Click from the list below to watch a brief QuickTime video explaining how to use a feature of the PolicyOptionsWiki.org for researching, writing, and publishing PolicyOption Issue Briefs. You'll need QuickTime software to watch these videos.
- Creating your account in www.PolicyOptionsWiki.org — this video shows you how to create your personal account for editing wiki pages on our site. Anyone can do this.
- Editing a PolicyOptionsWiki.org page — this video shows you the basics of editing a wiki page, including simple formatting options and the tabs for reviewing the history of page edits.
- Overview of PolicyOption Issue Brief structure — this video reviews the issue overview and issue brief templates, using a completed issue brief as an example.
- Creating your first PolicyOption Issue Brief page — this video shows you how to copy & paste the template text for issue overviews, issue briefs, and single policy options. This process can be somewhat confusing, so feel free to contact Bobby Hackett for direct assistance on how you do this.
You should also read the PolicyOptions Issue Brief Guidelines for Writers & Editors. We are in the process of updating these guidelines based on interviews with faculty and students who researched issue briefs in the Spring 2007 semester. We hope to have the revised Guidelines ready by mid-November, 2007