Hi Ntsoaki -- I suggest a lore-based approach, getting at skills through stories, rather than leaving context to chance. [1] Too many workshops neglect lore and dive into technical details with no overview. Stories / history actually help glue the details into memory structures with staying power, plus provides the individual with more of a sense of where to jump in, at least potentially.
For example, what is the history of the Wiki, where does the word come from etc. I happen to know the inventor of WikiWiki, Ward Cunningham. You might, for your own purposes, tour the first /original wiki. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiWikiWeb Then there's Wikipedia and the controversies, and Wikileaks... I think it's a good policy in workshops to openly address "connotations" and create an environment in which people feel safe enough to express their concerns, as well as confess their ignorance. Finding successful / happening Wikis on the internet that really appear to be doing a social service would be another task to complete in advance of any Wiki Workshop. Wikieducator is a great example of the latter I should think. Oft times it's a matter of culture (office culture). Leading by example becomes important, not just by one person but a core group or team... Kirby Urner Portland, Oregon http://wikieducator.org/User:KirbyUrner [1] lore vs. skills as two axes of andragogy: http://www.4dsolutions.net/presentations/p4t_notes.pdf (Fig. page 3) On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Ntsoaki <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I have just been appointed as a Knowledge Manager at SAQA (South > African Qualification Authority). > My main responsibility is to design, develop and execute knowledge > management strategies that will enable CAS (Career Advice Services) > our unit to have access to high quality up-to-date information that is > easily accessible and will enhance our business success. > > In light with that we have different tools such as Wiki, website and > other internal systems that we are using to facilitate that process. > However we are facing a challenging situation whereby our staff > members are reluctant to use Wiki or share information on it because > they believe it is difficult to navigate or to find information there. > > I have been tasked to conduct a workshop/training for our staff member > to have a positive response towards Wiki so that they should be > willing and confidently use Wiki as our knowledge base. I am also new > on Wiki and currently familiarising myself with it hence I assigned > myself to wiki tutorials and the forums to get a better understanding > around the subject. > > Any pointers on how to convince my colleagues that Wiki is they way to > go, I find it interesting and convenient for the purpose of our > project, the trick is how do I get my colleagues by the idea. > > Thanks > > Ntsoaki Kala > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
