Aug 12 2009
Digital Habitats Index
To help give you a sense of some of the detail in the book, here is a copy of the Index found at the back of the book.
Guide to the index:
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accelerating interplay of community and technology, 172-173
access
control/lists, 77, 82, 88, 95, 98, 200g
to community, 50, 51, 141, 143, 163, 167
to expertise, 84-86
to practice, 7, 189
to the Internet, 44, 108, 117, 151
to subgroups, 80
See also bandwidth; boundaries; connectivity; privacy; security; single login.
acquisitions strategies (for technology) 113-129, 114, 158-161
analyzing needs, 116-117
checklist, 129, 158
context and orientation, 114-115, 115
action notebook, ix, 147-168
downloadable version, xiv,148
activities, 6-8, 72. See also orientations
aggregation/aggregators, 47, 60, 64, 77, 82, 88, 90, 174, 200g
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), 200g
Alexander, Christopher, 210
always on, 186, 200g
API (Application Program Interface), 127, 201g
Application Service Provider (ASP), 108, 201g
application sharing, 60, 74, 80, 85, 201g
apprenticeship, 84. See also mentoring.
archives, 53, 77, 78, 82, 201g
closing communities, 138, 168
free technology and, 118
See also backing up data; content orientation; documents; publishing.
ARPANET, 14
artifacts. See digital artifacts; documents.
ASP (Application Service Provider), 108, 201g
asynchronous interaction, 5, 47, 57, 60-61, 60, 71, 162, 201g
examples, 56, 61, 72, 89
free software, 117
meeting-oriented communities, 74, 117
See also blogs; discussion boards; email; wikis.
attentive practitioners, vi, x
audio recordings, 96, 201g. See also podcasting.
avatars, 61n, 66, 88, 174, 175, 190, 201g
backchannel, 46, 74, 78, 95-96, 95, 202g
background stewarding, 28, 133-135, 134, 138-140
backing up data, 133, 145, 149. See also archives, closing.
bandwidth. See access to the Internet.
Bennett, Mark, 32
Berners-Lee, Tim, 18, 20
blogs, 60, 63-65, 67, 176, 187, 200, 202g
about this book, viii, xiv
as connection, 4, 17, 175, 192
aggregating into community, 52, 53, 76, 127
as communities, 63, 177, 178, 193-196
categories, 77, 78, 202g
comments, 77, 82, 202g
examples, 29, 38, 63, 122, 144, 192
free technology, 110, 119, 127
in support of orientations, 74, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, 88, 90, 95, 98
learning and, 4, 84n
permalink, 77, 210g
posts, 211g
readers, 202g
trackbacks, 65, 77, 82, 180, 202, 214g
blogosphere, 65, 174, 176, 195, 203g
blogrolls, 64, 203g
bookmark(ing), 60, 66, 89, 203g
social, 174, 176, 177, 180, 213g
See also tag(ging).
boundaries
community 6, 20, , 97, 98, 99, 139, 174
examples, 61
dynamic and fluid, 65, 174, 178-179, 187, 193-196
management of, 8, 105, 139, 143-144, 150, 167, 184
organizational, 30-31, 61, 157
technology and, 11, 46, 50-51, 54, 143, 151
cultural, 175, 199.
See also access; integration; participation; privacy; security.
brokers, stewards as, 28
Brown, Doug, 13-14, 20
browsers, 16, 18, 109
buddy lists, 16, 60, 63, 88, 203g, 207
budget, 30, 107, 110-111, 110, 116, 120, 121, 122, 123, 158, 164.
See also pricing; resources.
build your own technology, 123-124, 160
bulletin boards, 15, 16, 203g. See also discussion boards; newsgroups.
Bush, Vanevar, 21
business communities, 76, 84, 97, 105, 198. See also organizations.
calendars, 47, 51, 60, 63, 71, 74, 80, 81, 95, 128, 129, 203g, 213
shared calendars, 116, 119, 125, 212g
See also scheduling activities.
categories (for blogs), 77, 78, 202g
Center for Technology in Education (Johns Hopkins), 124
Cerf, Vint, 18
CERN, 18
challenges for the future of communities, 181-182, 187-188
chat, 60, 61, 62, 142, 203g
examples, 53, 61, 62, 73
for taking notes, viii, 40, 48, 73
history, 13-14, 16, 175
in support of orientations, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 85, 88, 95
transcripts, 201
Christianson, Ward, 15
client programs, 109
closing (of a community), 138, 168
CMS, see content management systems.
co-authoring, 38, 58, 79, 80, 175
See also wiki.
