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PROWE (personal repositories online wiki environment). Anne Hewling PROWE Project Officer Open University. PROWE – what is it?. a JISC-funded Digital Repositories Programme Project between OU and UoL Combines: - new communications tools e.g. wikis and blogs
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PROWE (personal repositories online wiki environment) Anne HewlingPROWE Project OfficerOpen University http://www.prowe.ac.uk
PROWE – what is it? a JISC-funded Digital Repositories Programme Project between OU and UoL Combines: - new communications tools e.g. wikis and blogs - part-time distance tutors/associate lecturers - continuing professional development needs - communities of practice - repository theory and practice http://www.prowe.ac.uk
What drives it? "In what ways could wiki and wiki-type environments be useful and useable as personal and informal repositories to support professional development within part-time tutor communities of practice?" http://www.prowe.ac.uk
What has happened so far? • - user needs assessment • - tools assessment • - metadata and other complicated repositories bits • elgg 1 – testing a technology • - elgg 2 – testing practice http://www.prowe.ac.uk
Matters arising - what is a typical tutor and what are typical needs? - "if it 'ain't broke, why fix it?" - why not/why? - PRMS http://www.prowe.ac.uk
Personal resource management strategies - 1 Experience v. sense • Angela’s printouts and Kathleen’s PC Perception of security Known v. easier • George’s floppys Habit v. appropriateness Am I bothered? - HQ rules and Pavlov Comfort zones http://www.prowe.ac.uk
Personal resource management strategies - 2 - Change has to come from individual motivation - Life is too short to experiment too much http://www.prowe.ac.uk
A possible conclusion? Once a system is in place there is little chance of changing it - unless the user thinks change is their idea or unless some kind of stick is used… http://www.prowe.ac.uk
Contact us: Webpage: http://www.prowe.ac.uk Project email: info@prowe.ac.uk Project Officer email (OU): a.hewling@open.ac.uk http://www.prowe.ac.uk
PROWE: “A community is like a ship: everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.”Henrik Ibsen http://www.prowe.ac.uk