We've reached the halfway point in this class and this week I've been thinking about the successes and challenges I've encountered. I've really used my research skills more in the past 8 weeks than for any other class I've taken. It's definitely been more challenging than helping 6th-8th graders research. I've enjoyed locating information and posting resources on the blog and I feel that I've posted resources and reflections consistently. I've also been successful in using google sandbox and I think organization is key to keep it from getting too messy. The wiki sections that I was responsible for look good even though I had some technical difficulties posting a quiz. My biggest challenge has been with the collaborative group work. My first two goups actually consisted of only two active participants . So for the first chapter I worked on there wasn't a quiz builder and for the second there was no author. My partners and I worked around those challenges and overall I think we did a great job. Today I was at Webster's library to check out a book for my research and I came across another book that really caught my attention, Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community. Although the book is intended for faculty who are teaching online, it has information on constructivism and collaboration that is relevant for any educational setting. It was interesting to compare some of the ideas in the book to some of the experiences I've had with online classes. When I came acrosss the chapter "Collaboration Challenges", I was intrigued because some of the issues presented related to some of the challenges we have faced with this class. This really is an interesting and timely resource.
Paloff, R.M. & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: Learning together in community. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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