Discussion Group B3 (Afternoon): Wiki Strategies to Support the Needs of Disparate Groups the Institution
Issues
Based on your previous discussion and related points from the other discussion
groups you should now seek to identify a Wiki strategy for your institution.
Possible strategies for providing Wiki services include:
- A large-scale enterprise Wiki service for use within your institution.
- A distributed and decentralised approach, in which departments,
ad hoc groups, individuals, etc. may choose their own preferred Wiki tools,
which could be installed locally or use of free or licensed externally-hosted services.
- Use of Wiki functionality provided in other enterprise tools,
such as VLEs, Blogs, etc.
- In-house development of a Wiki service.
- Doing nothing, either because effort is limited and prioritisation
is given to other areas or a view that Wikis are of marginal relevance to the institution.
Please address the following issues:
- What are the pros and cons of these approaches?
- Which approach(es) best satisfy the user requirements you have identified?
Based on your preferred approaches to the provision of a Wiki service:
- What potential problems and difficulties might you expect in the deployment
of a Wiki service?
- What approaches would you recommend for the effective deployment and support
for your preferred Wiki service?
- What tensions may there be between a solution to support your groups of users
and a solution aimed at the needs of the student user?
Discussion Group B3: Notes
The following Wikis are available for keeping a record of the discussions:
- Discussion Group B3: Wiki Strategies To Support the Needs of Disparate Groups in the Institution:
Wetpaint Wiki -
local copy
Exploiting The Potential Of Wikis