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== What kind of content is appropriate for Rhea? == | == What kind of content is appropriate for Rhea? == | ||
| − | You can use Rhea for courses, research groups, student organizations, student projects, individual learning activities, getting in touch with other Purdue community members, etc. If what you want to post on Rhea can be related to the curriculum material and/or help other people learn, then it is most likely appropriate. Remember, Rhea is 'our' | + | You can use Rhea for courses, research groups, student organizations, student projects, individual learning activities, getting in touch with other Purdue community members, etc. If what you want to post on Rhea can be related to the curriculum material and/or help other people learn, then it is most likely appropriate (as long as it is not copyrighted of course, see [[Rhea:Copyrights]] for more details). Remember, Rhea is 'our' learning tool: as a collectivity, 'we' decide how to use it to serve 'our' educational needs. So if you have ideas/opinions, please consider [[How_to_join_the_Rhea_development_team|joining the Rhea team]]. |
| − | learning tool: as a collectivity, 'we' decide how to use it to serve 'our' educational needs. | + | |
== OK, I have decided that I want to use Rhea. Now where do I begin? == | == OK, I have decided that I want to use Rhea. Now where do I begin? == | ||
You should begin by reading the following [[Disclaimer|disclaimer]]. If you are not familiar with wikis, then you may want to read the [[Help:Contents| Help]] page. Some features that are particular to Rhea are listed [[About_Rhea|here]]. If you simply want to browse the content of Rhea, then a good place to start is the [[Rhea_Portal|Table of Content]]. There you will find the [[Course_List|list of courses]] currently using Rhea, as well as past courses all the way back to 2007. You will also find a list of notable pages. One interesting example of an engineering course page is [[Main_Page_ECE301Fall2008mboutin| this one]]. Here is [[Main_Page_MA181Fall2008bell|one from mathematics]]. If you have questions on how to use Rhea you may ask them [[Questions_about_Rhea|on this page]]. | You should begin by reading the following [[Disclaimer|disclaimer]]. If you are not familiar with wikis, then you may want to read the [[Help:Contents| Help]] page. Some features that are particular to Rhea are listed [[About_Rhea|here]]. If you simply want to browse the content of Rhea, then a good place to start is the [[Rhea_Portal|Table of Content]]. There you will find the [[Course_List|list of courses]] currently using Rhea, as well as past courses all the way back to 2007. You will also find a list of notable pages. One interesting example of an engineering course page is [[Main_Page_ECE301Fall2008mboutin| this one]]. Here is [[Main_Page_MA181Fall2008bell|one from mathematics]]. If you have questions on how to use Rhea you may ask them [[Questions_about_Rhea|on this page]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 12 August 2009
Contents
About Using Rhea
Using Rhea is free!
That's right, it's entirely free!
Anybody with a Purdue Career Account can contribute content to Rhea.
Rhea aims to serve the needs of the Purdue community as a whole. So if you have a Purdue career account, Rhea is for you too!
What kind of content is appropriate for Rhea?
You can use Rhea for courses, research groups, student organizations, student projects, individual learning activities, getting in touch with other Purdue community members, etc. If what you want to post on Rhea can be related to the curriculum material and/or help other people learn, then it is most likely appropriate (as long as it is not copyrighted of course, see Rhea:Copyrights for more details). Remember, Rhea is 'our' learning tool: as a collectivity, 'we' decide how to use it to serve 'our' educational needs. So if you have ideas/opinions, please consider joining the Rhea team.
OK, I have decided that I want to use Rhea. Now where do I begin?
You should begin by reading the following disclaimer. If you are not familiar with wikis, then you may want to read the Help page. Some features that are particular to Rhea are listed here. If you simply want to browse the content of Rhea, then a good place to start is the Table of Content. There you will find the list of courses currently using Rhea, as well as past courses all the way back to 2007. You will also find a list of notable pages. One interesting example of an engineering course page is this one. Here is one from mathematics. If you have questions on how to use Rhea you may ask them on this page.