Coburn, Pip, 73
Coenders, Marc, 4
collaboration, 6, 12,
for this book, v-viii
history, 14, 15, 16, 19
on projects, 79-81
mass, 174, 176, 188, 206
software, 119-120, 123, 126
comments, 58, 82, 83-84, 85, 176, 177, 180, 187
on blogs, 60, 64, 65, 76, 77, 78, 80, 82, 178, 189, 194-195, 202g
commercial platforms, 121-123, 121
communities of practice, 3-12, 192-199
closure, 138, 168
definition, 3, 3n, 4-10, 197
effect on technology, iv, viii, 11, 17-19, 27, 27, 55-68, 146, 163, 171-173, 179-180, 198-199
games and, 66
identity, 5, 58-59, 89, 174, 177-181, 196
lifecycle, 103-104, 138, 150, 168
networks and, 12, 31, 84, 192-197
new members, 139, 140, 167
practice groups, 79
rhythms, 56-57, 186
subgroups, 5, 77, 80, 88, 188-189, 196
technology’s effect on, ii, iv, viii, 11-12, 14-17, 18-20, 27, 27, 29, 44, 52-53, 55-68, 163, 171-173, 179-180, 184, 189, 198-199
See also community cultivation; online communities; formation of communities; orientations; sharing.
CommunitiesConnect, 127
community cultivation (orientation to), 93-96, 95, 153
See also backchannel; coordination.
community. See communities of practice; online communities.
Community Tools Wiki, 44
CommunityMap, 97
CompanyCommand, 94, 190
complexity, technology changes and, 104, 165-166
configuration, 38, 45, 45-48, 48, 153-156, 184
checklists, 48, 135-138, 154, 155, 165
choosing, vii, 46-47, 135-138, 165, 184, 186
integration in, 49-54, 132, 156, 165, 167, 184
security for, 51-52, 106, 165
See also technology landscape.
connectivity
polarities and, 174
ubiquitous, 174-175, 186, 200
virtual presence, 175
See also access to community; access to the Internet.
constellations of communities, 32, 97, 98
constructing digital habitats, 37-54, 99-100, 103-111, 183-199
configuration, 38, 45-48, 45, 48, 153-156, 155, 184
integration, 48-54, 150, 167
platforms, 40-42, 43, 49-51
tool-focused considerations, 39-40, 103-104
understanding your community, 26, 149-152
vision, 131, 149
See also orientations; software; acquisition strategies; tools for community.
content management systems (CMS), 46, 82, 83-84, 87, 115, 119, 204g
content (orientation in communities), 81-84, 82, 120, 153
context and community, 103-111
environment, 105-106
infrastructure considerations, 108-111, 114-115, 114, 115
See also budget; environment; organizations.
context of service (orientation in communities), 96-99, 98, 153
contributors, 107, 148-149, 172. See also participation; resources.
conversation, 5, 47, 76. See also chat; IM; open-ended conversation; phone.
coordination (of community), 93
tech stewardship versus, 25
See also community cultivation.
core groups, 10, 46, 93, 94, 153
Cormier, Dave, 142
CPsquare, iii, v, 5n, 70
cross-platform issues, 204g. See integration.
cultivation, see community cultivation.
Cunningham, Ward, 19, 20, 217
customization, 90, 92, 108, 120, 125, 208g
See also individual participation.
database, 120, 145, 204g
See also repositories.
deep divers, vi, x
development
community, 7, 50, 67, 103-104, 124, 149-150
communities about, 46, 65, 78
individual, 91
software, 18-19, 123-127, 124
technology changes, 103-104, 111, 124, 132, 135-138, 172-174, 165-166
See also community cultivation; formation; lifecyle; new communities.
digital artifacts, 63, 70, 84, 138
archiving after shutdown, 168
See also archives; documents.
digital footprint, 174, 180, 191
digital habitats
as community effort, 53-54
definition, 37-38
See also constructing digital habitats
directory (for community), 60, 63, 74, 85, 88, 204g, 208
See also CommunityMap, profiles.
discussion boards (or groups), 60, 62, 204g
examples, 61
community support role, 47
forum software, 119
free tools and platforms, 118
Also known as bulletin boards; forums; web boards.
disruptions in technology, 144, 181
distributed, 204g
communities, 31, 135
discussions, 76, 193
See also online communities.
