Table 3. Primary Data Gathering Processes.

Data gathering processes	Supporting Documentation	Sample Size		Explanation
1. Initial feasibility study and needs analysis with teaching staff	Appendix1	Two academic teaching staff per course – per semester trial. (One trial per semester, with 4 research cycles).	A short survey deployed to academic staff to establish the level of experience with and the perceived potential of WMDs and social software within their courses.
6. Initial (prior to trial) survey of students & teaching staff prior experience and project expectations.	Questions from two earlier studies were used as guides (Keegan, 2005; Rawlinson & Bartel, 2006) (Appendix10).	All academic staff and students involved in each trial (2 academics, 18 students per trial).	A set of questions designed to evaluate the participants’ prior experiences, technology capability, and preconceptions about WMDs and social software. The survey will provide data to measure the participants learning and quality of experiences throughout the trial. Responses will be collated using Excel spreadsheets and graphs.
7. Survey form for students and staff to complete at end of each trial.	Questions from two earlier studies were used as guides (Keegan, 2005; Rawlinson & Bartel, 2006) (Appendix11)	All academic staff and students involved in each trial (2 academics, 18 students per trial).	A set of questions designed to evaluate the impact of the WMD trial on participants’ experiences, technology capability, and conceptions about WMDs and social software. The survey will provide data to measure the participants learning and quality of experiences throughout the trial. Responses will be collated using Excel spreadsheets and graphs.
9. Focus groups at the end of each trial.	Proposed questions and structure – see Appendix12	Representatives from each trial group – 5 students, 1 academic staff member.	Post trial focus group to provide qualitative feedback to inform reflection on the trial and changes needed for the following trial.
10. Reflective Journals	Student, teacher, and researcher Blogs. Hosted externally via http://www.blogger.com and http://www.splashblog.com Hosted internally via elgg http://elgg.unitecnology.ac.nz	All academic staff and students involved in each trial (2 academics, 18 students per trial).	A reflective journal will be kept by the researcher detailing key events etc of the project. A Word document journal template has been created for recording thoughts, events, and ideas throughout the time-span of the project (see Appendix 14). The template is designed to facilitate reflection and keep the comments focused on the pedagogical implications and outcomes of key events and experiences. A key activity in each trial will be the creation and maintaining of a reflective Blog by each participant. The trials will experiment with different Blog hosting scenarios – e.g. externally hosted via blogger.com, or splashblog.com, and internally hosted via Elgg. The type of Blog utilized will be negotiated with the academic staff before the beginning of each trial (some courses have stricter intellectual property concerns than others etc…)