Lee,+Sol

Nu Metal
 * __Content (10%)__

__Contributions__**

//Nov 8 : Completed the A3 User study part as a group.//****CCT300WPS** //**Nov 15: Content added for A2**// Nu Metal //**Nov 23: Images added for A2**// Nu Metal //**Dec 4: Content added and edited for A2**// Nu Metal //**Dec 7: added list of sub-genre for**// Hardcore //**Dec 7: added content and added lists of bands for**// Alternative rock //**Dec 7: added content on history of Emocore for**// Emo //**Dec 7: added video clips for**// Hard Rock
 * //Sept : Joined the Wikispace for first time and included my name on the Analysis & reflection part.//**
 * //Oct 21 : Joined the A3 Group Project Wikispace.//** **//Completed the individual section of Group resume.//** **CCT300WPS**
 * //Oct 23 : Completed the A3 Proposal part as a group.//CCT300WPS
 * //Nov 13 : Completed second question of A2 Analysis & reflection part.//**
 * //Dec 7:Completed third question of A2 Analysis & reflection part.//**
 * //Dec 7: added content about 1990s nu metal for//** Heavy Metal Music


 * __Analysis (5%)__**

__October 21st, 2006__
 * 1. When first encountering wiki at the beginning of the course.**

Wikispaces is simply a great collaborative learning environment that offers the entire class to work, communicate and help each other as a group. It is tend to be a little hard and lazy to communicate with other classmates after the class but this amazing online environment make communication easy and convenient which will eventually raise and encourage students' participation in and out of the class.

This is my first experience to use Wikispaces.com. I found it amazing that there is a webpage that can be edited by anyone who wishes to change something or correct something. The idea of helping each other and learn from each other is just so great. To tell the truth, it was a little hard to use at the first time, but after I learned and figured out the concept of wiki and how to use, it became definately a useful tool and I expect myself to participate much more through out the course. I feel I have become more familar with the functional features of the wiki such as editing pages, adding external links, adding pictures, etc. By the end of the course I expect myself to be more comfortable and as an experienced participant and I will edit spaces and continue to create my own.

__November 13th, 2006__
 * 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?

When I contribute or change a posting, I go to the table of contents and see if I can find something that is interesting and I'm familiar with. I haven't done any contribution or change to the posting yet, but I have experience editing my groupmate's posting while doing the group project. In my experience, When I find a new posting on my group's wiki, I click the post. After clicking on the post I read the entire post over and try to find something be fixed or something can be added to make a better posting.

To tell the truth, not very often I go and check my own postings for edits. Also no one has yet changed my work. But if I notice someone have changed my work, I will feel glad that he or she is reading over my work and try to help me to improve my work. I haven't felt that way but In certain cases, I would feel really bad if someone delete all my work in order to change and correct my work. I think when it is necessary to delete other student's work, they have to try their best to keep as much of the original content. Overall I think adding and editing is a great idea and a key point of wikispaces as it allows students the ability to add their own views and perspectives on a particular topic.

__December 7th, 2006__
 * 3. As a final reflection for the course, post your thoughts and ideas on:**
 * challenges or limitations you experienced while working collaboratively on wiki
 * advantages or benefits from participating in this wiki
 * things about the course you thought worked well and/or suggested improvements

Overall, There were not many challenges I had faced while using the wiki. In fact, I could find one minor limitation of wiki. While editing the page, sometimes text editor didn't work too well for example, alligning and so on. Editing was sometimes unstable and sometimes, there were minor bugs. Its function was way weaker than Microsoft word. Wikispaces must be able to prevent errors from occuring when people are uploading their contents. Also, it would help the users to full extent if Wikispaces provided spelling error checks just like Microsoft words does.Another thing I found difficult or I will say the limitation of wiki while working collaboratively was that my posts or works could be deleted or changed into something I did not intend to say or simply replaced by something else. There is no officlal way to ensure the safety of your information or to ensure that the new information added would be useful.

I still find it to be very useful and helpful about collaborative learning through participation in the wiki. The advanatages from wiki is very simple. Wikispaces is simply a great collaborative learning environment that offers the entire class to work, communicate and help each other as a group. It’s a great way for students to connect with one another and a great place to get much needed information or help therefore it is very beneficial. It was overall a great learning experience.