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Welcome to the DPMI/DC 2009 session. We will use this wiki space as an essential DPMI tool. Many of the DPMI class meetings have small group exercises. Groups will post their response to the exercise on this wiki (except when instructed otherwise). The wiki will also host important reference materials and in-class presentations.
Please go to http://www.wiki.zoho.com/ and create a Zoho account for yourself. This account will give you access to a wide array of Zoho services including those we are using during DPMI. If you are a MIIS student, you should use your regular MIIS email address for this purpose. This will make it easy to identify who you are when only your email address is visible and will also facilitate online collaboration through Zoho Writer.
Here is a short list of tips and requests as you get ready to use Zoho and our other collaborative technologies: - Only one person can edit a wiki page at any given moment. This means that a member of your small group will normally input data to a wiki page and then save it. As soon as the page is saved, other group members should refresh their screens to see the new material. The person inputting data, should save approximately every minute and announce "refresh," so that group members can always see the latest version of any work.
- Take turns inputting data. One person in each group should not have to do all the "heavy lifting." Build social capital through good citizenship.
- You can use Zoho Writer for real-time co-creation of text. Whatever you create in Zoho Writer can be copied and pasted directly into the wiki. Note that Zoho Writer uses "constrained editing," a feature that prevents more than one person working on the same paragraph at a given moment. For anyone else to edit a paragraph you are working on, you must move your cursor outside that paragraph. This feature prevents you from accidentally undoing someone else's work. Save frequently. You can use "versioning" to recapture any work that has been lost as long as it was once saved. For more information about Zoho Writer, view this short video.
- You can also use MS Word to create text for the wiki. Simply copy and paste. This method is particularly useful when creating tables.
- Files can be attached to wiki pages. If a slideshow is being shown, the instructor will normally attach the file to the page that corresponds to that session. To download a file, go to the bottom of the page and click on "attachments." A menu of available files appears. Save files to your computer's hard drive.
- If you need to find a specific page within this wiki, go first to the "Quick Search" panel on the upper right side of each screen (just below the words "create new page"). You can also go to the site map which can be found next to the words "Navigate pages." That column is also a quick way to identify pages that have been recently changed.
- This wiki is a permanent resource. It will not disappear at the end of DPMI. Please be mindful of spelling, grammar and syntax when you post as others outside the class may view our work.
- Deliverables for all modules should be presented in your own individual Zoho Notebook, which you can create by using the Zoho account created on Day One. View an instructional video on how to use Zoho Notebook on YouTube. You can also read an interesting article on Zoho Notebook (and see an abbreviated version of the video) at TechCrunch. Another interesting (but lengthy) presentation on Notebook and other Zoho Suite resources can be viewed at this site. Once you have signed up for your Zoho Notebook account, please be sure to make access to it public. Go to the Zoho Notebook page in this wiki, and share the URL of your notebook. This will help us create a truly collaborative learning community. Be sure to save the wiki page after you've entered your information. The pages in your Notebook need not be uniquely your work. When you are working on team projects (e.g., the Logical Framework Matrix or the Results Framework), you may present the work you did with other team members. You are, however, free to improve or enhance the group's product so that you have a portfolio of which you can be extremely proud.
- CMAP Tools is a collaborative application that allows users to create, in real time, complex depictions of ideas. You will be using CMAP throughout DPMI, especially in Weeks One and Three. Maps that are created collaboratively should be saved to the DPMI-M-09Summer folder which can be found on server 3. Once you navigate to this folder, drag it over to "favorites" within the CMAP console. This will make your return visit much easier. In general, make your maps as compact as possible. This allows them to be easily read online or posted to the wiki as an image file. Once you have posted a map to the server, you can always get a URL for your map from the bottom of the screen. To learn more about CMAP, visit CMAP Resources. There you'll find videos, help files and examples of what you can do with this wonderful software.
I hope DPMI will be an an opportunity for deep learning; personal and professional growth; and lasting friendships.
Warm wishes,
Beryl Levinger ,
Development Project Management Institute Academic Director
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