So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!

So, some news to report...

Passed second assignment in 696 so I am ready to start the last assignment - the preliminary proposal.

It appears that my thesis is actually evolving into a project as I have choosen to evaluate the effectiness of the Elgg software to promote the development of online community.  The test for my program advisor is that if you are testing or evaluating software in any way you are doing a project.  I am still a bit uncertain as my focus will not actually be on evaluating the Elgg software but rather the software will be the tool used to probe how online communities develop.  So, I guess I still need to clarify this further.  No doubt this will be part of the process of the next few weeks as I develop the proposal further.

I am excited to have found a possible target group to include in my study.  CBEEN, the Columbia Basin Enviromental Educators Network, is a  network of educators in my region who work collaboratively and independently on various projects.  The geographic region of the group is quite large so they are looking for ways to connect that do not include expensive face-to-face travel.  They are keen to share information on the projects they are running, successes they have had, problems they are facing, etc.  They are a group that has a number of charismatic members that others want to connect with and a number of members that are new to the field/network.  This is a group that wants to enhance its network by using online tools to connect so I think the Elgg software will be a good  fit.

I still have a large number of issues to address but my first meeting with them is on Friday so I will record their response/feedback at that time.

Anyone out there in Elgg land have any feedback on the process of installing and running Elgg.  This will not be my responsibility as they have technical support but the more information I can give them the better!