Knowledge Sharing Wiki Governance

Primary Wiki Manager: Joseph Karam

• Identifies needs and provides direction for wiki usage
• Resolves any disputes
• Develops initial structure, policies, templates
• Promotes wiki
• Evaluates feedback and recommendations from the community
• Provides reporting on wiki usage

Executive Committee: Four to Five Members

• Provides recommendations for wiki structure and policies
• Implements modifications to the structure and templates for wiki
• Oversees the wiki content and uses in different areas.
• Ensures experts are providing content and updating content in their areas.
• Meet via web or phone conference 2-4 times per year to review direction of the wiki service.
• May meet at an Educause conference at least once per year.

Experts:

• Each service area included in the wiki must have at least 2-3 experts who are willing to post and review content on a regular basis (2-4 times per year)

• A calendar index will be created for each service area in the wiki so the experts are reminded to review content.

• Experts will be asked to volunteer via various higher education mailing lists and organization resources.

• Nominations for experts will also be accepted.

• If information in the wiki is outdated, at least two experts should agree to remove the information or update it.

• Experts should join a separate discussion mailing list to receive general wiki administration updates.
• Experts must be a member of Educause

Editors:

• Edit and update specific topic areas in the wiki
• Communicate to experts in their area for feedback and recommendations
• Editors must be a memer of Educause to edit the wiki

Participants/viewer:

• Provide feedback and recommendations
• Utilize the wiki service
• Anyone can view the wiki

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