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It is with deep regret that the Centre for Instructional Teaching, Learning and Technology (CITCTLT) announces that Wiki.nus will cease in its current form, on 14 February 2024.
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Alternatives moving forward
CIT CTLT has looked a various competing services. Price is always the sticking point.
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(1) Few authors, public readers | (2) Authors are readers | (3) Few authors, restricted readers |
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e.g. Canvas Instructor Guide (anyone can read without login) | e.g Internal CIT CTLT wiki for collaboration within the department. | e.g. Digital Assessments staff guide (accessible to NUS staff only) |
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For public wiki spaces (i.e. readers do not have to log in to read), CIT CTLT intends to subscribe to Confluence Cloud. We are currently in the cloud assessment process for Confluence Cloud.
The cost will be borne by CITCTLT, and this represents the easiest migration path.
CIT CTLT will contact the owners of public-facing wiki spaces regarding next steps for this.
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Confluence Cloud | Blog.nus | Microsoft SharePoint | Canvas Pages |
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Use case | (1) Few authors, public readers | (1) Few authors, public readers | (2) Authors are readers (3) Few authors, restricted readers | (2) Authors are readers |
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Subscription cost | Free (provided by CITCTLT) | Free (provided by CITCTLT) | Free (provided by NUS IT) | Free |
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Migration path | Wiki spaces can be exported from Wiki.nus, then imported into Confluence Cloud. | Content will have to be copied manually from Wiki.nus to Blog.nus. If you require student assistants to help copy your content over, please let CIT CTLT know. | Content will have to be copied manually from Wiki.nus to SharePoint. If you require student assistants to help copy your content over, please let CIT CTLT know. | Content will have to be copied manually from Wiki.nus to Canvas. If you require student assistants to help copy your content over, please let CIT CTLT know. |
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How to start | CIT CTLT will contact owners of public-facing wiki spaces. | Request for a SharePoint Site here. If the link does not work, log in to nTouch (VPN/WS1 required off-campus), then search for SharePoint Online. Under Catalog Items look for SharePoint Online - General Service Request. | You can create Pages in your existing Course(s). |
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Notes | This option is only for public-facing wiki spaces. |
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Subscription and migration costs
CIT CTLT intends to subscribe to Confluence Cloud on a limited basis for public-facing wiki spaces. For the public wiki spaces that move to Confluence Cloud, CIT CTLT will bear the subscription cost. Migration should be relatively straightforward and not incur costs. However, you are responsible for reviewing the import so that the content is as you want it to appear.
The other alternatives listed above are offered by NUS IT (SharePoint, Loop) or CIT CTLT (Blog.nus) at no cost to users. If you decide to use student assistants to assist with migration, CIT CTLT will bear the cost.
If you decide to subscribe to services outside of the list, e.g. Notion, Coda or others, your department will bear the subscription and migration cost (if any) for the service.
NUS Cloud Policy
CIT CTLT plans to proceed with cloud assessment for Confluence Cloud.
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For wiki spaces moving to Confluence Cloud, wiki spaces can be exported from Wiki.nus to a file, then imported to Confluence Cloud. This is relatively straightforward. CIT CTLT will assist with migration to Confluence Cloud, if needed.
For migration to Blog.nus, SharePoint, Loop or Canvas Pages, you will be able to avail of student assistants to assist with copying content, the cost of which will be borne by CITCTLT.
While Confluence offers exports to HTML, XML and PDF, your ability to import these into other services are likely limited unless the service you choose to migrate to offers Confluence migration from the XML export. Nonetheless, you are encouraged to export the data so that you have a backup.
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As one of the heaviest Wiki.nus users on campus, this affects CIT CTLT deeply as well. On average, four out of the top ten most visited wiki spaces every month belong to CITCTLT.
We empathise with the pain that you feel as we navigate towards divergent alternatives, away from what was an affordable, user-friendly and effective service.
Do contact us at CIT CTLT Helpdesk for assistance.
We can arrange to meet on your options moving forward.