Here are some additional benefits of using e-groups:
- Allows for collaboration across geographic boundaries. Members from different locations can easily work together.
- Facilitates knowledge sharing. Members can share resources, documents, best practices, lessons learned, etc. to benefit the whole group.
- Provides opportunities for networking and developing professional relationships.
- Archives conversations and files for easy access and reference at a later time.
- Supports asynchronous communication. Members are not required to be online at the same time. Discussions can take place over extended periods.
- Enables participation from a large number of people. E-groups have virtually no limits on group size.
- Offers multiple communication channels
Here are some additional benefits of using e-groups:
- Allows for collaboration across geographic boundaries. Members from different locations can easily work together.
- Facilitates knowledge sharing. Members can share resources, documents, best practices, lessons learned, etc. to benefit the whole group.
- Provides opportunities for networking and developing professional relationships.
- Archives conversations and files for easy access and reference at a later time.
- Supports asynchronous communication. Members are not required to be online at the same time. Discussions can take place over extended periods.
- Enables participation from a large number of people. E-groups have virtually no limits on group size.
- Offers multiple communication channels
Here are some additional benefits of using e-groups:
- Allows for collaboration across geographic boundaries. Members from different locations can easily work together.
- Facilitates knowledge sharing. Members can share resources, documents, best practices, lessons learned, etc. to benefit the whole group.
- Provides opportunities for networking and developing professional relationships.
- Archives conversations and files for easy access and reference at a later time.
- Supports asynchronous communication. Members are not required to be online at the same time. Discussions can take place over extended periods.
- Enables participation from a large number of people. E-groups have virtually no limits on group size.
- Offers multiple communication channels
Here are some additional benefits of using e-groups:
- Allows for collaboration across geographic boundaries. Members from different locations can easily work together.
- Facilitates knowledge sharing. Members can share resources, documents, best practices, lessons learned, etc. to benefit the whole group.
- Provides opportunities for networking and developing professional relationships.
- Archives conversations and files for easy access and reference at a later time.
- Supports asynchronous communication. Members are not required to be online at the same time. Discussions can take place over extended periods.
- Enables participation from a large number of people. E-groups have virtually no limits on group size.
- Offers multiple communication channels
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E- groups
E-groups – also known as online or web
communities, are groups of people who use Internet services such as e-mail, chat systems, discussion boards, and social networking sites to communicate and collaborate with one another. It is a convinient way to share messages, photos, and ideas and keep people with same interests stay connected. Rewards and Challenges of e-groups Rewards • Sharing ideas among the group. Members can share their ideas and contribute about the pros and cons of the task or project to be accomplished. This collaboration can bring better results for the project or task. • Improving work and increasing efficiency. Work is done faster and may project better product results. • Cost-saving for the company. It allows to accomplish more and allows the group to meet team goals more quickly without having to travel. • Showcasing individual strengths and creating an improved workforce. Individual ideas are directly contributed. E-groups urge everyone to share ideas and promote limitless discussions. • Offering better relationships. People learn to reach out, share ideas and problems encountered, and develop camaraderie. Since e-group members share similar interests, they support each other and motivate a better community. Challenges • Overloading of information. Long message threads may make the sequence of conversations hard to be understood. Messages may be overlooked too. • Occurrence of time intervals. Conversations sometimes get delayed because members may not log on the same time. Messages may take longer to be received and worse, no reply is received at all. • Having uncooperative members. Some members may not cooperate as they prefer to work alone. • Directionless. E-group discussions without mediators may result to a directionless conversation. Assessment: Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is not.
___1. An e-group can improve work and
increase efficiency. Work is done faster and a better product results. ___2. Using e-group is expensive for a company because it allows a group to meet team goals quickly without having to travel. ___3. E-groups is also known as online or web communities. ___4. We can use e-group for educational purposes and also for business aspects. ___5. A person can use e-groups without internet. Assignment:
List down additional benefits of using
E-groups. Reference: Home 6 Economics and Livelihood Education 6, pages 41-43