ETECH 4

types of team structure

- traditional

- cross functional

- self-directed

- virtual

traditional

common in many organizations and involves established departments or areas that operate as functional teams regardless of the size of the company.

self-directed

involves a group of interdependent, highly trained employees who are responsible for managing themselves and the work they do.

virtual

involves work teams, composed of workers at various domestic or global locations. Technology has allowed companies to create virtual teams.

COLLABORATIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Teams are expected to produce good and effective results, but performance is hindered when team members do not cooperate and collaborate well together. Collaboration is the process of two or more individuals or groups working together to accomplish their common goal successfully.

3C by Ellis, Gibbs and Rein

communication, cooperation, coordination

Online collaborative tool

a tool that allows group of people to communicate and collaborate over the Internet. It allows individuals or groups to work virtually.

Common Online Collaborative Tools

- design tools

- online meeting platforms

- Discussion Groups and Online Communities

- Project management tools

design tools

These are online collaborative tools that enable users to create, manage and share prototypes, sitemaps, flowcharts, diagrams, wireframes and mind maps online.

online meeting platforms

These are online collaborative tools that enable virtual meetings. These tools support online communication and collaborative meetings, web conferencing, video conferencing, and real-time recording.

Discussion Groups and Online Communities

These tools like Blogger, Google Groups, WordPress and Reddit support bulletin boards, list-serves, blogs, podcasts, video-sharing and include platforms like Facebook and Twitter to create online communities.

File Sharing and Documentation tools

These are online collaborative tools that allow users to create, store, share, edit and retrieve files in different formats, Examples of these tools are Dropbox, Etherpad, Google Docs, Google Drive, Microsoft Office Online, OneDrive, and Zoho Wiki.

Project Management tools

These are online collaborative platforms that integrate collaboration, task management, project management and file sharing. Major features of these tools are project planning, task assignments, time management, budgeting, real-time updates and tracking, activity streams and notifications, content sharing and feedback workflows, and automated progress reporting and calculations. Examples of project management tools are Trello, Asana, Podio, Basecamp, Wrike, and Zoho Projects.

Content curation

the process of choosing the most relevant information to meet your readers' needs on a specific topic like a good editor or museum curator. It requires more than just the selection of information.

Content curation

It is the assembling, categorizing, commenting and presenting the best content available.

Content curation

the process of gathering information from various sources on the web, enhancing it by adding personal perspective and sharing it in a unique meaningful way to a specific audience.

Five steps for content curation

- define

- discover

- organize

- produce

- publish

Define

Define your content areas and goals. In choosing your topic consider these five key elements of a good topic: relevant, important, interesting, useful, and entertaining.

Discover

Identify the most relevant information that is valuable for your audience. Follow the influencers and check for newsletters, stories, insights and blogs about your specific topic. Discover the best contents using aggregation sites, search engines, social networks, database resources, event panels, and professional portals and journals.

Organize

Organize the information so that your audience can easily understand and find value in your curated content.

Produce

Produce your curated content. Annotate and contextualize. Inspire your audience through your delivery, valuable thoughts and insights to the cited content. Avoid plagiarism. Copying somebody else's work like an article, image or video and placing it on your website, blog, or newsletter as your own is illegal. Always remember that all web contents are protected by copyright laws. Give credit to where credit is due.

Publish

Publish and share your curated content to all of your channels. You can share your content through a website or blog, social media channels, newsletters, feeds and widgets.