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]]> http://www.pontydysgu.org/2008/01/my-prediction-for-2008-groupware-is-so-cool/#comment-1239 Cristina Costa Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:13:14 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/2008/01/my-prediction-for-2008-groupware-is-so-cool/#comment-1239 you bet! Groupware is here to stay. And why, because no matter what people say, email is still not that old fashion and everyone uses it....well...many do! Besides, it is much more straightforward than many of the web 2 applications out there. It does make life easier for those who are just starting to use the web a little bit deeper. Even today I was talking about this with a friend. He remarked he was surprised to see that many people (still) use computers as if they were type-writers. Barbara Dieu sometime ago also pointed out that the problem with many people is that they handle the web as if it were a book. Obviosuly, these approaches take you no where, but when people don't know better that's what they do. That is why we want them to advance faster and "push" them to join and engage with online social networks and tools... just like that. The poor fellas have a hard time understanding the concept, let alone managing the overload of information - not all of it relevant to them - and so they lose motivation; some even give up. It doesn't mean they don't have the capacity; they just feel overwhelmed with all the novelty. If we start with something they are already used to I think it might be easier. They start building their strengths there,by reading emails, gradually pitching in with some messages of theirs, and later are even (more) willing to take it further....maybe blogging; joining other networks... whatever they think appropriate. That is why I think it is better to start with what they already know: email. Then from there you can guide them to experience other stuff...slowly you get them there. I have been using yahoo!groups since I joined the webheads (2004) and have witnessed how people who could hardly attach a file to an email, now use blogs, voice tools, create podcasts and host webcasts just like that. Learning is a process...sometimes I think we want to start learning from a middle point and we forget we need the foundations first. There isn't an end to learning, but there is a start point to it. you bet!
Groupware is here to stay. And why, because no matter what people say, email is still not that old fashion and everyone uses it….well…many do! Besides, it is much more straightforward than many of the web 2 applications out there. It does make life easier for those who are just starting to use the web a little bit deeper. Even today I was talking about this with a friend. He remarked he was surprised to see that many people (still) use computers as if they were type-writers. Barbara Dieu sometime ago also pointed out that the problem with many people is that they handle the web as if it were a book. Obviosuly, these approaches take you no where, but when people don’t know better that’s what they do. That is why we want them to advance faster and “push” them to join and engage with online social networks and tools… just like that. The poor fellas have a hard time understanding the concept, let alone managing the overload of information - not all of it relevant to them - and so they lose motivation; some even give up. It doesn’t mean they don’t have the capacity; they just feel overwhelmed with all the novelty. If we start with something they are already used to I think it might be easier. They start building their strengths there,by reading emails, gradually pitching in with some messages of theirs, and later are even (more) willing to take it further….maybe blogging; joining other networks… whatever they think appropriate.
That is why I think it is better to start with what they already know: email. Then from there you can guide them to experience other stuff…slowly you get them there.
I have been using yahoo!groups since I joined the webheads (2004) and have witnessed how people who could hardly attach a file to an email, now use blogs, voice tools, create podcasts and host webcasts just like that.
Learning is a process…sometimes I think we want to start learning from a middle point and we forget we need the foundations first. There isn’t an end to learning, but there is a start point to it.

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