I recently got a Google Wave preview invite (thanks you-know-who). I’m excited about the collaborative options but anxious to be able to actually collaborate with people other than the handful lucky enough to be testing the preview version.<\/p>\n
I created my first semi-working wave today the initial text is as follows:<\/p>\n
Thinking about technology, open access, and still wanting something to be generally single-authored, I’m wondering if I can use Google Wave to work through my dissertation.<\/p>\n
Some initial questions:<\/p>\n
Can I put a Creative Commons license on a wave?<\/p>\n
Can I make a wave “public” so I can have anyone read it and make suggestions but still be able to moderate it? I think this could be more managable than creating a Wiki, but just as participatory.<\/p>\n
Do I need to wait until this is out of “preview” to best connect others?<\/p>\n
I’ve got a meager four contacts on Wave at the moment and only two are aware of the research\/teaching behind the dissertation stuff I’ll get around to.<\/p>\n
For now, I’m going to try to throw a few ideas up here, play around with this and see if anything can come of it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’m trying to experiment with ways to post the wave here, though with everything still a “preview,” I can’t ensure things will stay put. In the meantime, I’m curious about thoughts about proceeding with public head-scratching, drafting, defending, and writing of the dissertation. Is this kind of open approach even going to be accepted?<\/p>\n
Tell people this is awesome:<\/h3>