Wiki or Word? Evaluating Tools for Collaborative Writing and Editing

Autor/inn/en	Dishaw, Mark; Eierman, Michael A.; Iversen, Jakob H.; Philip, George C.
Titel	Wiki or Word? Evaluating Tools for Collaborative Writing and Editing
Quelle	In: Journal of Information Systems Education, 22 (2011) 1, S.43-54 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1055-3096
Schlagwörter	Information Systems; Electronic Mail; Computer Software Evaluation; Web Sites; Computer Science Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Educational Technology; College Instruction; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Usability; Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Adoption (Ideas); Models; Student Projects; Reports; Technical Writing; Introductory Courses; Editing; Collaborative Writing; Cooperative Learning; Business Administration Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elektronischer Briefkasten; Softwareanalyse; Web-Design; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Computerkonferenz; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschullehre; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Analogiemodell; Schulprojekt; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Technical documentation; Technische Dokumentation; Einführungskurs; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Kooperatives Lernen
Abstract	Businesses and other organizations are relying increasingly on virtual teams to perform a range of business activities. A key challenge in utilizing virtual teams is to support collaboration among team members who are separated by distance and/or time. In this paper we use a research model based on a combination of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Task Technology Fit (TTF) model to examine two approaches to supporting students in collaboratively creating and editing a report for an introductory course in information systems. In our study, one group of students used MS Word with Track Changes turned on combined with emailing the document among students. A second group was provided access to a wiki where they created the report. Results show that students found the Word and email combination more useful and easier to use than the wiki environment in completing the project. Further, there was no perceived difference in the effort of collaboration between the two methods. This study raises questions about the widely held belief that web-based collaboration platforms are superior to emailing documents among collaborators. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). c/o Al Harris, JISE Editor Emeritus, Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Tel: 828-262-6180; Fax: 828-262-6190; e-mail: editor@jise.org; Web site: http://www.jise.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10