Chien+Yuan-Sheng

=**History of Contributions to Wikispace for Yuan-Sheng Chien (Student# 993959515)**=

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 * Started the new topic on Utility

Contributions to pages already existed

 * Contributed to the page "The blackberry"

Analysis and Reflection
1. When I first encountered wiki, I think this was an excellent opportunity to bring the whole class together through this online on-going learning environment. I expect by the end of the term to edit at least 5 other existing pages, and contribute at least 2 new pages. I was familiar with the wiki concept as a collaborative learning environment, since I had already used it last year for cct 205. Therefore I was not nervous like many other students, but calm and relaxed. I learned from previous experience that other people's inputs are as important as your own, therefore shouldnt' be afraid to let others edit your page, because that is the whole point of wiki from the start. Instead, think of it as many inputs from many students put together into one, and often this would be better than just your own input. I want to broaden my understanding of wiki by getting to know some settings and features, like the star feature that was talked about on the main page, where if you add a page to favourites, the star should turn yellow, and you can access it much easier for later use. As an experienced participant, I can help out with other students in class if they have questions, and to let them understand that its fine for others to edit their work, because its a collaborative learning environment after all.

2. I choose which pages to contribute based on what topics that I have interests in, therefore I am more interested to research and edit the topic page. Like I said before, editing other people's work is normal in wiki, the whole point of wiki actually. learning together as a whole class is much easier than learning by yourself, therefore it's like the whole class can edit your work and correct anything they feel that should be corrected. I have no fear to edit other people's work, because if I feel that I can contribute to it anyway I can to make it better, it would benefit everyone. I don't regularly check my own postings for alternations, mabye only once or twice in a month. Other people's contribution and edits to my page would be most welcomed, because I can get their ideas and opinions.

3.I feel that while participating in this wiki, my views in regards to collaborative learning has not changed and stayed the same. It is because that most of the advantages and benefits of wiki are already really obvious with many classes, and this class just further enhanced that idea. Some ideas for possible improvements for future classes could be that a podcast that can be downloaded from wiki for those who missed the lectures. Also the table of contents could be more organized for people to find out if a specific topic was already covered. Things I thought to be most helpful using the wiki was that many questions regarding an assignment/test/project was answered on wiki, so you don’t have to ask the Profs individually for each questions, as many of the questions generally applied to everyone. I also found that using wiki to learn about this course proved to be excellent and not boring, as compared to the usual lectures we have. It has the benefit of everyone contributing to a class, and providing feedback/comments where necessary. Also the news announcement on wiki were the fastest way to notify students of current issues, so they don’t have to panic and wonder what is going on everytime. Big thanks once again to Prof Mike Jones and David Gelb for their hard work, and their creative ways to help students learn the concepts in an easy manner. Also very approachable and friendly, assisting students when they needed.