1. Chapter 8
HMID 6303:
Current Trends and Issues in Instructional Technology
Presented by: Steve Warner
2. Opener #7: Electronic Collaboration and Interaction
Collaborate or Die
3. How Important is Collaboration to Our World Today?
Did you know that
BurjKhalifa (the worlds tallest building which is located in
Dubai) is an example of collaboration on a global scale, and the
tremendous positive energy that can be generated when people from
all over the world come together to work towards a common goal.
Thousands of professionals and skilled workers from around the
world worked on this once-in-a-lifetime project.More than 60 of the
worlds leading consultants including South Koreas Samsung
Corporation and New York-based Turner Construction International
realised the design for BurjKhalifa of Chicago-based Skidmore,
Owings and Merrill (SOM).
4. How Important is Collaboration to Our World Today?
Collaboration and teamwork are now needed
5. Virtual teaming is now the norm
6. Online learning success depends on communication,
collaboration
and conversation
It is vital that training and education prepare workers for a
collaborative
work environment
Peter Drucker argued that society needed knowledge workers who
were
adept to problem solving, collaboration and learning in
general
7. Friedman and - The World is Flat
Globalization 3.0 means that individuals from all corners of
the world can participate in a world economy
8. Collaboration tools bring ideas, talents, resources,
networks and
products together for sharing and innovation
Collaboration is a key reason why individuals all over the
world can
compete economically
Collaboration tools: mobile phones, email, web conferencing,
Voice over
Internet Protocol and ubiquitous access to the internet
9. Tapscott and Williams Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration
Changes Everything
The creation of Wikis as a collaboration tool has placed
companies on
the cutting edge of change and innovation
Created the environment for thousands and millions of
connected
individuals or organizations to work together on inventions
To listen to Dan Tapscott talk about this book click
here
10. Tapscott and Williams Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration
Changes Everything
InnoCentivein 6 years had a network of over 120,000 scientist
and engineers from over 70 countries solving complex problems and
challenges which can be developed into new services and products
for humankind known as the ultimate collaboration system
11. Collaboration is the most robust platform as it include
massive online libraries, vast numbers of online courses and allows
for greater human participation, interaction and knowledge
sharing