DITA users group, 51
diversity
strengths of, 8-9
technology changes and, 104, 150
documents, 17, 58, 63-64, 79, 184
management, 60, 204-205g
sharing, v, 6, 205
version control, 82,
See also content orientation; digital artifacts; publishing; reification; repositories.
domain, 4-6, 10, 192
across the web, 177-178, 190-191, 193
in blog communities, 195-196
See also geographies, homesteading, online place for communities.
Downes, Stephen, 63
downloadable Digital Habitats material, x, 148
Doyle, Bob, 51
ease of use
commercial platforms, 121
enterprise platforms, 120
free technology, 118-119
importance for community, 26, 44, 48, 49-50, 104, 132, 136, 139, 167, 198
learning new technology, 139, 140-144, 151
open-source software, 126
patched-together technology, 128-129, 161
user problems, 144
using the technology you have, 115-117, 116
See also interoperability.
eCampus, 122
editing, 82, 98
See also coauthoring, wiki.
EdTech Talk, 142
EDU-RSS, 63
Edublogger, 63, 195
education
Best Practice community (e-learning), 179
blogger communities, 63, 195
EdTech Talk, 142
Edublogger, 63, 195
Johns Hopkins Electronic Learning Communities, 124
Webheads in Action, 53
EIES (Electronic Information Exchange System), 15
e-learning, 80, 141, 179
Best Practice community, 179
Electric Minds, 138
email, 60, 205g
community support role, iv, 39, 43, 45, 62
history, 14, 15
learning and, 4, 8
email lists, 3-4, 8, 15, 60, 62-63, 205
engagement, 188-189
polarities and, 174-176, 187
Englebart, Doug, 21
enterprise platforms, 119-120, 119, 159
environment
community relationship with, 105-106
See also context.
evaluation, 96. See also rating.
experimentation
technology, 142-143, 167
See also inventiveness.
expertise
available to communities, 107, 132-133, 132
expertise, access to (orientation), 84-86, 85, 153
See also knowledge.
expertise locators, 85, 86, 205g
F2F (FTF), 87, 205g
new technology and, 141
See also meeting orientations in communities.
facilitating
community cultivation, 93
meetings, 74
See also coordination; leadership; stewardship.
FAQ tools, 77, 140, 142, 206g
features, 43-45, 163
ease of use, 44, 48, 49-50, 104
feed readers, 206g
See also aggregator, RSS.
feedback, 9, 149
archives, 138
new technology, 138, 139, 140-144, 149
feeds, 206g, 215
See also RSS, subscription.
feel (of a site), 48, 52, 208g
file sharing, 80, 82, 206g
Finkelstein, Jonathan, 50
firewalls, 61, 94, 116, 120, 206g
Flickr, 48, 65, 128
folksonomy, 206g. See tagging.
following (other people)
access to expertise, 84
orientation to relationships in communities, 88
foreground stewarding, 28, 133-135, 134
formation of communities, 4-9, 178, 188-191
See also development; new communities.
forums. See discussion boards.
free technology, 117-119, 117, 159
friend aggregator, 88, 200, 206g
FTF (F2F), 87, 205g
new technology and, 141
See also meeting-oriented communities.
future of communities, ix-x, 104, 188-191
proto-communities, 192-196, 193, 194, 195
games, 66, 87
See also immersive environments.
