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Content
QWERTY keyboard Wearable Computing CATWOE

Contribution
Sep. 12th - Join the wikispaces and CCT333 Sep. 26th - Make personal page on Analysis & Reflection Oct. 17th - Get into the group for Project and make the wikispace for our group (Cinema Crew) Oct. 23rd - Make the whole basic links and pages for the group (Banner, Home page, Assignment Brief, Link to CCT333, Proposal) Nov. 6th - Update User Study to the group's wikispaces Nov. 13th - Update Scenario to the group's wikispaces Nov. 14th - Update Requirements to the group's wikispaces

Make banners for 'Summaries' & 'Olympic Volunteers' Make some changes to 'Final Test Help' Add 4 links for various video section - 'Fun Video' Add two links to 'Interesting Links'

Analysis and Reflection
1. When first encountering wiki at the beginning of the course.

(What do you think/feel about this collaborative learning environment? What are your expectations for yourself ? If you have previously used wiki in another course, then describe what you have previously learned and how you want expand your understanding. What can you contribute as an experienced participant?)

I think the collaborative learning environment is very helpful for everyone, including both students and professors. Students can share their knowledge, thoughts and ideas with other so that they can help each other. And professor also can easily know what is students' expectation and questionaries. However for me, the first impression of Wiki was not that good, actully bad. I did not know anything about wikispaces before this class. At first time, the wikispaces was introduced in class, I couldn't figure out what it is because I never had experience using any collaborative web before. Moreover, I don't know why it is, but it didn't let me edit in my home computer. Everytime when I click "edit this page" it shows nothing on and makes errors. So my first thought of Wiki was really bad: complicated, a lot of new stuff that I need to learn, and mostly it's not working for me. I hope that I learn something from Wiki but it wasn't familiar to me.

2. Think about the following and answer to the best of your ability:

(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?)

Then I faced the Wiki around mid-October. I need to make a new wikispace for my group. At this point, I felt that I need to face the Wiki and fight with the fear?! (honestly) Then I found out that it was not the Wiki's problem. It was my Internet Explorer that makes error in some place. I still don't find the problem, but I could use and edit the Wiki through the other program, Mozilla. I felt so foolish about it. Then I started to learn about Wiki. It is so Awesome. I don't need to all complicated professional computer language as HTML(Of course I know the basic of it) to make the space. I can simply put my opinion and knowledge through simple clicks and types. It is real cyber town that I can see what other people do in this class. Because other students looks like so good at this stuff(collaborative web), I was late to edit and contribute to this Wiki. However, I have been learning a lot through Wiki and I am still learning. It's not end yet so I will play and work with the Wiki more. My opinion about adding, editing or rearranging other's work is very positive. It, just like our real society, we could and should help each others and it would definitely help each others to grow.

3. As a final reflection on your experience with the CCT333 wiki, look back and read your first entry.

(Have your views changed in regards to collaborative learning while participating in this wiki? Are there any ideas, suggestions or comments you could share for possible improvements? Things you thought were most productive or helpful about using wiki?)

It's fun and embarrasing to see my first reflection, now. (How foolish I was... T_T) I can see myself as grown persona on the web. At the beginning of this term, I didn't know what the collaborative website is and Wikispaces. To tell the truth, I hadn't even used the popular website, 'Wikipedia'. It's really shame to confess that; however, I can say this because I have been learned a lot of thing through this course and Wikispace. At first, the way I see the world has been changed. Everytime I saw some objects or services, I kept thinking how it is designed and why it is useful or not. As the title of this course, I started to think how it is designed for people in a Wired World. My contribution in the wiki is not that extremely good than other. However, I can say that my experience with the wiki is very useful and kind of turing point in my life on the Web. Before, I was usually one of the anonymous users, who just see the context and not express themselves. I was entered the Web, but not involved. But the wiki helps me to take some steps to express myself a little bit more. I will surely not stop at here. Based on this experience, I want to grow more and be the one of experts on the web. I think, I can do it :)

//Reference//

Background Picture of Beijing Olympics' banner [|ww.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=317234]

Logo of Beijing Olympic [|www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/index_uk.asp]

Background Picture of banner of 'Summaries' http://www.ivibes.nu/pictures/robert_miles_dreamland.jpg