Needs and Obstacles
Laurie Maak (laurie@info-ren.pitt.edu)
Fri, 28 Mar 1997 14:13:11 -0500 (EST)
A few questions on needs and obstacles come to mind and I'm wondering if
others have wondered the same or have some answers/comments.
Some important issues we need to address:
-Are projects hesitant to openly discuss what is not working?
-How can we encourage open discussion about the administrative
barriers to networking that too frequently exist?
Possible obstacles to dissemination:
-Are public information officers hesitant to generate press
communications because they don't understand the "technology" project --
the goals, structure or benefits and are fearful of being asked questions
they can't answer? Is this a reflection of the entire organization's
lack of understanding about these activities?
-What can we do to cultivate a willingness among educators to
take the time to research existing successes before dashing headlong into
a project? Reinventing the wheel is becoming unacceptable but still far
too common. Can new avenues of dissemination help to address this problem?
Laurie Maak