It appears Wikis are everywhere. Yep, I am the one that said they would never be used in my company due to the lack of reviews needed to post informaiton, but it appears others did not get that memo. I have heard more about wiki's in the last 3 weeks then I have ever heard about them in my organization.
As with many new technologies, it appears the newly found ability to create a wiki on our internal project sites has made this the greatest invention ever. Sounds great, but unfortunately I think we are missing the mark. Only a few have access to add to the wiki and even fewer know how to add to the wikis that have been set up. Ithink this misses the point of what and why a wiki is used.
I love the attempt at using new technologies, but it seems the newest hotest things get overutilized and they often are not used as intended.
Do you guys see people jumping on the technology bandwagon to often and without an understanding of how to use the tool effectively?
From what I have seen, I think we are missing the point. We have overused the term wiki,
1. They are not really wikis - they are uses as anything from discussion boards to blogs
2. Only a few have access to add to the "wikis"
Well, that's somewhat good news. At least your company is trying to branch out. But you're right, they might be abusing the term wiki.
ReplyDeleteI do see people jumping on technology - most specifically, our organization is talking a lot about iPad/iPod apps for learning. Most of these conversations are being discussed from a technology standpoint rather than from a learning/learner standpoint.
For example, folks are talking about who can do the code, who can test the app, etc. But they aren't talking about the objectives of the learning, the purpose of putting it on a mobile device, or any of the learner WIIFMs.
I know my first attempt at a wiki was more of a discussion board. We limited access and really led the conversation. Not so useful.
ReplyDeleteI think the next stab at it will look very different.
Great that they are at least trying. Maybe some suggestions from you to open things up will get things moving in the right direction!