Kopfensteiner,+Rick

=__**Analysis and Reflection**__=

Nov.19: added to Douglas A. Norman page: 7-stage model, created .ai document, updated bibliography/t.o.c. Nov.23: added Visual Perception page. Nov.24: added Cognitive Psych and H.I.P. page. Dec.3: edited UCD/UED page. Dec. 4: edited Cognitive Psych and H.I.P.

The wikispace environment is a great example of a massive study group. All of the individuals involved have the same goal in mind when it comes to their reasons for submitting work: to help one another and to get a good grade, so for the most part, the "learning environment" part of this environment is pretty much guaranteed. It's a great way to make sure everybody contributes in their own way while still helping others, and gaining the experience of working in such a large community.
 * 1. What do you think/feel about this collaborative learning environment?**

Well since I'm adding this at the beginning of November, I can't say getting a head start because THAT would be a lie... however, now that I am adding (finally) I would like to keep adding at least 2 to 3 times per week, even if they're small contributions to show that I am an active member of the group. I also hope to contribute meaningful items that I can also learn from since I will have to research them.
 * 2. What are your expectations of yourself?**

I was in CCT205 last year and the wiki used for that class was phenomenal. It won an award on the wiki site as being the best new wiki, and the use of the site came in very handy come test time. I learned the basics of a wiki, how to post information, how to post pictures, etc... this time around I would like to make my postings a bit more interesting by way of adding more pictures, headings, and adding more links to make my postings more tied to the internet instead of just being tied directly to other pages within the wiki.
 * 3. If you have previously used wiki in another course, then describe what you have previously learned and how you want to expand your understanding.**

Hopefully I can help to add certain elements to other pages (such as table of contents or images).
 * 4. What can you contribute as an experienced participant?**

If I have read something on the topic and it stands out, or if it is interesting and I want to do a bit more in-depth research into it, then I will add whatever I know/research. Or sometimes, as with the CCT205 webpage and past experience, I'll just select something randomly and research it.
 * 5. How do you choose which posts to contribute to or change?**

That is the point of the wiki, so I'm all for it. If it wasn't for that, then the whole 'collaborative learning environment' that the wiki is helping to build wouldn't exist. If someone deletes ALL of another persons work out of spite, then that is inappropriate behaviour, but all previous edits can be re-instated onto the wiki, so it's not like you're losing all of the work that you originally did.
 * 6. What are your thoughts on adding, editing or re-arranging others work?**

I do check my own postings, but I not very often. I let them go for a bit and then return to them every few days to see if any edits have been done to them. If edits are done, I don't take offense. That is the spirit of the wiki, so the more edits, the better!
 * 7. Do you regularly check your own postings for alterations? Has anyone changed your work and if so, how have you felt about it?**

No, I still believe that the collaborative learning environment is a good one. When everybody gets an equal opportunity to add what they want to the space, it makes the site much more personal, and it's not just like a random webpage that you visit to read chapter summaries or online notes, but a place that you yourself have helped create, so you have a bit of a personal attachment to it.
 * 8.Have your views changed in regards to collaborative learning while participating in this wiki?**

Instead of just posting on any random thing within a HUGE range of topics, it would be neat to see parts of the books and readings broken up among students so that the website can be used first and foremost for studying purposes. I know there is the option on here now to add that kind of work, and some people have, and that is great... but if it were made mandatory to do, I think the wikispace would be used much more frequently than it already is.
 * 9. Are there any ideas, suggestions or comments you could share for possible improvements?**

The most productive thing about the wiki is that it forces you to keep coming back to check on posts, and by doing this you are constantly coming back to this site. With the easy layout of the wiki itself, it really does not take too much to post something on it. The only drawback is that to have to do two wikis at the same time is very time consuming. And trying to keep track of what you have done on one as opposed to the other can get a bit confusing, and sometimes you can pay more attention to one wiki than the other. But that isn't really anything productive or helpful, but it might be better for the wiki to send you a reminder of the last time you were on the site. For example if the site had a feature to send you an e-mail after "x" amount of days to remind you that you had to post something, then that would just be a neat little feature to have.
 * 10. Things you thought were most productive or helpful about using wiki?**