data insite

As I sift through the data I'm beginning to see where I went wrong or perhaps a better way of putting it is "I know how I could do this better next time."
In short, in an ideal world I would have used the very tool I was asking my students to use if for no other reason, to avoid the pitfalls that have impacted the project in a less than ideal way.
For example, the least successful part of this project has been getting other teachers/schools/students on board. This isn't to say that those who are involved haven't tried their damnedest but I see now that it would have worked better if I could have planned this project with other interested teachers instead of asking other teachers to "help me out" with my t.i.p. This way, we would have shared the same vision and avoided tech issues like "The Great Firewall of China."
In retrospect, I should have known this because David Larson was asking me the right questions last summer but because they were hard to answer I chose to avoid them rather than face them head on. I should have listed to you David!
Anyway, I know I need to expand on this in my paper but thought I'd better get this down now so I don't forget about it.

the end is in site...

Okay, since I wrote last I've not done a lot but the data collection has begun. In fact, I'm hoping to have it completed before the end of next week. I've also gone over my post surveys and tweaked them a little so they focus on what I'm looking for (I think).
New challenges: well, trying to get the data collection finished isn't going to be easy since firewalls, slow Internet and spring break are all or have been getting in the way but as they say, the show must go on.
Reflections: although I created an audience for my writers so that they would be motivated I don't think the audience has done their bit. By bit, I mean read the stories being published. There has also been a miscommunication regarding what was expected by the students from other schools but I think my students have been able to work through it.
And finally, the next step. I'm sifting through over 600 track changes today and categorizing them into 7 different categories. Once I've done that, I can start comparing it to my online survey data and if I can find the time I might even do some one-on-one interviews with a small number of students.

my head is spinning

After 8 days with 23 students in Vietnam I'm home, rested and finally recovered (from whatever illness I had). I now see that David Wong is suggesting we finalize our data collection and begin analyzing it. Wish I was there already but I have a few more pieces to collect.
What have I learned so far; don't rely on others when you're trying to collect data. So far this has caused serious delays and the "product" hasn't been exactly what I was looking for. Having said that, I still think I can salvage what my students have produced and later this week I'll have them take the post wiki survey. I'm wondering if the data is going to support my assumptions or if there will be any surprises. I really just want honest answers from the students but I know that's hard to get. I'm also a little concerned because the project isn't really going to finish for another couple of weeks but I need data now so I don't know how that will effect the post surveys.
Oh well...upwards and onwards!