Gee, James Paul, 197n
geographies, 177-181, 190. See also place for communities.
geomapping, 60, 66-67, 128, 207g
geotagging, 207g
Glickman, Matt, 15, 20
governance structures, 93
groups, 58-59, 60, 63, 68, 181
See also communities of practice, core group, discussion boards, newsgroups.
groupthink, 181, 187
Hiltz, S. Roxanne, 15
history of technology and community, 13-21
homesteading the web, 174, 177, 188
Horton, Mark, 15, 20
hosted application, 108, 207g
See also ASP.
http://cpsquare.org, 70
http://crusldi1.staffs.ac.uk/bestpracticemodels, 179
http://cte.jhu.edu/index.html, 124
http://joitskehulsebosch.blogspot.com
http://ning.com, 179
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Progressive0Island/217/180/25, 66
http://technologyforcommunities.com/actionnotebook, x, 148
http://technologyforcommunities.com/tools, 45
http://thinkofit.com/webconf/forumsoft.html, 119
http://yi-tan.com, 73
Hulsebosch, Joitske, 29
hybrid tools, 63-67
hyperlink, 207g. See integration.
identity, 5, 58-59, 89, 174, 177-181, 196-197
digital footprints, 180, 191
of stewards, 27-29, 198
See also multimembership.
IM (instant messaging), 40, 60, 61, 74, 76, 84, 97, 124, 140, 207g
immersive environments, 60, 61n, 66, 88, 89, 190, 207g
indicators
new items,44, 60, 209g
presence, 60, 63, 74, 88, 211g.
individual participation (orientation), 89-93, 90, 153. See also, customization.
individuals, 58-59, 60, 68, 162, 178-179
digital footprint, 180, 191
profiles, 60, 63, 88, 207g
infrastructure, 108-111, 207
disruptions, 144, 181
See also technology; tools for community support.
installing software, 27
instant messaging. See IM.
instruction (as community activity), 6, 79-80
integration
community cultivation, 96
configurations, 156, 166, 167, 184
platforms, 49-51, 52, 163, 166
registration, 139-140
tools, 48-49, 52-53, 150, 163, 166
See also interoperability; single login.
interaction in digital habitats, ii, 57-58, 61, 68, 176-177
bridging modes, 90
meeting orientation, 74
publishing and, 176-177
virtual presence as a basis, 189-190
See also asynchronous interaction; participation; synchronous interaction.
Internauts, 18
Internet. See the Web.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC), 53, 73, 208g
interoperability, 51-52. See also integration; peripheral participation.
interplay
communities of practice with each other, 19, 31-32
organization and community, 30, 32
intranet, 114, 115, 208g
See also enterprise platform.
inventiveness, 61, 62, 140, 141, 172. See also experimentation.
IRC Channel, 48
IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 53, 73, 208
IT infrastructures, community and, 30, 109
See also enterprise platform
IT support
backups, 133, 145, 149
relationships with, 30, 105
stewardship compared to, 25
technology changes and, 107, 120, 122, 159
Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education, 124
Johnson-Lenz, Peter, 21
Johnson-Lenz, Trudy, 21
just do it-ers, vi, x
Kanter, Beth, 192, 194
Kimball, Lisa, 21
knowledge, 7
access to, 6
base, see repositories.
stewardship, 28, 132-133, 132, 136, 141, 148-149, 192
validation, 6, 84
See also expertise.
Knowledge Management for Development Community (km4dev), 46
Knowledge Management (KM), 3n, 32, 144
leadership
communities on, 94
importance of, 10, 148
roles of, 25-26, 29
See also community cultivation; coordination; facilitating; stewardship.
learning
new technology, 140-145, 165-166
technology and, 4, 8, 122
See also learning in community.
learning agenda, 183-199. See also learning in community.
learning in community
activities, 6-7, 77, 96
“learning friendship,” 4
MPD-SUPPORT-L, 4-9, 5n
new technology, 139-145
projects, 89
socializing and, 8
tech development and, 173, 198-199
technology choices, 122, 124
See also education; expertise; orientations.
Learning Systems team at CA, 122
LearningTimes Community, 50
LeFever, Lee, 76
Leiner, Barry, 18
Lenzo, Amy, 24
libraries, 81. See also content, repositories.
lifecycle (of communities), 103-104, 138, 150, 168
listservs, 4-5, 15
literacy, viii, 183-185
login, single login system, 38, 51, 90, 98, 109-110, 212g
example, 50
look and feel (of a site), 48, 52, 208g
lurkers, 9, 11, 77-78, 187, 208g
See also, peripheral participation.
management tools, 80
change management, 136, 165-166
project management, 79-81, 136
site management, 61
See also content management, knowledge management.
maps, see CommunityMap, geomapping.
