LAIT+Wikispaces+Style+Guide

= Style Guide =

Welcome to this Learning Area IT Style Guide! > This is where you’ll get all the information you need to know on how to format your entries into this Wikispace.

What Is A Style Guide?
This style guide will show you how to properly format and document your contributions into this Wiki. As with all websites, its important for a Wiki to look **uniform and be formatted consistently**. Please note: this style guide **will not** show you how to create and edit your pages, that is done here.

How To Format Your Contributions
Here are the main formatting rules to keep in mind when you are submitting your contributions to this teaching resource:

Templates
Wikispaces offers a range of default headings, subheadings and body text sizes that are easy to use and read. Being a fairly ‘tech savvy’ student group, we can all agree that **not trying to re-invent the wheel** will save a lot of time! Less time creating the teaching resources means more time spent actually using them, and to great effect! Using the Wikispaces templates will also help keep consistency and unity in the formatting of our resource.

Spelling, Grammar and Referencing
In keeping with the principles of top-class academia that is The University of Melbourne, please ensure your using correct (Australian dictionary) spelling i.e: Colour not Color (USA). Please also do your best in creating sentences that are concise and make grammatical sense.

As this Wikispace is being created as a LAIT teaching resource and assessed by The University of Melbourne, the rules for academic referencing still apply. If you are citing academic literature or content that is not your own, please ensure your are referencing it appropriately.

If you are unsure how to do this here is an example: Vygotsky also stated and highly emphasised the //“importance of language as a major, if not the primary mechanism of internalisation of experiences”// (Kozulin et al. 2007)

You then need to add this reference used at the bottom of the page, just as you would within any other piece of assessment.

(Placed at the bottom of your newly created/edited page) > Kozulin, A., and Gindis, B. (2007), **Sociocultural Theory and Education of Children with Special Needs: From Defectology to Remedial Pedagogy**, //The Cambridge Companion to Vygotsky//, (eds) Daniels, H., Cole, M., and Wertsch, J.V//.//, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 332-362.

**Headings**
Headings will allow for readers to quickly identify the name and the reason for the post as well as distinguish between the headings from the body of the text.

Example: = Headings Will Look Like This =

To correctly format a main heading please use the provided template. Choose ‘Heading 1’ format in ‘Edit mode’. Set the colour to Dark Green Colour = #008000. Keep headings to a **brief statement** of what the page is about.

**Subheadings**
This subheading comes after the main heading and gives the topic some context of what the post is about. Subheadings will also break the main body-text into separate sections and will help the reader browse which section of the page they are looking for.

Example:

**Subheadings WIll Look Like This**
To correctly format a subheading, choose the ‘Heading 3’ format in ‘Edit mode’. The default colour should be set to Black, please ensure you use a **capital letter for each new word.**

**Body-Text**
This text outlines the information presented within the body of the topic discussed.

Example: Body looks like this

To correctly format body-text, choose ‘Normal’ in ‘Edit mode’, default black colour. You may also want to consider **bolding and/or __underlining__** some words, **like __this__**, when conveying important pieces of information within your post. For example:


 * Student involvement ** and initial **guidance of an MKO** is critical in __constructivist-based__ classroom learning environments.

**Final Formatting Points**
You may also wish to upload or provide links to other teaching resources that may compliment your contribution, such as links to teaching websites, videos, images and other media. Please refer to the how to section and help section on how to create these links.

If you have any further queries regarding proper formatting of this shared Wikispace please open up a discussion on the [|discussion board] or email myself or Ted for further help.

Brendan : )