Beyond Email: Collaborative Technologies For the 21st Century

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The Instiki Wiki was used to allow the participants to keep a record of how collaborative and mobile technologies could be used withoin their own organisation and any problems they can forsee. A copy of the findings is given below.

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Group 2b afternoon discussion

Welcome to discussion group 2B.

In your discussion group identify:

  • Areas in which collaborative and mobile technologies could be used within your organisation:
  • The types of technologies required
  • Potential problem areas
  • The requirements for successful deployment

Keep a note of your conclusions in this Wiki.

Summary

Areas in which collaborative and mobile technologies could be used within your organisation:

  • replacement of e-mail for internal communication.
  • setting up smart groups.
  • communication between distance learners (BLOGS)
  • Teachers – exchange of casestudies etc.
  • ADE uses Messenger, White Board, WIKIS

The types of technologies required:

Potential problem areas:
  • Privacy
  • IT Services / management inertia
  • procurement policies.
  • finance limitations.
  • User inertia.
The requirements for successful deployment:
  • Vision
  • User focus
  • Demonstrate by doing it
  • Start small

Welcome to discussion group 2B.

In your discussion group identify:

  • Areas in which collaborative and mobile technologies could be used within your organisation:
  • The types of technologies required
  • Potential problem areas
  • The requirements for successful deployment

Keep a note of your conclusions in this Wiki.

Areas in which collaborative and mobile technologies could be used within your organisation:

  • replacement of e-mail for internal communication.
  • setting up smart groups.
  • communication between distance learners (BLOGS)
  • Teachers – exchange of casestudies etc.
  • ADE uses Messenger, White Board?, WIKIS

The types of technologies required:

Potential problem areas:

  • Privacy
  • IT Services / management inertia
  • procurement policies.
  • finance limitations.
  • User inertia.

The requirements for successful deployment:

  • Vision
  • User focus
  • Demonstrate by doing it
  • Start small

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