March of Dimes community, 194, 196
Maron, Anna, 65
Maron, Mikel, 65
mashups, 66-67, 127, 128, 208g
mass collaboration, 66, 174, 176
See also, wiki.
meetings
orientation to, in communities, 70, 71, 72-75, 117, 153
tools for, 60, 62, 66, 216g
types, 72
members
directory, 60, 63, 74, 85, 88, 204g, 208
new, 139, 140, 167
profiles, 60, 63, 88, 207g
mentoring, 91. See also apprenticeship.
metadata, 209g, see also content management; tags.
Michalski, Jerry, 73
microblogging, 60, 74, 77, 85, 88, 95, 209g. See also Twitter.
migrating communities (to a new platform), 135-138, 165
military-related communities, 94
monitoring tools, 141-142, 145
Mosaic, 18
motivation
forming communities, 4, 178
stewardship, 28-29
MPD-SUPPORT-L, 4-9, 5n, 190
multi-topic conversations systems, 76, 77
multimembership, 91, 92-93, 105-106, 178-179
multiplicity (of places for participation), 188
navigation (of a site), 24, 42, 44, 51-52, 90, 212g
networking, 86-87, 88
mindset, 51
stewardship role, 132-133
See also relationship orientation; social media; social networking sites.
networks
communities and, 12, 31, 84, 192-197
network-community hybrids, 196-197
See also social networks, Usenet.
new communities, ix-x, 104, 188-191. See also development; lifecycle.
new indicators, 44, 60, 209g
new members, 139, 140, 167
new types of communities, 192-199. See also proto-communities.
newsgroups, 15, 209g
newsletters, 60, 63, 209g
non-profit communities, 24, 46, 65, 78, 127, 192, 194
notepad, 90, 209g
NPtech, 192
NTEN network, 66
offline reading, 44, 43
online access, 108, 151
online communities, 209g
development, 7, 103-104, 149, 173-174, 174
geographies, 177-181, 190-191
history, 13-21
new communities, 64, 104, 188-191
new notions of community, 192-199
online place, 31, 50, 189
outside connections, 105, 150, 157, 185, 187, 197
technical requirements for members, 108, 109, 151
variety of, 17
See also communities of practice; digital habitats; formation of communities; lifecycle; orientations; technology landscape; communities by name.
online material for Digital Habitats, x, xvi, 148
online place for communities, 31, 50, 189. See also domain; homesteading.
open-source
software, 125-127, 161, 209g
communities, 19, 125-126, 161
open-ended conversations
orientation to, 75-78, 77, 153, 189-190
examples, 4-10, 76, 118-119
O’Reilly, Tim, 17
organizations
as context, 97, 105
stewardship in, 30-32
See also business communities.
orientations, 69-100, 71, 152-153
community cultivation, 93-96, 95, 185
content, 81-84, 82
context serving, 96-99, 98
expertise, access to, 84-86, 85
individual participation, 89-93, 90
meetings, 70, 71, 72-75
mutable nature, 70, 72
open-ended conversations, 75-78, 77
projects, 79-81, 80
registration and, 139-140
relationships, 86-89, 88
technology considerations, 99-100, 113-115, 114, 115, 156, 185
OS, see open-source.
participation, 57-58, 60, 63, 64, 91, 95, 162, 198
changing roles, 171-173
peripheral, 9, 11, 77-78, 208g
managing, 90, 189-190
multimembership, 91, 92-93, 105-106, 178-179
new members, 139, 140, 167
outside connections, 105, 124, 150, 157, 185, 187, 197
pricing and, 110-111, 110
technology considerations, 124, 178, 184, 186
See also contributors; ease of use; interaction; lurkers; registration; reification; statistics.
participation statistics, 44, 60, 95, 96, 210g
pattern language, 19, 210g
payment, stewardship, 28
peer-to-peer (P2P)
learning, 9, 15, 173, 190
computer networks, 209g
performance. See evaluation; rating; rating tools
peripheral participation, 9, 11, 77-78
configuration and, 51
See also interoperability; lurkers.
peripheries of communities, 9. See also boundaries.
