Mallozzi,+Andrea

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 * //__Nov. 19, 2006.__//** - Banner on FAQs pages (A1, A2, A3, A4)

I feel a little apprehensive to participate in this learning environment. I am afraid that I will post something that is irrelevant or ridiculous and someone will erase it, or they will think I didn’t do a good enough analysis of it. This causes me to feel like the effort that I put into something may not be worth the time spent on it. I hope that I can get used to working collaboratively with the whole class and learning from the work of fellow students. I also hope to learn to use the wiki to be able to communicate with the rest of the class and be a mindful contributor.
 * Initial Feelings**

I select the posts to edit based on my knowledge of the subject and my interest in the subject. I only re-arrange another persons work if I feel that it is absolutely necessary for the course. I, also, change the other person’s work keeping in mind that that individual also did put an effort in to complete this, and their work should be showcased. I have checked my postings for alteration and realized that someone edited my work by adding formatting to it so as to make it more navigatable. I think that this was a clever idea as it would make this page more easily understood.
 * Middle to End of Term**

After a month and a half of having the wiki, I feel that it is a great asset to any course. One can easily reference the table of contents if they are confused about any subject. As the pages are editted frequently by many students their is mostly relevant informtion to the course material. I think that using the wiki has been a great benefit so far, and I have definately become more comfortable using the wiki in this course.

I also think that the wiki created for the group assignments has been a great idea. It is an easy space for all members to get involved and add their personal views on the redesign of something that we feel passionate about. I think that the wiki provides us with a great space to document our assignment and have it available for viewing for a variety of audiences. The wiki provides one with the flexibility to change colour schemes, banners, and styles to suit the needs of the creator. In fact, I have also decided to create a wiki to serve the needs of another assignment I have been working on!

My view have changed a significant amount since I started this assignment. I really enjoy this environment and found it helpful for studying and referencing other individuals points of views. I am still a little concerned about someone editting my work and erasing all of my information, it makes me a little nervous, but I will try to trust my fellow class mates. I think that this was a great way to collect a lot of data, and study information for the final test, this is definately a productive usage of the wiki...I hope this is avaliable in other classes as well.
 * End of Term**