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Name: Andy Roberts SID:9999999

Award: BA Learning Technology Research ( Information Communication Technology )

Title: Further research into ” Introducing a WIKI to a Community of Practice”

Brief description:

My Action Enquiry2 module looked at the process of creating a Wiki for a COP and the first few weeks of activity. This ILM unit will focus on an analysis of the data which has accumulated over a longer period to date, as well as attempting to research other examples through conversation with online faciliators and by reviewing the latest literature.

Assessment criteria focus: All

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the module I will be able to:

1 Design, write and modify an ILM plan in plain text format.

2 Analyse several months’ data from a mailing list and Wiki.

3 Review the latest significant literature emerging about the topic.

4 Engage Online facilitators in discussion about the use of Wikis for COPS.

5 Analyse data from 2,3 and 4.

6 Reflect on conclusions with regard to future practice.

7 Evaluate and reflect upon the ILM planning process and outcomes.

learning Activities

1. Write an ILM plan in plain text format and share it in the Learning Community and elsewhere. Change it as necessary.

2. Research websites, blogs and conference papers to identify emerging opinion about the usefulness of Wikis to COPS.

3. Gather data from the mailing list and Wiki. Design questions about the data and answer them through analysis.

4. Share findings with Meta-COPS and Meta-WIKI communities, with a view to soliciting reports of others experience.

5. Reflect on findings from 2,3,4 and draw conclusions.

6. Reflect on the ILM design, negotiation and implementation process.

Product for Assessment:

A report consisting of contents along the lines of
1) Literature review
2) Summary and findings from activities 3, 4 and 5
3) Main Conclusions supported by data in appendix.
4) Brief conclusions about the overall ILM process 8 years ago

I’ve been really struggling with this ‘negotiate ILM’ task, so now I’ve taken a fresh look at the whole proposal and decided to go about it in a different way.

Rather than seeing ‘updating the previous findings in the light of new data’ as a means to the end (dissemination and validation), I think I should make this the main focus of the module.

The Wiki was born in February and the AE written up in March, after only a short period of existance. I now have data from the COP and WIKI which covers a longer period (to date) and can be subjected to a more thorough analysis which should reveal deeper and more accurate conclusions.

So the activity will be reduced in scale, and the report focussed on data and analysis, with far less on preparation and process. I shall dispense with the ‘rewrite for a different audience’ objective and instead attempt to engage the meta-cops in conversation about the previous findings. Any data forthcoming from that can then be analysed alongside my own data. I shall also research and review any emerging literature on the topic of using Wikis for COPS.

Now to rewrite the ILM proposal, and begin work. 8 years ago

My LF has given up verbose for terse but encouraging. His repost to my ILM proposal was just 7 words.
“Good verbs. Good activities. Go for it.”
I’m not complaining! 8 years ago

1) Find the pro-forma – same as ILM so that shouldn’t be difficult.
2) Convert it to Plain Text – as per unresolved discussions in FC
3) Fill it in as far as is possible for an emergent plan…..
4) Post to Learning Group.

By the end of April, which is um – Saturday. 8 years ago