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Social Networking: Wiki Progress Report
Wiki Progress Report: Social Networking
Wiki Progress Report
This week, I developed a wiki page geared at providing insight on the factors influencing project success or failure. The reading areas included: i) factors related to the project such as resource requirements, size, and urgency; ii) factors related to project leadership such as competence, ability to delegate, trust and commitment; iii) factors related to the organization such as organizational culture and organizational structure; iv) factors related to the team members such as skill level, experience level, and commitment; and v) factors related to the environment such as politics, economic conditions, and legislation (Keyes, 2013).
At first, I did not think the use of the wiki was a good idea, perhaps because the term was completely new to me, and I was afraid that I may not be able to handle it effectively. At the very beginning, I had no idea on how to begin or even how to post my report as we were not given a fixed style on how to undertake the assignment. Later, I found it quite easy to maneuver and I then began to appreciate the benefits of using wikis to communicate and engage with others. To reduce...
They could provide detailed instructions on the same, or links to simple YouTube videos that provide insight on what wikis are, and how they ought to be used (Davidson, 2012). This would ensure that students have a clear understanding of what is required from the very beginning.
I also encountered challenges using the wiki editing tools at the beginning. Often times, I got frustrated after formatting my text in the editing function, only for it to look different when saved. I later understood issues like these after the same were explained to me by a colleague.
So far, I have made contributions, uploaded relevant files, inserted images, and placed links to relevant websites. The wiki fosters collaboration as it makes it possible for parties to communicate in a relatively easy and anonymous manner. I am often too shy to speak and voice out my contributions effectively in public spaces; however, the anonymity provided by the wiki platform has made it relatively easy for me to put my contributions forward.
Besides providing anonymity, the wiki also fosters collaboration by making…
References
Davidson, R. (2012). Wiki Use that Increases Communication and Collaboration Motivation: A Reflection several Semesters Later. Journal of Learning Design, 5(2), 38-49.
Keyes, J. (2013). Enterprise 2.0: Social Networking Tools to Transform your Organization. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
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, et al., 2011). Individuals most often use social media to create and strengthen relationships and increase communication within those relationships, rather than explicitly wanting to shop for products. Those individuals are using social media sites to: a) "construct a profile within a bounded system"; b) maintain "lists of other users with whom they share connections"; and c) view and "browse" those lists of connections with others they have interacted
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0 tool has little to do with its overall effectiveness in getting attaining learning goals and objectives for example. Controlling for the informality or formality of Web 2.0 tools use is required, as many instructors are relying on the conversational and broadcast functionality of social networks as a substitute for e-mail. Still, the informal aspects of social networking applications including Web 2.0 tools and their anticipated benefits as a learning
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