An investigation of the use of a Wiki to support knowledge exchange in public health
An investigation of the use of a Wiki to support knowledge exchange in public health
This paper describes the use of a wiki to foster joint learning among a group of non-profit, community-based organizations involved with improving public health in London. The goal of the wiki was to encourage the growth of a community of practice-clear patterns of mutual engagement, joint enterprise and an emergent and shared repertoire of action-among these organizations. Participants reported that they failed to contribute to the wiki largely for economic reasons, issues of identity, and a lack of group norms. A critical factor in its failure, however, was the lack of its integration into existing work practices and project governance.
Wikis, knowledge exchange, digital communities, communities of practice, evaluation
269-272
Association for Computing Machinery
Giordano, Richard
13c61925-de2b-48ae-beab-6aedac3ed14c
4 November 2007
Giordano, Richard
13c61925-de2b-48ae-beab-6aedac3ed14c
Giordano, Richard
(2007)
An investigation of the use of a Wiki to support knowledge exchange in public health.
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GROUP'07: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL ACM CONFERENCE ON SUPPORTING GROUP WORK.
2007 INTERNATIONAL ACM CONFERENCE ON SUPPORTING GROUP WORK (04/11/07 - 07/11/07)
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(doi:10.1145/1316624.1316664).
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This paper describes the use of a wiki to foster joint learning among a group of non-profit, community-based organizations involved with improving public health in London. The goal of the wiki was to encourage the growth of a community of practice-clear patterns of mutual engagement, joint enterprise and an emergent and shared repertoire of action-among these organizations. Participants reported that they failed to contribute to the wiki largely for economic reasons, issues of identity, and a lack of group norms. A critical factor in its failure, however, was the lack of its integration into existing work practices and project governance.
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Published date: 4 November 2007
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2007 INTERNATIONAL ACM CONFERENCE ON SUPPORTING GROUP WORK, , Florida, United States, 2007-11-04 - 2007-11-07
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Wikis, knowledge exchange, digital communities, communities of practice, evaluation
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