I truely wish that I would have read this article in the beginning of this course. I don't know about anyone else but the weekly group research assignment made my stomach want to do flips in the beginning. I dislike group work. I have very seldomly been "on the good end" - I typically was the one that was making sure everything was the best product it could be when placed in groups during school. I'm not one to stress out, but do when it comes to group assignments. I remember back to the first week when I repeatedly kept checking the wiki to see if someone started, to see if I could get a grasp of how this was going to work considering that none of us had ever met and most likely never would.
Overall I like the concept that multiple people can edit one paper/assignment whenever it is convienent for them, or when they have something constructive to say. I think it is something that I could see myself using in a classroom with the idea that the students could discuss their ideas with their peers and then go to work on the assignment.
Amy, I so understand. I was very upset at the start of this class when we had to do "group essays." I didn't see how it was going to work at all but I have really enjoyed them. I love seeing what other people find and write. So far I think we have done a pretty great job. It has definitely been a good experience.
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