sara-+analysis+and+reflection

__TIMELINE (CONTRIBUTIONS)__
//__November 23rd__- Created the Analysis & Refplections page

__November 24th__- Created the Media genre page on "Sculpture"Sculpture

__November 25th__- Added links under "helpful links" on the Bollywood genre page.bollywood __November 25th__- Added a list on the piracy page which lists countries with highest softwre piracy.piracy// __December 1st__- Added a "help" link on the webct page, it answers questions on how to problem solve using this software.webct help

__December 1st__- Added disadvantages of using online communities to the Online communities page.online communities __December 1st__- Added images to sculpture page.sculpture images __December 8th__- Added points on the Utube page.u tube __December 8th__- Added points to the Tetrad page.Tetrad (PS- The last 2 edits were made on the morning of the 9th,as for some reason wikispaces wasnt woring at 11 pm on the night of 8th) =**__REFLECTION # 1__**=

I like the idea of having an online community where all the students get a chance to come together and share their ideas and concerns. “Wikispaces” is an innovative site that gives individuals the chance to contribute to the course as well as learn from what others have to say. The "FAQ" section is extremely helpful as it eases communication between the professor and the students as the same questions are not asked again and again.

Whenever I get the time I come and check out “Wikispaces’ even if I do not make a contribution or an edit. This helps me in keeping up with what is going on in this course and when assignments are due. The only concern that I have about this community is that it is very demanding and time consuming. As a student at the University of Toronto we are bombarded with assignments and projects therefore it becomes very difficult to be active in this community. Another thing that would be helpful would be if there could be like a “help” section for first time users so that it is easy for them to do their postings online. As an experienced participant one an help in answering questions of fellow students, post relevant information/test notes, make edits to other peoples work and express our own thoughts.

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I only make changes/edits to the postings that I can relate to or that I find interesting. I don’t go around making changes to postings that I have no clue about. Mostly, I look for postings which I have knowledge about so that even if I make an edit it makes sense. I don’t think there is anything wrong with editing, rearranging or changing anyone’s work as long as it helps in improving what they have written. If you are just adding irrelevant information than it makes no sense to edit other peoples work.

I myself have edited other peoples work, but I only do edits when I think they are useful in increasing the benefit that the reader can get while reading it. I made an edit to the “Bollywood” page by adding useful links and to the piracy page by adding a “table”. Whenever I get the chance I go and check if other students have edited my work, so far no one has edited it so I guess I am going on the right track and am providing relevant information.

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I really enjoyed taking cct300 especially the teaching style of the professor as well as the TA. The main limitation of wikispaces in my opinion is that i dont really like the idea of other people changing your work.As in they should be allowed to post improvements and suggestions but should not have direct access to other peoples pages. Another challenge is to keep up with the pace of wikispace, being a university student with so much work it is extremely hard to post and eit work all the time. The main advantage of wikispaces is the question and answers section. It hleps the professor as well as the students. The students get an idea of what is goin on in the course and they can find answers to all their questions in this section whereas the professor doesnt have to answer the same question again and again, he can simply post it once and all the students will have access to it. Another advantage is being able to see the work of others, this is good as students can see if they are on the right track when working on assignments etc. I think everything worked well with the course, the class time wasnt very pleasong, as the next bus to UTM leaves at 9.15 and this wastes alot of time of students therefore i personally think that if possible the lecture should take place at a different time. The professor and the TA for this course are very helpful and understanding i really enjoyed working with them as they were very helpful on a number of ocassions when i had problems. Lastly, in one of the first tutorials the TA should go over wikispaces as in how to post things and edit things as this makes it really easy for students to understand as in how to use the community, especially for first time users.