Misha+Shaal

__**Misha Shaal 2nd year CCIT Major
 * __Analysis and Reflections on use of Wikispaces

The Wikispace assignment was a very unique assignment, unlike anything I had encountered in any of my prior classes. At first it appeared to be confusing and disorderly, but it has truly adapted into a very useful and functioning space for all of us in CCT205. Individually, I created a few of my own pages and I constantly scoped other people's pages to see if there were any errors with structure, grammar or citations. I created my own pages regarding "social exclusion" one of the definitions from the study guide for Test 1. I also created a page about the winter Olympics and the technology that is used to operate the Olympics on a global network, and I created a page about Canada's Top 100 employers, specifically looking at technology and communications job opportunities. I created this page because it was noted that someone else's page about Canada's top employers did not necessarily relate to the fields of interests of CCIT students. I also added to a page about Cyberpsychology which was of great interest to me. Considering that I am also doing a psychology major, I was pleased to realise that CCIT also relates to that field very well. The information that I reasearched about Cyberpsychology was very interesting in regards to identities and genders online. As well as theory and effects that have been created due ot this major increase in technology over the last decade.
 * Summary:**

ccit205 : Created - MP3 Software ccit205 : Edited- elearning ccit205 : Edited -Limewire ccit205 : Edited- Messenger Geeks ccit205 : Edited- FedEx (Case Study) ccit205 : Friendster ccit205: Added Info- CyberPsychology(Online Identity Managment, Online gender-switching and The Disinhibition Effect) ccit205 : Added Info- Wiki Assignment Feedback ccit205 : Created- Top Technology and Communication Employers in Canada ccit205 : Added Info- Canadas Best Employer ccit205 : Created- Technology and the Winter Olympics ccit205 : Added Info- Test 1 Feedback ccit205 : Edited- Aliases ccit205 : Added Info- panopticism ccit205 : Added Info- Tests ccit205 : Created- Social Exclusion **
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 * ccit205 : Added Info- G-mail

Reflections and Observations: The collaborative writing experience was surprisingly challenging for me. I found that creating my own page was much easier for me than editing other's pages. At the start of the assignment I thought the opposite would occur. I was unsure about what the original author would find important and I did not want to eliminate any information that they thought was necessary to their page. Therefore when writing my own page I was able to determine what was important in my opinion and what was not, making it much easier for me to create a page. I realized that many students enjoyed creating and managing spaces, it is much easier to complete a project to your full potential when there are minimal guidelines and restrictions on us. Which is what was so great about this assignment, there wasn't any interference from TA's or Professors in regards to the "rights" and "wrongs" of the assignment, making it all much easier and enjoyable. I liked that there was a lot of back and forth in regards to opinion, but it was done in a much more informed and organized manner instead of a message board type of format.

Suggestions for future CCIT students would be to not be intimidated by the assignment at first glance because there are very few guidelines and that can be intimidating. We're all used to receiving assignments that have rigid guidelines for what to do and what is necessary in receiving marks, but this assignment is more personalized and much more flexible than any other assignments. I would definitely recommend that this assignment be used in future CCIT205 classes and also in other CCIT courses where Wikispaces is relevant.
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