Amy+Soares

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 * AMY SOARES

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 * My Contributions**
 * **Wrote about the genre of Ancient Roman Art.**
 * **Wrote a history Communication in ancient Rome before the advent of communication technology.**
 * Wrote a page on Soccer Media
 * Wrote a page on __Musical Film__
 * Wrote an example (under heading 'Additional Fact') in Silent films
 * Wrote an example(under heading 'Another Example: Life is Beautiful') in Foreign Film
 * Added information (standings) in UEFA Champions League
 * Added content to the Reflection On Media page.
 * Added a word attachment of Lecture 11 on Lecture Notes page.
 * Added comments to the production section in Borat page
 * Added names to the lists in Comedy Movies
 * Added content in Cartoons
 * Added Video (Subliminal Advertising Example) in Subliminal Advertising
 * Added Video to Bollywood page
 * Added Videos to Cartoons and Food Advertisements page
 * Added banners to The Digital Divide and My Space pages
 * Added table of contents, and picures and did various editing in other pages.

1. **When first encountering wiki at the beginning of the course.** I believe that with collaborative learning a person is exposed to more material , and in turn learns more. I want to read and explore our wiki in detail and see what other people have to say about certain topics.
 * What do you think/feel about this collaborative learning environment ?**

For my own content I want to provide information on a past genre that is not really practiced today, but has influenced the way in which other mediums and genres have developed throughout history. I have done a lot of research on Roman Art and how meaning is translated through the ancient pieces. I knew that many people would research media genres of today, so I thought it would be interesting to learn and research about a genre in the past.
 * What are your expectations for yourself?**

describe what you have previously learned and how you want to expand your understanding.** I have used a wiki for CCT 205 and I was impressed with the amount of content generated. I have learned encourage editing and to be open to others editing my work. At first it was an insult, then I realized that it was the opposite, people that edited the work did so because they were interested.
 * If you have previously used wiki in another course,

As an experienced participant to wiki spaces, I am happy to help people out on a technical level. I enjoy teaching people how to navagate the wiki space and how to edit and create their own pages. Also with me editing others pages, I create an influence for others to edit, and this is the entire point of wiki spaces.
 * What can you contribute as an experienced participant?**


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

When I look for a posting to contribute to, I usually choose a topic that interests me, or that I have a prior knowledge to. However sometimes when the information is new to me, but very interesting I feel like researching and added to it also.
 * How do you choose which postings to contribute or change? What do you look for?**

Sometime it is hard to re-arrange someone’s work if it is already well organized. Also you feel like you are intruding at first, but it is important to remember that there is always room for improvement.
 * What are your thoughts on adding, editing or re-arranging other people's work?**

changed your work and how have you felt about it?** Yes, people have changed my work, and I encourage it. I really enjoy seeing others taking any interest in my page, considering I created content that pertains to history and not so much new media that most people have been writing about. However i do not agree with people erasing large amount of other's content, because it is most likely they have worked hard on it.
 * Do you regularly check your own postings for alterations? Has anyone


 * 3.As a final reflection for the course, post your thoughts and ideas on:**

Many people are competing for ideas, so it may be hard to figure out what topic to write about, without it being taken or already mentioned. This is why I decided to cover an area that is so distant from traditional ideas of genres because the more recent genres I am interested in were already well developed.
 * Challenges or limitations you experienced while working collaboratively on wiki**

Advantages are seeing students you may never get to work with or even have a conversion with all coming together in a different way. I also like to see what interests others and it has really has taught me about some interesting personalities within the CCIT program just through the content that they have provided.
 * Advantages or benefits from participating in this wiki**

Overall the course was very good, though it was not at all what I expected.The culture jam project was very interesting, my group and I learned a lot by doing it, it was a lot of work, but a lot of fun. For improvement I think that the Content material that the student is excepted to provide should be handed in, in hard copy form at one point. This will discourage people from plagiarizing and as a result people will write in a more professional manner. Also I wish that comics were not such an extensive part of the course, instead I wish that we explored more genres as a class by analyzing films, commercials, photos, art. I’m not saying that there should be no comics, but I feel that it took over most of the course, by having two texts pertaining to the subject. Overall the course was good and I would take it again. Mike and David make a great team! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
 * Things about the course you thought worked well and/or suggested improvements**

A side note, my favourite article was Revenge of the Right Brain Logical and precise, left-brain thinking gave us the Information Age. Now comes the Conceptual Age - ruled by artistry, empathy, and emotion.By Daniel H. PinkPage. It was so interesting and I think Mike Jones did a great lecture about it, i learned so much.