Ashley+Mourao

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 * Individual Contributions**__

In terms of my individual contributions, I created a page on Oral/Print/Internet Communications which here I added information about Marshall McLuhan, Elizabeth Eisenstein and Neil Postman. Here I took a lot of time in researching my topic and finding resources that reflective of my topic. I also added to the table of contents a definition of a Quotesmith with a recent case study. In addition I also researched information on another topic that was based on an article //Influences of Global Media, governments and Nationality//. Here I decided to read the article and do some research to add relevant information that I found that was important. I also created the page on Hi5, which here this is a good example of how internet communication.

__**Community Maintenance**__ - Influences of Global Media, governments and Nationality - Current news issues 2 - Test 1 feedback - Macromedia Flash-HOW TO GUIDE - Joan Vinall-Cox - Taylorism - Media and National Culture - Google - Outsourcimg - Hi5
 * Added images of important people to create more of a appealing page
 * Made links to articles that related to topic
 * Made internal links between my page and others
 * Provided external links to important websites
 * Added useful content to the works of others that I thought was significant, some are:

__**Reflections and Observations**__

When this assignment was given to me I was a little uncertain of what to do, or how to work with the wiki spaces, or even what topics to choose. This was my first time working on anything that was a collaborative effort by many individuals. I tried to contribute as much as I could to wiki. I am pleased that I had the chance to take part in an active environment like this one. The wiki space was a good idea for this class in more ways then one. Not only did each and every one of us get to share information about topics in the course but each and every student got to post information of interest to them. I was excited and a little bit hesitant on what to write about and how to work wiki, how to make external/internal links, what types of posting etc… However, I enjoyed working with others on this collaborative space which enabled me to express my thoughts.

__**Suggestions**__ For the future Wiki assignments I would suggest that the openness of this assignment was a great idea. It was nice that each and every one of us was able to pick a topic that was of interest to us that has relevance to the course. At the same time I felt that this brought a lot of confusion and problems. Many people were stuck on what topics to write about and how to approach it. Maybe if students were given a list of topics and put into a group, I believe that the wiki spaces would be much more organized, beneficial and on topic. This would ensure that certain important topics are covered and each individual can add there own option and comments to a topic. In general, it was fascinating see people come together to make this an interconnected collaborative space.