Stewarding technology - Etienne Wenger

Slide 1 : ...................................... stewarding technology for communities Digital habitats

Slide 2 : … a group of people, who share challenges, passion or interest interact regularly learn from and with each other improve their ability to do what they care about A community of practice is ...

Key dimensions : Community Domain Learningtogether Key dimensions A social discipline of learning Participation Sponsorship Nurturing Support Practice Identity Boundaries Meaning Competence/power

Slide 4 : Technology stewardship Technology stewards are people with enough experience of the workings of a community to understand its technology needs, and enough experience with or interest in technology to take leadership in addressing those needs. Stewarding typically includes selecting and configuring technology, as well as supporting its use in the practice of the community. Bridging technology and community

Slide 5 : Community understanding Technology awareness Selection and installation Adoption and transition Everyday use Stewarding: activity streams

Slide 6 : Learning activities Information Informal Formal With From Models of practice Projectreviews Case clinics Document sharing Collections Learningprojects Hot topicdiscussions Stories Formalpracticetransfer Visits Invited speaker Mutual benchmark External benchmark Broadcast inquiry Readinggroup Problem solving News Jointresponse Boundarycollaboration Trainingand workshops Pointers to resources Systematicscan Guests Jointevents Documentingpractice Field trips Exploringideas Eachother 1 2 7 4 3 6 5 Tips Practice fairs Warranting Helpdesk Outsidesources Exchanges Productive inquiries Building shared understanding Producing assets Creating standards Formal access to knowledge Visits

Slide 7 : Digital habitats: community configurations Platform perspective? packages Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Configuration perspective? community Feature perspective? usability Tool perspective? activity using and integrating technology

Community profilesas patterns of togetherness : Community profilesas patterns of togetherness Community activities oriented to … … meetings … context … community cultivation … access to expertise … projects … open-ended conversation … content publishing … individual participation … relationships Variation model: Orientations In collaboration with Nancy White and John Smith © 2006 Wenger, White, and Smith

Slide 9 : addressing inherentcommunity polarities Group Individual Participation Reification asynchronous synchronous discussion boards teleconference chat instant messaging member directory wiki blog telephony/VoIP individualprofile page e-mail e-mail lists scratch pad RSS “new” indicators subscription podcast content repository presenceindicator buddy list security Q&A systems RSS aggregator newsletter calendar videoconference application sharing whiteboard site index participation statistics search subgroups personalization communitypublic page versioncontrol documentmanagement UseNet contentrating scheduling polling commenting networking tools tagging bookmarking sharedfiltering geomapping interestfilter Technology In collaboration with Nancy White and John Smith micro-blogging

Slide 10 : Strategy 1. Use what you have Strategy 2. Go for the free stuff Strategy 3. Build on an enterprise platform Strategy 4. Get a commercial platform Strategy 5. Build your own Strategy 6. Use open-source software Strategy 7. Patch elements together Stewarding strategies

Slide 11 : Fabric of connectivity: - Togetherness and separation Always on Virtual presence - Peripherality Active medium: - Interacting and publishing - Social/informational computing - Semantic web - Digital footprint Trends shaping technology and learning Modes of engagement: - Generalized self-expression - Mass collaboration - Creative reappropriation Thin connections Reconfigured geographies: Multiplicity of competing spaces Multimembership Dynamic boundaries Worldwide reach In collaboration with Nancy White and John Smith a learning challenge

Slide 12 : Are you the technology steward in your community? What is your relationship to your community? Is your role explicit in your community? What legitimizes your role? What do you do? Why do you do it? What skills do you have? What skills do you want to acquire? Who can help you? Questions of stewardship

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