Project+1+-+Analysis+and+Reflection

Working through this assignment on a platform such as Wikispace has been a very interesting and rewarding experience. For me, this process was a first as all assignments I have completed for other classes have been submitted directly to my professors. I enjoy the Wiki format that was taken for this assignment much better as it allows for an easy collaborative working and editing process. It also gives us the opportunity to explore the array of tasks that can be achieved with computer technology.

Every time I logged onto my Wikispace account for this course, I was surprised to see how many edits students have been making to the pages. I was concerned at first that students wouldn't be able to adjust to this new process of working on and submitting assignments, but my concerns quickly faded as students began sprucing up the pages and making various edits from the get go. My contribution to the Wikispace for this course was minimal compared to some students, but I feel that even a smaller number of edits can make for a stronger Wiki.

While contemplating ideas for this research project, I was aiming to come up with a topic that works around some ideas from CCT205, but not in a direct way. I didn't want to present topics in my Wiki page that would just repeat concepts that have or will be discussed in class, so I built a topic that steps outside of the course boundaries, but still relates to the course in many ways.

I noticed throughout the Wikispace for this course that many students were making edits to various pages, but not as many edits to other students' assignment pages. I feel that for future assignments, more attention should be paid to assignment pages, since the collaborative process is important in building stronger analyses. I think another suggestion that might work is to have students split up into groups and make the collaboration and editing occur within each group member's projects. Doing this will offer a chance for every student's work to be edited, rather than us being bombarded with information from every student's projects.