Permalink (in blogs), 77, 210g
personal web pages, 210g. See profiles.
personalization, 210g. See customization.
phone
community support role, 39, 43, 47, 48, 56, 89, 95-96
phone/face-to-face meetings combined, iv-v, 74
See also teleconferences; VoIP.
photo sharing, 65, 210g
See also flickr.
place for communities, 31, 50, 189. See also geographies.
platforms, 40-42
build your own, 123-124, 160
commercial platforms, 121-123, 121
configuring, 123, 135-138
cross-platform issues, 204g. See integration.
definition, 40
enterprise platforms, 119-120, 119, 159
free, 116-117, 117
integration, 49-51, 52, 163, 167
new, 135-145, 160
open-source, 126-127, 161
pricing, 110-111, 110
security, 106
PLATO, 13-14
podcasting, 60, 66, 210g
polarities, 56-59, 68, 173-174, 174, 184-185
identities, 5, 58-59, 174
rhythms, 56-57, 186
tools and, 60-67, 60, 156, 162
polling, 40, 60, 63, 95, 179, 187, 210g
post, 8, 9, 189, 211g. See also blogs, discussion boards.
practice, 6-8
stewardship and, ix, 28, 140-142
technology and, 10-11, 28, 167
practice groups, 79
presence
virtual, 61n, 66, 89, 174-175, 189-190. See also avatars.
indicators or tools, 60, 63, 74, 88, 211g
pricing platforms, 110-111, 110. See also budget; resources.
privacy, 77, 90, 144, 187. See also access; boundaries; security management.
privilege, see access.
problem solving, 6, 84, 85
profiles (of members), 60, 63, 88, 207g
programming, support, 109
project teams, 79
versus community of practice, 11, 56n
project orientation in communities, 79-81, 80, 107, 153
examples, 79
proto-communities, 192-197
proximity, virtual, 186. See also presence, virtual.
public face, 98
public mission, 97, 98
publishing, 63-64, 68, 70, 71
interaction in digital habitats and, 176-177
See also content orientation; digital artifacts; documents, repositories.
question and answer (Q&A) tools, 60, 85, 86, 211g
See also FAQ tools.
range of learning activities, 6-7
rating, 82, 85
tools, 163, 211g
See also evaluation.
Raymond, Eric, 18
reappropriation, 176-177, 187
recognition, of stewards, 32, 33
recruiting, 98. See also members, new.
registration, 46, 98, 139-140, 143, 211g
reification, 57-58, 60, 63, 64, 162
relationships
orientation to, 86-89, 88, 153.
with environment, 105-106
physical and virtual mixes, 175
technology and, 179-180
volume of, 181-182
See also networking; social media.
remix, 83, 176, 211g. See also reappropriation.
repositories, 60, 63, 77, 82, 211g
distributed, 76, 84
examples, 65, 122
See also archive; content; documents; wiki.
reputation
motivation for stewardship, 29
of members/experts, 85-86
computing, 174, 179, 187, 202, 211
resources, 107-111, 157-158
contributors, 107, 148-149, 172
creative reappropriation, 176-177, 187
IT control, 30, 107, 109
network members, 132-133
organizations, 31, 157, 197
stewardship, 31, 107, 141, 148-149
See also budget; content; repositories.
reward systems, 95, 202
Rheingold, Howard, 21
rhythms, 56-57, 60, 68, 186
Rowe, Kim, i
RSS (Really Simple Syndication), 60, 64, 127, 211g; EDU-RSS, 63
See also subscriptions.
scheduling tools, 74, 95, 211g. See also calendars.
screencast, 80, 82, 211g
search, 60, 66
engines, 82, 83, 98, 212g, 213
public search engines, 8, 99, 143
as social computing, 174, 178, 179, 180
Second Life, 17, 61n, 66, 87, 89, 201, 207
security
management, 106, 144, 212g
configuration choices, 165
free technology and, 118
vulnerability, 181
See also access; boundaries; privacy.
self-expression, 176-177
semantic web, 179-180
semiotic social spaces, 197n
separation, 56-57, 68, 174-175
serving a context. See context, orientation to.
sharing
application, 60, 74, 80, 85, 201g, 215, 216
desktop, 201, 204g
document, 60, 63, 205g
file, 80, 82, 206g
photo and video, 62, 65, 210g
practice, 6-7, 51, 66, 197
platform, 119
Short Messaging System, see SMS.
shutdown, 138, 168. See also lifecycle.
signs of life, 72
single login or sign-on, 38, 51, 98, 99, 109-110, 212g
example, 50
single-stream discussion, 76, 77
site navigation, see under look and feel; navigation; management.
