Some of us have "discovered" on-line tools for group discussion during the current pandemic, such as Zoom etc. Some groups are now using these quite extensively.
However, while these can be useful, and give a sense of community, other tools - such as boards like this one, or wikis - may be much more effective. Online "face to face" meetings are helpful to encourage group cohesion, a sense of common purpose, general support etc., but for detailed communications they may be less useful, or introduce other problems.
Tools like wikis and message boards are helpful, because they do not require users to be using them at the same time, and also they enable a useful record to be created (and/or modified) which can be beneficial for group working.
Are there now easy to use and cheap tools to enable one to set up a wiki or message board (like this), or is it still somewhat specialist? Cost, and security and privacy would be issues to consider, as well as hosting.
A decade ago there were a number of free or cheap wiki farms which could be used, but perhaps they never caught on.
However, while these can be useful, and give a sense of community, other tools - such as boards like this one, or wikis - may be much more effective. Online "face to face" meetings are helpful to encourage group cohesion, a sense of common purpose, general support etc., but for detailed communications they may be less useful, or introduce other problems.
Tools like wikis and message boards are helpful, because they do not require users to be using them at the same time, and also they enable a useful record to be created (and/or modified) which can be beneficial for group working.
Are there now easy to use and cheap tools to enable one to set up a wiki or message board (like this), or is it still somewhat specialist? Cost, and security and privacy would be issues to consider, as well as hosting.
A decade ago there were a number of free or cheap wiki farms which could be used, but perhaps they never caught on.
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