NETC08 session 1072
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Session Name: Best Practices for Adoption of Wikis and other Web 2.0 Tools
Session Number: 1072
Location: Pinehurst
Day and Time: Tuesday, 9:30 - 10:15 am
Format: Presentation
Topic: Web 2.0 Technologies
Level: Introductory
Session Abstract:
- "Flat, open, uncontrolled..." While these words aptly describe wiki software and other Web 2.0 tools, most of us would choose different words to describe our how our extension organizations work today. Despite the mismatch, Web 2.0 tools like wikis can provide a productive collaborative environment for enhancing communication within our organizations.
- Extension Information Technology implemented a wiki in 2006 and moved North Carolina Cooperative Extension through a soft transition from our existing web based Intranet into a Mediawiki Intranet over the course of about a year.
- During this session, we'll review the literature regarding best practices for successful adoption of wikis and other Web 2.0 tools. We'll talk about how we implemented the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Intranet Wiki, in contrast or in keeping to those best practices. Finally, we'll share the results of a 2008 user survey to gauge user adoption and acceptance of the new Internet wiki and discuss the lessons we've learned along the way.
Led By: Rhonda Conlon, Director, Extension Info Tech, NC State University Extension Information Technology
Ray Kimsey; Scott McCollum
