Reflection 1 – April 15th
When I initially got the invitation to the course wiki I signed up and created the wiki then before realizing that we only needed on per group. That made my first chance working on the wiki nice because I could invite my group members and we were on our way. To get our wiki started I shared my five initial sources with the group. After reviewing the literature my group members compiled an outline. I then copied and posted that to the home section, which I then renamed for our proposal. To get our wiki prepared for our literature review I looked at the outline that we proposed and created the necessary pages. I then realized that the navigation screen put our pages in alphabetical order. So, then I had to go back and edit the name of each page so that a number preceded the name of the page. Once I finally got all of that in order I added some flare by picking a theme for our wiki and then posted the link to the discussion area. This was the first time that I had actually done anything to a wiki so it was a new experience for me. I can definitely see this being something that I will likely use in the future for my career. So far our team has done well together getting our wiki off the ground.
Reflection 2 – April 28th
Our group decided to split up the sections of our wiki outline. During this visit to the wiki I added my information about uses of augmented reality in both education and the business industry. After I posted my section I realized that we needed more pages to hold all of the information that was required for our literature review. I added pages for our introduction, abstract and exam questions. Once again, I had to go through and rename the other pages to keep them in the proper order in the navigation area. I would say that was probably the most frustrating part of the wiki. It would be nice if you could rearrange the navigation without having to rename the pages. If there is a way I did not find it. As I added my part and my partners added theirs I realized that we did not have an abstract or a conclusion. I began writing an abstract but It ended up that both Alan and I wrote one. His made it to the wiki first – that was ok because he did a great job! I then went and completed the conclusion and the questions for the section on uses. One thing that I have seen with the wiki is that the formatting is not always as you envision it. I had to go back and fix portions that had gone crazy after saved information. I noticed that the same thing happened to my group members. In one section that a group member completed, I tried to make a correction but then ended up emailing my teammate so he could check it and make sure I had not ruined his contribution. I have really enjoyed working with my team so far. We have all done well together so far.
Reflection 3 – April 29th
After our literature review was edited I went through and made corrections to my section. I also placed comments into the document and sent it back to my team. They also did the same. Once corrections were made on the literature review I then submitted our manuscript to the Associate Editor at ISTE/JRTE via email (as per the instructions). Each member of our group then edited their sections as needed on the wiki. The great thing about the wiki is that you can export it into a PDF document. That worked out really well because I was able to export it and send it along with the other submission pieces to my teammates. I really feel that I have learned a lot about using a wiki through this experience. I did like that I could go in a see the differences between edits. One thing that I wish the wiki did was tell when another member was editing or logged into the wiki like Google Docs. I found out that you get an error if you are trying to save what you are editing if someone else is also editing. That is what I believe happened when I was reviewing my partner’s work previously. We really had a great group for this project. Each member contributed to the wiki and through emails and phone calls we got the work done. I feel like something like this is easier when in person due to us all working at various times of the day, but we did well. I think this is something I could use for an online class if I am teaching in a virtual environment.
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