Although our project with Merrolee officially ended a few weeks ago, I’m still learning heaps about the potential for Web 2.0 tools, and almost daily am thinking of ways of using these tools in my practice and professional debvleopment.
Really looking forward to presenting at the NZAOT Clincial Workshops in October (www.nzaot.com) and I hope that lots of people take the opportunity to come along and learn a little (or a lot) about what’s out there and how it can be of use to us.
This week I’ve been working with some colleauges and staff from an Occupational Therapy School on putting together an academic proposal. Over the past year (yep, it’s taken us THAT long) we’ve had a couple of false starts, and it’s taken a while to organise even some of the most simple things. This isn’t from want of trying or effort, it’s just been really tricky for us all to co-ordinate diaires and figure out when we’re all available, let alone putting in the brain power when we meet! This week, we’ve gotten really close to finalising our research question, and it finally struck me that using a wiki to plan and organise our meetings and ideas would help to streamline things. In the past someone’s suggested a meeting time or research idea, and 700 emails later we confirm something, meanwhile I’ve responded to the first person’s email, someone else responded to the second persons, and round and round we go!
So although that’s a pretty straightforward example of how to make use of a WEb 2.0 tool, I imagine it’s going to make this project SO much better. Clever eh?!
Give me advice on a Wiki! I can’t figure out how to share one with colleagues/other students that isn’t public to the world to edit!
Wonderful to see you posting. Tell Merrolee we are going through NZ withdrawals over here!
Have fun with your clinical workshops!
Ooooo a challenge! Alright, I’ll make sure I figure that one out for me, then let you know! Just had another quick look at your blog – it’s amazing, well done!
Will get back to you soon
Hi,
This is my first visit to your blog and I am amazed by your energy and commitment to intergrating web 2.0 into your work life. Its interesting that your colleagues are now becoming curious, I’ve experienced a similar phenomena. Also your point that some applications feel more relevant than others rings bells for me. I’ve found wikis to be brilliant at faciliatting group projects and cutting down on the millions of e-mails and attachments that seem to be contantly arriving (small exaggeration maybe!)
Anyway, will add you to our blogroll if that’s OK. I am part of a group of OT educators in England. You NZ OT’s are abit of an inspiration – Merollee seems to be quite a force!
Oh, our blog is http://www.frederickroad.blogspot.com . Thanks again, I’ll keep coming back
Wow thanks! I’ll be checking out your blog, sounds like we’ve got a bit in common. It’s been a really interesting process to go from complete novice to feeling sort-of confident with some of these tools, and I love that others (both here and the other side of the world) are getting involved and inspired too.
Catch you later
It’s always good when you feel like you have mastered something isn’t it. If only it happened more often……..
Have a good day
Hey Jane
WEll done and look who you are attracting to comment. I think your plan for how to use a Wiki is brilliant – hopefully all will be able to access okay. I think its a great idea to start with something quite basic – like who’s free at what time to meet, and slowly as people get used to using it, more and more of your collaborative work can come onto the wikie.
To answer Karen – yes you can make a wiki private… I use wikispaces.com…. let me know if you want more specific instructions.
Now Jane.. where’s your next posting?