Sitescape, 32
Skype, 46
slide presentations, 58, 212g
smart mobs, 17, 212g
smartphones, 82, 88, 212g
Smith, John D., iii
SMS (Short Messaging System), 74, 77, 88, 95, 212g
Snowden, David, 194-196
social computing, 179-180, 187
social media (or software), 174, 191, 212-213g
communities formed out of, 65, 179, 180
social networking tools, 187, 213g
See also blogs; bookmarking; tagging; wikis.
social movement, stewardship as, 198-199
social networking sites, 31, 60, 65, 85, 88, 174, 179, 213g
social networks
analysis (SNA), 86, 88, 95, 181, 187, 213g.
history, 13-16
learning and, 8
See also networking; networks.
Social Source Commons, 66, 66n
software
client programs, 109
development, 19
IT infrastructures, 30
open source, 125-127, 125, 161, 209
selecting and installing, 26, 27, 108-109, 116, 158
single sign-on, 98, 99, 109-110, 212g
vendors, 108-109, 111
See also platforms; acquisition strategies; tools for community support.
Solucient, 76
Staffordshire University e-learning, 179
stages, see lifecycle.
standards
setting by communities, 6
IT and, 30
tools and, 54, 109
statistics, about participation, 44, 59, 60, 95, 210g
Stevens, Vance, 53
stewardship (technology), viii, 23-33, 27, 54, 131-146, 132, 134, 135, 172-173, 183-199
activities, 25-28, 29-30, 113-115, 134-168, 167
communities of stewards, 32-33, 197-199
definition, 24-25, 171-173
future, 183-199
integration, 52-54, 150, 167
inventiveness, 61, 62, 140, 141, 172
IT support compared to, 25
knowledge, 132-133, 132, 136, 141, 148-149
learning agenda, 183-199
motivations for, 28-29
organizations and, 30-32
payment, 28
principles, 131-132
problems, 27-28, 47, 143, 144, 181-182, 187
qualifications, 32-33, 148
tagging as an aid to, 81
team aspects, 25, 32
time considerations, 107
tool choices, 40, 52
understanding your community, 26, 149-152
visibility, 28, 29, 133-135, 134
See also challenges; configurations; constructing digital habitats; facilitating; leadership; acquisition strategies; technology landscape.
strategies. See acquisition strategies (for technology).
structures of digital habitats. See configuration; constructing digital habitats; infrastructure; platforms; software; tools for community
subgroups, 60, 77, 79, 80, 81, 88, 188-189, 196
subscriptions, 60, 82, 85, 90, 123, 214g. See also RSS.
success factors (for orientations), 72
synchronous interactions, 57, 60-61, 60, 63, 71, 72, 162
free software, 117
meeting orientation, 74
technology changes and, 106-107, 162
See also meetings.
system. See platform, security, software.
tags/tagging, 60, 66, 77, 82, 88, 90, 98, 214g;
examples, 81, 142, 192
for this book viii
integration through, 52
social or shared, 174, 176, 213g.
See also bookmarking.
teaching
as part of stewardship, 27
See also education; learning.
teams
in stewardship, 25, 32
technology decisions, 105
versus community of practice, 11, 56n
See also collaboration; project.
tech stewards. See stewardship.
technology
awareness, 26
changes, 103-111, 135-146, 151, 165-166
community’s effect on, iv, viii, 11, 14-17, 55-59, 146, 163, 171-173, 198-199
disruptions, 144, 181
effect on community, ii, iv, viii, 11-12, 18-21, 55-59, 163, 171-173, 184, 189, 198-199
experimentation, 142-143, 167, 172
in everyday use, 27, 44, 138-142
infrastructure, 108-111
learning and, 4, 8
for non-profits, 192
orientations and, 72, 99-100, 113-115, 114, 115, 156, 185
practices, 140-143
registration, 139-140, 143
relationships and, 179-180
stewardship, see under stewardship.
unexpected uses, 61, 62, 140, 141
user problems, 143
See also configuration; ease of use; platforms; software; stewardship; acquisition strategies; technology landscape; tools for community.
technology landscape, 55-68, 60
polarities, 56-68, 68, 156, 162
stewardship, 67-68; tools, 60-67, 60
See also configurations; context; technology; acquisition strategies.
