Keszei,+Justin

=**Analysis and Reflection**=

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 * October 19. 2006**

Along with CCT300, this is my first encounter with the world of wikispace. I think the concept of open source is intriguing. So long as the common goal is to better the original material presented, Wikispaces seem to be a logical method of sharing and improving the content in a learning environment. Also, if this helps others correct spelling or grammatical errors, or more importantly, erroneous facts written by their collegues it is becomes a worthwhile concept.

Personally, my expectation for this Wikispace is to contribute relevant, well written content to the space in order to make a good example of what writing could and //should// be. And because I am well versed in music and its industry (my group was offered a recording contract which we turned down) I would like to enlighten students with a particular aspect of music in the realm required from this course.


 * November 13. 2006**

My decisions as to which postings I edit and change are completely based on subject headings that interest me. Additionally, it is through reading the online content that I find areas within the subject which have not yet been explored. In one case for example, the person responsible for YouTube left a "Political" heading open for outside input. I was the one who chose to fill the heading below with information.

I feel that adding, editing and re-arranging other people's work has its advantages - so long as the person making changes is well informed. I thought it was especially neat that the second time I went to view the Color topic page, a table of contents was added to it. That change made the dense page much easier to navigate.

About once a week I check for alterations because that seems like a good amount of time in between. As it stands, no one has changed any of content to my contributions. (Then again my contributions have been recent). The only exception is that someone moved the Michael J. Fox link under YouTube's political section and placed it into the reference section. My reaction was to leave the change. Nevertheless, I also placed another link within YouTube's political section to give viewers immediate access to the video file.


 * December 4. 2006**

My views regarding collaborative learning have changed while parcipating in this CCT333 wikispace. I found that I navigated towards topics that held intrinsic interest to me, or which I had knowledgeable experience with. Having a MySpace account and being an owner of a first generation iPod shuffle, I naturally contributed to these topics. Nevertheless, I wish that someone would have added input to my MySpace page as I would have liked a second opinion.

I suggest that in future iterations of the CCT333 Wikispace, the topics should be more relevant to the course material. I found that a few pages did not communicate the audience or design aspects that the professor spoke about in the course. Moreover, some pages were severly underdeveloped. Some examples of these problems are the James Bond Gadget and the YFLY pages. Perhaps by adding a disclaimer on the home page stating this would greatly reduce the amount of irrelevant pages.

The most productive thing about Wikispace is the ability to correct other people's mistakes or general misinformation. This helps keep the space error-free. Additionally because the CCT 333 Wikispace is open source, the content tends to be objective. After all, an unbiased viewpoint is always a safe and reliable approach for the presentation of public information.

Contributions to Wikispace
I added an entire section devoted to Color Symbology on the Color topic, as well as adding a link to an interesting flash-based website devoted to this area of study. The list of colors and their symbolic meanings were taken from a web designer site called Creative Behavior. In addition I aphabetically organized the list of references used for this topic.
 * November 6:**

I filled in the political aspect of YouTube's online presence, using the latest Michael J. Fox advertisement as proof of YouTube's growing influence in the political sphere. A link was added to this pertinent example as well.
 * November 7:**

Because the link to YouTube's Michale J. Fox example was removed from the Political section and placed into the reference, I decided to add the link again to the Political body for quick, logical access.
 * November 13:**

I created a page on MySpace regarding its influence on users and its controversial history. Although it is still rough around the edges, the sources I found seemed reliable and pertinent. I plan on adding a section regarding MySpace's relationship to bands and the online music community it fosters.
 * November 14:**


 * December 4. 2006**

I sussed out the minor issues found within my MySpace page, including dead links to jpg files and properly citing the sources in the reference section.

I added a section discussing the differences between the first generation iPod Shuffle and the newest version. I argue that in fact the 1st generation was a better product. This section can be found on the iPod Shuffle page under the heading //Second Generation vs. First Generation Shuffle//.
 * December 4:**