Analysis+and+Reflection,+Zainab

My Analysis & Reflection

 * 1) 1. When I first started to use the wiki, I thought that it would be an interesting and very innovative way of learning. Its not the standard and "old-fashioned" way of learning, instead, everyone gives their input, and the output is collaborative. Personally, I am not the networking type of person. So keeping up with wikis and other similar tools is a challenge. I know the basics from previous experience and what I can contribute is very minimal, however, I plan to learn more through this experience.:)


 * 1) 2. I look for posts with subjects or topics that I am familiar with so I can contribute to or change. I believe editting, adding to, or re-arranging other people's work is a positive aspect of the wiki. Having more contributions and alterations helps the subject matter build to become even better. There is no problem when my work is altered because I believe it would be for the better: I might have missed an important point, mispelled or misused grammar; or might have missed out on aids such as pictures or video/audio clips. Also, others may know more on a certain topic which would help by filling in the gaps. When I check for alterations, I consider it as feedback which allows me to expand on what I already have. This aids the expansion of knowledge and the sufficiency of the material.


 * 1) 3. One challenge I experienced was the loss of information. My link was deleted off the table of contents which forced me to add it back, twice. I felt that there was a lack of wiki-etequette at times, but overall, the collaborative work was good. I think collaborative work showed most in the sharing of summaries and notes. The collaborative study notes were very beneficial and proved to be an amazing tool for our class' "community". The idea of having most of the course's subject matter, assignments, and notes integrated into one collaborative tool worked well. It created an educational, social, and interest-oriented community.

Contributions
Sept. 21: Culture Jamming Nov. 2-30:Tim Snortons Nov. 30: Prophet Mohammad Cartoons Nov.30: Advertising Dec. 7: Major Contribution: Al-Jazeera Background Its Popularity Its Independence logo Dec. 7: Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Dec. 7: Cartoons Dec. 8: Google Dec. 8: Global Village Dec. 8: MSN Messenger Dec.8: Narrowcasting Dec. 8: Political News