I am beginning
to see how working on a wiki with classmates can help me learn. For one thing,
I have to think of my teammates’ schedules as well as mine. Since one of the
things I like about asynchronous learning is the freedom from most schedule
demands, this requires a mindset shift. It also prevents me from
procrastinating, even on other assignments, since I have to set aside time to
work on the group project. We had an excellent group leader who helped keep us
on task. We communicated regularly via various online communication venues,
allowing us to try several different options. In our conversations, we talked
about deadlines, responsibilities, and interpretations of assignment
instructions. This was very useful, since we did not all understand the
assignment instructions the same way. Since we divided up the sections of the
paper, we got to see each other’s strengths and help with each other’s
weaknesses. Since I not only read but helped edit the whole paper, I learned
from my teammates’ input in the sections I had not had to research. Seeing how a
classmate presented her material made me rethink my style in my contribution.
Since I would like to eventually teach online classes, using a wiki will
definitely be on my list of options for class lessons.
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