their own images and videos!

Before your students start on the Project they will need their own Physiopedia account...

Get your students a Physiopedia account[edit | edit source]

Get your students to sign up for a Physiopedia account by requesting an account as you did.  They need to use their full name for their username.

When they request their account they should inform us in the additional information box that they are working in Physiopedia under your instruction as part of the project.

As you did they will receive an email asking them to confirm their email address. Once they have done this they should wait for another email informing them that your account has been activated.  Again, this is a manual process and may take a few days.

Once their account has been activated they are ready to familiarise themselves with making edits on the site....

Initial familiarisation session[edit | edit source]

Feedback from students of previous projects always recognise the benefits of an initial face-to-face familiarisation session.  So, before your students get to work on creating the Articles that you tasked them with it is a good idea to have a familiarisation session in a computer lab. Use this session to go through editing Profile pages and getting familiar with editing pages, just as you have done. 

If you and your students become familiar with editing Physiopedia in this way at the start of your Project the whole experience will become a much easier instead of a technological challenge!

Next you need to set your students about their task....

Instruct your students what to do in Physiopedia[edit | edit source]

Next you should provide your students with tasks to complete in Physiopedia. You can be as creative as you like with this, see our Project Ideas for ideas.

You should set a time frame for the students to complete the task.

You can use your Project page that has been set up for you in Physiopedia, to display the instructions to your students so that they have somewhere to refer to.

Once you know what pages your students will be working on please let us know and we will protect those pages from edits from other users by putting a notice at the top of the page asking people not to edit the page until the project is complete.  Alternatively we can provide you wth the code to add this to the top of the page yourself.

Follow your students progress[edit | edit source]

You can follow your students contributions and progress in a number of ways:

  1. Each Physiopedia page has a History (under Edit) where you can view how various users have contributed on a specific page.  These pages show who made what contributions and when.
  2. You can flag pages your students are working on by using the Watch link at the top of each page. The pages that you are 'watching' can be followed by going to My watchlist (under Tools).
  3. You can also track individual user contributions by visiting their profile page and clicking on User contributions (Under Tools). To find a persons profile page you can go to the User List and search for your student in the alphabetical list of users, click on their name.

Provide feedback to your students[edit | edit source]

If you would like to provide feedback to your students as they are working on their Articles you can do this by using the Discussion page that is associated with the page that they are working on.  This feedback will be public.

Finishing the project[edit | edit source]

Once the project is complete and has been assessed please let us know so that we can network the pages fully into the Physiopedia website.  This means that we will remove the notice that asks people to refrain from editing the pages and link it into the site so that it can be easily found.

Provide feedback to us[edit | edit source]

We would be grateful if you would provide us with feedback of your experience of using Physiopedia in your teaching.  We will use this feedback to improve Physiopedia as a teaching and learning tool for educator and for students.  You can provide us feedback by email

Useful Links[edit | edit source]