NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

We had no idea when we introduced our new Communities of Practice (CoPs ) engagement model that there were be so many questions and concerns, and I think this may be that very "once in a while". The online group includes a listserv email archive, a library, a wiki, a group blog, and a discussion thread platform.

FAQ 44

FAQ NTEN Practice Community 44

Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2007

By then, I hope we have enough good models and people who want to be a part of this that it will have a life of its own. I like the idea that this can be a place both for people who are collaborating and know each other well and for new relationships to form. We looked at LinkedIn as a model. So I keep updating it.

NSF 20

NSF Interview Case Study Museum 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

While there are some criticisms of its consensus-based model for information-vetting, there's no doubt of its success as a collaborative knowledge-creation project. After all, if Wikipedia could succeed as a collaborative documentation of well, everything, isn't your specific wiki bound to thrive as well?

Wiki 23

Wiki Wikipedia Museum Doc 23