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On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Kathleen Zarubin <[email protected]>wrote: > I often wish I could ‘like’ a post to this group ... and this is one > of those times [image: Smile] > > > > *From:* Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 30, 2011 5:18 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WikiEducator] reluctance of using wiki > > Dear Ntsoaki, > > Congratulations on your new role as Knowledge Manager at SAQA -- I'm sure > you are excited to tackle new opportunities and challenges. > > Based on our experiences providing free training opportunities to > thousands of educators worldwide, I have found that very often the > reluctance to use wiki technology has less to do with learning how to use > wikis, but more to do with the fears and uncertainties of collaborating in > an open environment. So its important to focus on explaining the benefits > of collaborative authoring and to illustrate the features in the wiki which > provide an accurate history of every edit and how we can monitor progress > on wiki pages. > > Above all -- we are a community. If any editor has questions, they should > not be shy to ask, We are here to help. > > Wayne > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 6:48 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] > > > > > -- > Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. > Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> > Director, International Centre for Open Education, > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > Founder and elected Community Council Member, > WikiEducator<http://www.wikieducator.org> > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > Skype: WGMNZ1 > Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | > identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> > Wikiblog <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg/Blog> > > -- > 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] > -- Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Founder and elected Community Council Member, WikiEducator<http://www.wikieducator.org> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> Wikiblog <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg/Blog> -- 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]
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