Analysis+and+Reflection+-+narinen

As an active member of the ccit205 wikispace, I contributed quite a bit of information. I created a few stub pages for topics such as the “Information Society”, the “Network Society”, and “ICTs”. For the first two stub pages I wasn’t too sure where to start writing or what to write about so I left them blank. But for third page, ICTs, I started to add content to the page, which was later edited and extended by other members of the wikispace. In addition to creating stub pages, I created entire wiki pages from scratch. I did research and wrote them before I posted them. I made the “Phishing” page and the “Encryption” page. Even though I thought my content for these pages was complete, someone edited and improved them. Finally, I edited a lot of wiki pages. I overhauled the “Bluetooth” page and the “XML”. I added information and pictures to both pages. On other wiki pages, I fixed spelling and grammatical errors. As I explored wiki pages, I added relevant content and linked pages within our ccit205 wiki community. On the whole, I feel I was a positive and active member of the ccit205 wikispace. I participated in every step of the iterative wiki process. I created stub pages, edited pages, and even created brand new pages.

The idea of a wikispace is an excellent concept. Whoever came up with the idea foresaw the power of this collaborative virtual environment. It is similar to a message board but better in many respects since the material is editable on the fly and any member of the space can make changes. It’s great for group projects because everyone has quick and easy access to the information. The idea behind a wikispace is to share information, and I think our ccit205 wikispace did a great job. Everyone has different ideas and they were able to incorporate and share them. It is hard to mark this kind of assignment because it is more important to focus on the content of the space, than on the content of each individual student.

I have a few suggestions for future CCIT students who might participate in a wikispace project such as this:

• Post often – That way your information can be edited and improved • Don’t get angry is someone edits your work – creating wikis is an iterative process • If you are unsure about something, make a stub page and hopefully someone will fill it in