HI Kathreen, Me too "like" this discussion. I'm currently compiling a questionnaire to send to University of Mauritius academics to see whether (if at all) they are aware of OERs and using them and collaborating . I hope to be surprised, given that we've had many OER-related workshops..but nothing has taken off seriously enough, ..and yes will add the "appreciative enquiry" method for my classes Thanks for that and the Wooboard too..Looks fun! Sandhya
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 11:50 AM, 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] > -- 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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