KoJihyun

== Wikispace ID: HelenKo = =

= = =Reflection & Analysis= = =

Wikispaces' function to recover previous drafts has helped me so much because there were countless page errors while I was trying to type and upload my contents. I would have lost an enitre content in some cases if I was unsuccessful in recovering the contents. I checked my work at least once every three days. There were not much edits on my work. I was still somewhat cautious about adding comments to other people's work. Table of contents page was the one that stood out. It was interesting to see how other people summarized and understood different concepts mentioned in class. My view on Wikispaces has been certainly chagned over the last two months. It was fairly easy to keep track of all my work than any other websites I have us far in first and second year courses (in temrs of contents and other contribution). Wikispaces must be able to prevent errors from occuring when people are uploading their contents. Almost every time I tried to upload, there was an error to the page. I had to close the window and start all over. Sometimes, I used Microsoft words to write and pasted into Wikispaces later which made the process of uploading even slower than it should have been. I almost lost all my contents in once case. Fortunately, Wikispaces was able to recover the old draft that was not saved. I found that to be the most useful function on Wikispaces in terms of uploading. Also, it would help the users to full extent if Wikispaces provided spelling error checks just like Microsoft words does. The most frustrating part of editing on wiki was the fact that it was incredibly difficult to make the simplest changes such as bullet, numbering, and changing fonts. I never had to face this kind of annoyance when I was using websites for other courses. Wikispace enables users to explore so many useful options within the system. Yet, it lacks to provide a service which should be an effortless process. The most helpful thing about wiki was the fact that I was able to look through table of contents before the final test. There were so many terms posted within the context of the textbook and lecture notes. The contents were put in a very organized way so it was convenient to look through each term I was not completely sure about. It made studying for the final much easier because there were a range of concepts that just needed to be put into a very structured manner. Other class members’ contribution definitely added up towards the end in a really positive and effective approach to a more successful learning environment. Overall, using Wikispaces was a valuable experience. I would not be confused or hesitated to use Wikispaces for 4th year courses in the future.
 * 1) Initial Response** I never heard of Wikispaces until I heard about them on the first day of class. At first, the website's compositions seemed simple and organized. However, I felt uneasy about the fact that editing other people's work were allowed in such an unrestricted way. I wasn't sure about making contributions and commenting on other people's work. I was especially not thrilled about changing someone's work, even partially. The whole system was far different from WEBct and CCnet which I was familiar with from other class tutorials and such. However, it was fairly convenieint to post and eidt my work on a daily bases. I found Wikispaces to be helpful during the first few weeks of classes in September.
 * 2)** How do you choose which postings to contribute or change?What are your thoughts on adding, editing or re-arranging other people's work? Do you regularly check your own postings for alterations? Has anyone changed your work and how have you felt about it?
 * 3) Final Reflection**

Content contribution
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 * **Mental Models**
 * **Reflective Framework**

Other contribution
> [|The Power of Design: MIT engineer Amy Smith] [|Jeff Han: research scientist at NYU and a creator of interface-free touch-driven coputer screen] [|Mena Trott: founder of leading blog software company]
 * added a banner to interesting links page [[image:glitter708_28_copy.jpg width="194" height="52"]]
 * created a banner for my analysis & reflection page as well as my homepage on wikispace Alias
 * added a survey to 'Survey' page, very first one on the list, titled [|AMC theatre ticket machine]
 * added to 'interesting links' page, titled [|information technology]
 * edited Fun Video Links page, added a design section
 * added three videos to Fun Video Links page: one under design and two under technology, titled:

Group contribution; Cinema Crew

 * PACT analysis- Activities
 * Group resume
 * "Big Questions"
 * Questionaire
 * Results
 * Scenario 3
 * Requirements
 * Display poster