Documentation Showdown – MS Word or Wiki
Nov 17, 2009 Uncategorized
OK – Many would argue (as I would) that information in a wiki is easier to create, to share, to collaborate. But that does not mean that it is always done that way – or even most of the time.
In fact, we default to what we have used in the past. We go with what is comfortable.
So, this week’s question is this: What do you use as default? Microsoft Word or a Wiki? I realize that it depends on the context – but overall what do you use?
1) Vote in the poll and
2) add your comments as to why you use one over the other.
November 18th, 2009 at 8:00 am
At Island Pacific School, where I work as assistant head, we’ve divided tools into four categories according to function: production (GDocs, video, GarageBand etc.), publication (wikis), discussion (Nings) and administration (GCal and edmodo for its simplicity). I realize there is some overlap, but these distinctions by and large make sense. I very rarely use Word–only when someone else sends me a Word document or when I need to send someone a doc in Word format.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:28 am
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November 18th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Email, with or without attachments since most people haven’t tried wikies.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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November 18th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I use Word 95% of the time. I will compose, etc., in Word and copy it into e-mail or attach the document.
I have not used a wiki, but I have often read them.
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November 20th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Why not just have a wiki that allows users to edit in MS Word and save it into the wiki?
In this way the we can use the most familiar tools and empower the users to utilize and benefit from the web 2.0 collaboration and social media tools.
December 7th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
My output is often one –> one or one –> few, so I use Word (or Outlook) to compose a “tell” or a “respond”. For “discover” I’ll more often go to a wiki (or board, or whatever Google turns up). I’m usually only prompted to contribute on a wiki or a board that I’ve found in some search for enlightenment, on the spot. Only within the few communities I already participate in do I make the effort to publish some nugget of wisdom I’ve come up with.