Welcome to the Parametric Design wiki for the combined Stanford & Luleå class. This page introduces the different section of the wiki as well as explains some of what a wiki is, how it works and what the benefits are. The most important thing to understand is that this is a live document; the information in the wiki is in a constant state of flux and is continuously extended and elaborated. The best way to see what's new is to read the blog but you can also subscribe to the RSS feed or check the Recent Changes. For info about the reasoning behind, the benefits and guidelines for the wiki, see Why Wiki
The wiki is divided in two sections, one for each class; Luleå & Stanford, each covering the different assignments and class content.
People lists the lecturers, tutors and class participants, and links to user bio pages. From here you will also be able to find your private grading page.
Curriculum Development is a protected space for tutors to work on material before placing it in the main sections.
The Glossary lists common terms used throughout the class. This is supposed to be a live section where you may add therms and descriptions as you see fit.
Tagcloud & wordcloud are just different ways of navigating and getting an overview of the wiki.
If you are new to the wiki it is probably a good idea to first read the blog and browse around a bit to to get a feel for the contents. Once you are familiar with that it is a good idea to create a page about yourself and what your role is in SXC. Find your name in the list of People and write a short description. This page is used as a signature and reference for all page edits and blog entries so is quite useful.
In order to learn how to edit text in wiki pages you should familiarize yourself with the wiki syntax (don't worry it may seem a bit daunting at first but it is easy to learn). You can mess around and experiment with how the syntax works in the playground. Once you have a hang of it you are ready to go add material.
The wiki engine keeps a history of all edits so don't worry about braking of accidentally deleting stuff, pages can easily be rolled back. If you do accidentally mess something up and don't know how to fix it then please let me know: twingate@stanford.edu