This document provides information about an upcoming pre-conference session called "Crowd Wise" at the IATEFL 2010 conference. The session will include a mini presentation on psychological, historical, and evolutionary aspects of real-life communities, followed by an interactive discussion and swap-shop where participants can discuss key roles in online communities, group life cycles, etiquette issues, and conflict resolution. The session aims to help current and potential online educational community leaders. The document also includes questions for participants to ponder and provides details on pre-conference and post-conference activities related to the session.

1. CROWD WISE
Pre-conference document
Karenne Sylvester
Kalinago English
IATEFL2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benterrett/414915472/sizes/o/

2. Aimed at current and potential
educational e-community leaders,
a mini presentation of some of the
psychological, historical and
evolutionary aspects of real-life
communities followed by a swap-
shop (an exchange of minds):
reviewing the key roles of e-
participants; discussing group life
cycles, net-i-quette issues and
conflict resolution; comparing web
platforms and sharing tips for
accessing the wisdom of the crowd.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishymom/566394520/

3. Pre-Conference
- blog series: http://kalinago.blogspot.com
- pre conference document with questions to ponder on
- IATEFL session forum comments/questions
@ IATEFL Conference
-mini presentation
-swapping experiences, opinions & ideas through
-commuhnity building simulation
-interactive discussion activity
Post-Conference
Downloadable ebook of blog postings,
selected comments & discussion at IATEFL

4. Questions...

5. Why do people join e-communitiies?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greg_robbins/3162959802/

6. Why do people create e-communities?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glittergina/2432730428/

7. What
personal
qualities
should
e-leaders &
moderators
possess?
(From top: Carla Arena, David Deubel, Duncan Baker, Gladys Baya, Tara Benwell & Vance Stevens)

8. Which online platform do you generally prefer
working on? Why?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinpward/93182613/sizes/l/

9. http://www.flickr.com/photos/greg_robbins/3162959802/sizes/l/
Should e-communities create mission statements?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomwatson/234465146/sizes/l/

10. How much does the
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinh00d/345651420
www.flickr.com/photos/bestrated1/962198041 http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinh00d/345651420/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomas-merton/2270853980/
size of your community matter?

11. Is it better
to work
together
in private
or in public?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/130659051/

12. Do y
Are rules necessary?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billkatygemma/4316802509/sizes/l/

13. What percentage of members in an edu-
community participate actively?

14. Why do some
members 'lurk'?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dou_ble_you/221468725/

15. What is Ego-Boo?
Why should we
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsnell/4172347565/sizes/o/ pay attention to this?

16. How do we stay on top of and
respect our cultural differences?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artnow/385818636/

17. What are some of the differences between
working online with learners and
working with teachers?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoriapeckham/164175205/

18. What do we do with
trolls...
pirates, kidnappers &
other threats to
e-community life?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paopix/597003900/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkpatator/349431853/

19. Do you know of great activities or tips which help build
a global team?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37893534@N07/3913737655/

20. Should e-communities be available for free?
Did you pay for the platform(s) you use?
Why? Why not?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/3302646512/sizes/l/

21. What books or resources on PLNs/CoPs &
e-community life have you read and recommend?

22. Answers...

23. Join the conversation:
Online via the blog series:
http://kalinago.blogspot.com/search/label/crowd-wise
Online via IATEFL-BritishCouncil Forums
Session Comments
@ IATEFL Harrogate 2010
Date: April 08 2010
Venue: Harrogate International Centre, UK
Room: Studley
16.05 - 17.05
Limited seating: 30 participants only

24. Your host:
Karenne Sylvester
Edu-blogger, ESP:IT teacher, Edtech teacher-trainer
Former academic director of two non-profit educational
organizations: Summerbridge, Hong Kong and EIL, Ecuador.
Karenne has extensive real-life community experience and is a
member of Triiibes: Seth Godin's exclusive tribe about tribes.
She actively participates in many global edu-communities and is the
NingMistress of BELTfree (edu-blogging).
She runs private web2.0 communities with language learners.
Connect with Karenne on twitter @kalinagoenglish