3 March: Last weekend I initiated my first online workgroup. As the chair of the Middle School(7-10) Assessment Committee set up to draft a new assessment policy, I was finding it hard to find meeting times suitable to all members. I decided to set up a Yahoo Group with links to readings followed by a proforma of policy on which all members were asked to jot down suggestions for all to view and comment.
None of the other committee members had ever belonged to an online group before and were pleased to find it was easy to join and some have already contributed to the files.
As this is a four week task I decided against setting up a Wiki and this Yahoo Group space is proving adequate for our needs. I have yet to set up a 'chat' which will also be a new experience for all other members.
A big thanks to Lyn Hay who gave me my first experience in online communities and workgroups in my CSU coursework. Translating study experience into the workplace is very exciting.
