- Was the assignment explained clearly?
- I think the assignment was explicit enough, and the provided example and graphical representation reinforced the explanations.
- however, I suppose that the reason why I was behind the schedule with completing my tasks on the project was the lack of personal motivation. On the days that followed the project start I spent a few hours working on the project - I chose a graphic designer, analysed his website and social channels and took some notes. After taking the notes, I had no more interest in finalizing the project; probably a closer deadline would have helped.
- even the assignment itself was clear, it was not clear for us what were the expectations regarding the collaborative work. A few instructions in this area would have been useful - e.g. use comments on google docs, plan a skype conference, plan a group discussion on facebook etc.
- What were the learning goals of the assignment?
- analyse the impact of social media communications in community building, comparing the social network channels with other online channels like website
- experience a collaborative project work in an international team
- get to work with collaborative tools like Google docs and communication tools like Google Group, Facebook
- get a comparison result in a well-constructed conclusion or graphical representation
- Did you reach the learning goals?
- I feel l’ve reached my learning goals, except the part of the collaborative project. I think that more interaction between the project group members (Graphic Designer) was needed
- Did you learn anything else?
- I got a better understanding of how Twitter works
- general knowledge about various graphic designers
- in an online learning environment, you need lots of self motivativation in order to succeed
- How did you experience the Google Docs for working with a joint document?
- it wasn’t my first time of working on a joint document, but I learnt useful tips like following a color convention for different contributors, using Google docs integrated chat, using Google drawings
- Did your team Google Groups stream of messages serve discussion good enough?
- yes, it did. It helped the group get on the same page, it helped us triggering the finalization
- How did the team work differ from working around the same table?
- the online environment gave us flexibility and gave us the possibility of being ‘international’, but there were other inconveniences or lets call them challenges like asynchronous communication and more difficult communication due to the lack of non-verbal/para-verbal communication
- Would your learning outcomes have been different if you have completed the assignment alone?
- I don't think my learning outcomes would have been the same if I would have worked alone. I learned a lot from the other group members and it was interesting to observe the similarities of each part that formed the final paper.
- Looking back at the process and the results you got, what was more important; to learn about social media in community building done by your research objects or to learn about using social media tools for teamwork with fellow students?
- I think both learning about social media in community building and using social media tools for teamwork were equally important and interdependent. Learning about social media in community building was a theoretical task, while using the social tools for teamwork was a practical one.