teleconferences, 49, 60, 62, 74, 88, 214g
example, 89
free technology, 119
See also phone; VoIP.
texting, see SMS.
theory, communities of practice, 3-12
threading, 61, 76, 214g
thumb tribe, 214g, see SMS.
timing decisions and transitions, 106-107, 165
togetherness, 56-57, 68, 174-175
Tollen, Robert, 5-6, 5n, 8, 9
tools for community support, i-ii, 27, 39, 60, 151
choosing, vii, viii, 46-49, 48, 60-67, 72, 103-111, 123, 146, 151, 186
classic tools, 62-63
configuration perceptions, 47
definition of tool perspective, 39-40
hybrid tools, 63-67
integration, 48-49, 52-53, 150, 163, 166, 167
interoperability, 51-52
monitoring tools, 141-142
multiple uses, 61-62, 70, 72
new tools, 23, 135-145, 140-142
standards, 54, 109
variety of, 29, 54, 60
See also configurations; features; orientations; platforms; software; acquisition strategies; tools by name.
trackbacks, 65, 77, 82, 202, 214g
transition, 135-138
timing 106-107, 165
translation tools, 77, 90, 214-215g
trust, 8, 9, 97, 191. See also relationships orientation.
Turoff, Murray, 15
Twitter, 20, 85
examples of use, 17, 141, 175, 192
See also microblogging.
ubiquitous connectivity, 174-175, 200
U.N. wiki, 65
understanding your community, 26, 149-152
See also orientations.
upgrades
context considerations, 103-111
stewardship role, 26, 144-145
See also migrating; new tools.
upload, 82, 83, 215g
URL (Unique Resource Locator),
choosing, 137, 151
example of use, 51, 138, 176
versus tags, 192
See also bookmarking; repositories, distributed.
U.S. Federal Government Council of CIOs, Digital Habitats project and, i
Usenet, 15-16, 215g
using the technology you have, 115-117, 116
vendors, 108-109, 111, 122-123, 164
video, 215g
feeds, 85, 90, 215
sharing, 74, 94, 176, 210
videoconferencing, 60, 74,, 215g. See also presence, virtual.
virtual presence, see under presence.
visibility (of stewardship), 28, 133-135, 134
vision
of community, 131, 149
of stewardship, 199
voice (of community), 187.
VoIP (Voice over IP), 40, 47, 60, 62, 215g. See also teleconferences, telephone.
volume of participation, 181
volunteers, 149
Walber, John, 50
Walmsley, Helen, 179
WaterWiki, 65
the web (World Wide Web) 14, 16-17, 18, 216g
Web 1.0, 16-17
Web 2.0, v, 17, 127, 174-177. See also social media.
web boards, see discussion boards.
web hosts, 108, 207g. See also, ASP.
web meeting tools, 50, 74, 80, 175, 216g
web tours, 74, 216g
Webheads in Action, 53
weblogs, see blogs.
The Well, 16
Wenger, Etienne, iii; U.S. Federal Government Council of CIOs and, i
whiteboard (electronic), 60, 74, 85, 216g
White, Nancy, iii
Wi-Fi, 216g
widgets, 128, 216g
wikis, 19, 216-217g
as build your own technology, 124
community support role, 39, 43, 45, 46, 47, 63, 64, 197
examples, 44, 65, 139
Woolley, David, 13-14, 20, 119
World Cafe, 24
World Wide Web, see Web.
www.abbedon.com/electricminds/html/home.html, 138
www.communitiesconnect.org/network-directory/, 127
www.downes.ca/edurss02.html, 63
www.edtechtalk.com/AboutCormier, DaveEdTechTalk, 142
www.electricminds.org, 138
www.KM4Dev.org, 46
www.km4dev.org/journal, 65
www.learningtimes.org, 50
www.mpdsupport.org, 4-9
www.nten.org/blog/2007/03/20/nptech-tagging-community, 192
www.solucient.com/clientaccess/clinical.shtml, 76
www.theworldcafe.org, 24
www.webheadsinaction.org, 53
www.xyaraya.org, 46
Yahoo! Groups, 76
yellow pages, 85, 217g. See also, expertise locator.
Yi-Tan Tech Community Calls, 73H
