Zaib,+Sobia-+Reflection

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Term 1
//**Reflection**// I have used wikispaces in CCT205, offered in winter 2005-06. It was a good experience. It is an online open source encyclopedia. People (in this case, students of cct333) work as a community member and share the information related to the course. Furthermore, fun stuff is also added to create a sense to give it more 3-dimension look. This year requirements are similar to the pervious one. Where one has to make a topic, editing, creative out look of space and writing down their reflection. Using wikispace is similar as to use online web designing software. The template and the functionality offered at wikispaces are similar to Macromedia Dream Weaver (though, there you may find more advance functions as well) but the basic components are very much the same. This year the integration of youtube movies is a very good touch in the space. Movies on youtube not only give a interactive touch to the space but also movie embedded according to the topic also lets the viewer to have a more clear vision of the topic. I am really looking forward to contribute constructively as much as I can. It’s the beginning of the year, let's see how this and other will treat me. The good thing I find in wikispaces is that you can change the things as much as you want. And also revert back the material (if some one mistakenly deleted it). Whereas, concerns in regards to the wikispaces, they are clashing with my aesthetic personality approach. I don’t like the colors they are offering (their should be some blending involved). Whereas, at this moment still I haven’t explored it that much, so can't really comment on that.

Term 2
//**Reflection**// The mid of an academic semester is already here. Where as, my contribution in wikispaces is not provocative at all. Why I am doing that probably I don’t know what to contribute (bad experience in cct300) or I don’t want to be a puppet of delivering information. I think what matters to me is what people are getting from that information and applying them constructively. Editing with blank mind would is not going to make a difference. So a good suggestion would be that the opinion given should be on the content, asking new question. Once again color combination is on my hit list. My group member had fights over color layout of the page. Though I have no contribution in those fight (even though I called my self an artist) but still that was a main issue my group member had arguments most of the time. I didn’t contribute in any of the color argument because I didn’t like any combination (because if you like one, then the other design elements like disability issues comes your way). So I didn’t bother to waste my energy on such things. A good suggestion is please do offer changing background option. Another thing I really felt the need for was the text font option since there only one font to choose from. So there should be more options. Another thing that bugged me a lot was the advertisements on the side of the page. So wikispaces should get rid of them. Or post them some where else, because it distracts the reader.

Term 3
I have gathered lot of information, related to my topic. So I am actually feeling some constructive use of time. But since I was enable to post it on time and also was confused that whether we have to write 2-3 paragraphs, and if some one else comes in and adds more to it, then it won't really be my topic. So I restricted my self to gather all information on the Microsoft word first, and than post it on the space.
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Final Suggestion
Beside other suggestions that I posted earlier, (like color, font, and advertisement), I want to suggest some more things like there should be spell checker that should also be integrated. Where as file attachment function goes,it's very pathetic, so they should also make it more effective. Concerns that I have concluded are related that most of the students are working on the space as are made to. Instead of editing, suggestions that what should be added or what can make the point much clearer? Rather than change the content. This thing should be there to specific time limit. So people respond quickly and space becomes more interactive. So with in the member, there should be a time limit given. So make the auction that the more the more and better information given by someone will get that topic. This could be done among 5-6 six groups, and groups challenge each other.

Contribution
1. made changes to table of contents 2. add funny video 3. made changes to navigation bar. 4. made topic of interest 5. edit some pages 6. helped others to understand tools and tags of wikispaces (my friend) 7. post comment on the test reflection 8. give brief reflection on wikispaces in my reflection (deep analysis)