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=**__SESSION 1:__**= Harnessing the Power of Wikis! OR Wikification for your Organization!
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Wikis are powerful applications that allow users to quickly and easily update Web content using simply a browser. Wikis are exciting because they engage learners and give teachers and students an opportunity to be creative and share their learning with others, offering the flexibility of anywhere and anytime learning. In this session, we will explore the value of wiki technology as the centerpiece to effective knowledge management and collaboration. Designed for those realtively new to wikis, we will introduce the wiki and explain how they can be used in a variety of ways. We will share real life examples of how wikis were utilized in an online graduate program. We will also describe how wikis can help coworkers move beyond passive reception of information to actively engage and share in their environments through a hands on activity analogous to wiki usage. Participants will be able to: · Describe and identify Knowledge Management · Describe and identify Communities of Practice · Identify characteristics of a wiki & types of wikis · Describe benefits to using a wiki in organizations · See examples of how a wiki can be used in a learning environment · Find resources on how to create your own wiki, unique to your environment · Identify aspects that contribute to wiki adoption and acceptance as well as barriers //Who should attend:// Administrators or instructors interested in using easy, effective collaboration tools and real-time content delivery amongst their peers or with their students. Do you want an efficient way to engage your peers or your students in collaboration? Have you heard about wikis? Often groups are tasked with developing plans or documents. They spend a lot of time in meetings or time trying to integrate email messages. Wikis cut through all the confusion and wasted time. This session will show you how.
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Future and Emerging Technologies Nonspecific Educators
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=__SESSION 2:__= How To Connect Brains Without A Nuerosurgeon
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This session will provide an overview of actual action research done in team settings. Attendees will hear how different actions were taken to encourage interaction amongst team members to help them determine best practices and to encourage collaboration on efficient process methods. Attendees will participate in a fun exercise to determine their areas of expertise and those who would benefit in connecting with them.
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Attendees will specifically learn about: -Ways to increase communication through increased dialogue and community forums -Ways to identify areas of expertise and the experts themselves through skill identification and assessment -Ways to identify knowledge silos, gaps, or deficits through a skill inventory matrix -Ways to encourage connection between those who have knowledge and those who need it

Who should attend: Administrators and educators interested in encouraging their employees or peers to share knowledge and practices.

__**Program Description:**__ Are you someone that works with individuals who have varying work methods and knowledge levels? Do you want utilize best practices and break through the barriers of knowledge transfer? Learn about actions you can introduce to help increase communication, identify expertise, and connect the brains of those who have knowledge with those who need it.

Community Connections Non-Specific Educators
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