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Analysis and Reflection (5%)

 * 1. When first encountering wiki at the beginning of the course.**

It is clear that wikispace is a great collaborative learning environment that students can communicate online asynchronously. Students including myself are often lazy to communicate and discuss with peers physically in the library or elsewhere. However this online environment allow students to save their time and filter the indolence within students when expressing themselves. This online environment is extremely comfortable to question, express, discuss, and to be answered for it is all online and everything is itemized and linked within the wikispaces. It would be incredibly convenient in case of a group work. When all the members can not meet at a specific time, they all can work individually online through this virtual space.

This is my first course using Wikispaces.com. First I was a bit worried about people who could intentionally delete or ruin the whole CCT300 wikispace since the authority is given to all the members. However it is such a good news that in such an incident, it is possible for Prof. to revert to the previous version saved in the history. Throughout this course, I expect myself to participate, express, and contribute more in every aspects of the course contents. In comparison to the WebCT in my previous courses, students were strictly confined to the narrow limits. Thus there were not much active involvement of students and consequently the participants of the WebCT gradually decreased throughout the term. For the wide range of functions and numerous useful hyperlinks given to the students in Wikispace will change me to come into play and contribute more to the course in general.


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

I do not have certain methodology on choosing which posting to contribute or change. I merely click the names that I am aquainted with and read through their works. Besides if there are any topics that I know well of or familiar to me, I would also read those texts. Firstly because I am well-informed with those subjects, secondly then I would not need to research while comprehending his/her work, and lastly because I should be able to contribute to that work somewhat.

When revising other's text, I personally concentrate on use of pronouns to see if they match up with certain subject or object. It is quite annoying when the pronouns are vague about what it is referring to. Moreover, If there are no line change when it is needed, I would do them as well. I always give significance to the examples and citations on peer's work I read. Thus, I would add web-sites and supporting examples to the works if there are not enough. I do check my postings for alteration regularly but not daily. When someone have changed my work, I was glad that he/she is interested in my work, giving concern, or even just watching my work.


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

There was some concerns on wiki that students encountered numerous technical errors when uploading images, text allignment, changing font and so on. I personally again acknowledged the fact that procrastination is deadly. Students were given more than 10 weeks on this ongoing project working with this collaborative online learning environment, and it is visible that many of students including myself are repenting the laziness in the last minute. Wiki was extremely helpful on doing group project when all the members could not come together at once, wiki helped to work asynchronously but with cooperation. Furthermore, it was absolutely valuable to refer to peers work online. Often it also stimulated me when looking at peers' work, to see how much they've done and how well they're doing. Overall wiki was certainly a productive and helpful learning environment and worked well, and could have been even better without my procrastination and laziness.

Major Contribution
Oct.23 - Created Wikispace for A3 http://jasperina.wikispaces.com/ Oct.30 - Worked on Proposal section for A3 http://jasperina.wikispaces.com/ Nov.2 - Completed Proposal for A3 http://jasperina.wikispaces.com/ Nov.6 - Worked on second part for A3 http://jasperina.wikispaces.com/ Nov.16 - Completed second part for A3 http://jasperina.wikispaces.com/ Nov.16 - Worked on content part of A2 Hard Rock Nov. 17 - Contributed on Manga Nov.19 - Added on content part of A2 Hard Rock Nov.23 - Added on Concept part of A3 http://jasperina.wikispaces.com/ Nov.30 - Completed posting up the Finalized work of A3 http://jasperina.wikispaces.com/ Dec. 6 - Contributed on Heavy Metal

Content (10%)
Hard Rock

**Reference**
Reflection Question 1 Image. "Studying man" http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/library/images/studying_175.jpg

Reflection Question 2 Image "a geek with computer" http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e214/cyber_jedi/cartoon_geek.jpg