Week3 Prompt

Week 3

What uses might a collaborative wiki or blog have in your chosen (current or desired) work environment? How would they support learning and/or performance? What would be the design and implementation challenges if management tried to do this? What would be the design and implementation challenges of a user-initiated effort?

Many students have mentioned that Web2.0 technologies might be used as a research topic. Yes, it is definitely true.

However, I would like to use wiki or blog as a communication tool for my research team. Currently I am involved in a couple of research teams. I always feel that it is necessary for my team to have a specific online space (or archive). My team have a shared cloud folder, such as Google drive or Dropbox, but it is not enough. Something more needed.

Wiki, blog, or whatever, Web2.0 tool might be helpful for this purpose. Specifically I want to Google+ community. Blogger.com is good, but in my purpose, Google community is better. I think that my team may need a discussion board, a space to gather useful links or resources, a chat tool, and so forth. First, a page in Google community is really simple and useful. I can share any useful information with my teammates. Other member can leave comments. Second, Google Hangout is wonderful. Due to the time preferences, it is not easy for all team members to get together in person. So Google Hangout can be an alternative.

One thing I need to consider is that one person should be a manager or leader in the community. He/she need to facilitate the teamwork! I would be possibly a manager in the community.

All this procedure might be applied to Wiki's setting. But I prefer Google community to Wiki because of its various functions. In addition, I think that it is a good idea to have my own space to collect useful information in Google community. Let's try !