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Judith Smith, Department of eLearning
iNET as an organisational Tool
Judith Smith
Department of eLearning
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Judith Smith, Department of eLearning
Objectives for iNET as an organisational tool
• To create a virtual community that provides a central delivery point for key information
• To provide tools to facilitate staff to staff, staff to student communication and student to student communication
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iNET - a virtual community
• enables many users to access, share & organise a high volume of data
• enables members to share not only information but experience
• enhanced communication and information flow leads to faster processes and more efficient working
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Benefits of common access to information
• avoids duplication of work• avoids duplication of mistakes• creates opportunities for new ideas• provides opportunities for development of new
materials more quickly and competitively• offers a common “silo” for retaining knowledge
when people leave organisation
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Using virtual community for peer contact
• Building databases of knowledge• Lists of contacts• Databases of skills• FAQs
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Organising Information & Knowledge
• Individual and group management• Effective document management• Administrative and version control• Project management
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Effective Learning Communities
• Governed by principles of learning• Personal and flexible• Accountable• Rich in information• Collaborative
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Barriers to knowledge-sharing
• Internal competition• Internal demarcation• Narrow focus - “In the box” thinking
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What is the university’s key asset?
Intellectual Property of staff & students
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“Intellectual Property is the sum of everything that everyone in the organisation knows that gives it the competitive edge; a collective brainpower, a composite of knowledge, information & experience”
Tom Stewart
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Specific organisational benefits for staff
• Building databases of knowledge• Building directory of online resources• Access to Student Records
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