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=TEAM D Wikispace!! Designing and Delivering E-Learning=

= __**Week 1**__ =

Resource Manager-Maria
Message: Week 1 Greetings! I created a Wikispace for our team if everyone is against this idea, it is fine with me. I just thought as the reporter it would be easier for me to write a summary and be able to look at all of the responses at the same time instead of hop around from thread to thread on the ELC. Let me know if you have any alternate suggestions. Also, I have never used a Wiki before, it just seemed like an easy way to view all of the info. at the same time. Feel free to post your response under the questions. Make sure to include your name! Enjoy!

Erika-

01/29 Erika, will you be able to post the roles on the class wiki that Donna Schnupp set up by tomorrow night (Monday)? The link is under Week 1/Activities/ Team assignment. I think the link actually reads "class wiki". Oh, I think Donna Schnupp wants all 10 weeks filled in for the roles. Does everyone want to switch every so often? Maybe trade off every 2 or 3 weeks? I'm fine with that. Let's let all of us know our thoughts so Erika can fill in the matrix, thanks. - Mark.

OK, I vote for Digital Dynamos. I like the alliteration too. I think the role of Resource Manager will evolve. I don't think there is anything needed this week as far as additional resources. Erika do you have enough information from our answers to the questions to post to the appropriate class website or should we add more? I'm not sure what Professor Schnupp is looking for from the question about "what organizational structure we should use". I think our thoughts about using this wiki and e-mailing and checking for updates regularly covers it but if anyone thinks we should go more in depth then let's discuss it. - Mark.

Hi All, Maria again-first of all, I have to say after reading all of our comments below, I LOVE our group! I like all of the group names below, especially 2 and 3. Also, I'm not sure what my responsibilities are as the Resource Manager this week. Are there any or is that something that may evolve in the weeks to come? Please let me know your thoughts and I'll get on it. Thanks so much, team!

Hello! I love the Wiki! I think this will work out well. Thank you so much Erika! -Hilliary

(1-29, 8pm) Hey Team, I like that we have each choosen a color for our comments, that helps to highlight what has changed and who has said what! Also if people add dates/times for when they post that could be helpful as well when the pages are filling up. I have enough info. to update the class wiki and fill in a summary. Thanks for all your helpful information and responses. I'm excited to work with everyone since you all seem so efficient in responding. I will wait to fill in the class wiki and summary report until tomorrow(Monday) incase anyone wants to add something. I also need to fill in jobs, if no one minds, we can keep the same jobs for next week as well. Then maybe I could just fill in the chart for the rest of the jobs for the following weeks and rotate the positions since we all have to trade jobs and do everything at some point anyway. Would this work? If not, we can just go week by week or make changes to our jobs when necessary or if someone has a preference. Seems like Digital Dynamos is taking the lead. Any objection to that for the team name?

Alrighty, have a great night! Erika PS-if you ask to join the wiki, then ill accept you obviously and you can go to more on the top tool bar and it gives you the option to have notifications.

1/30 - I say we go with Digital Dynamos. Erika, your suggestion about the roles sounds good to me. thanks. - Mark.

1/30-I have posted everything to the Goggle Doc for our team. Feel free to change your roles if you have a conflict. I filled in the jobs so that everyone would do each job for about 2 weeks in a row. The last 2 weeks I rotated them around since there are 10 weeks and 4 of us. Also, I posted 5 operating standards, feel free to check them out. I believe I have done everything required by the reporter. Let me know if you think something else needs to be done. **__Also, this ends week 1 so our next posts can be on the page Week 2 of this Wiki.__** Thanks-Erika

1/30 - Thanks Erika. It all looks great. I think the way you filled in the responsibility chart looks great. I think 2 weeks in each roll and one week rotating at the end is very fair. No problem for me. Thanks again. - Mark.

1/30 (8:02pm) -Thanks for making these executive decisions, Erika! The name is great and I like the idea of keeping roles for 2 weeks in a row and then rotating. I can't seem to find a link to the Google Doc with this info though. Is this on our Wiki or is it posted somewhere on the ELC? Thanks again for your leadership!

1/31 (12:20 p.m.) Maria, The class Google Doc is on the ELC under week 1 activities under the group assignment. It's a clickable link called "class google doc" under Team Formation and Team Building (Team) under 4. )

//__**Team Name Suggestions?**__//
**I like the Digital Dynamos.... I'm a little obsessed with alliteration!**
 * //Mark and the Digital Divas (Erika)//**
 * //The Digital Dynamos (Erika)//**
 * // The e-learning Dynamos (Mark) I had to steal dynamos Erika it was TOO good. : ) //**

//Erika- I have never worked this intensely with a team in an online course. I am a little apprehensive because it seems that there is alot expected of the members on the team. Honestly, I am a person who likes to do projects independently, but am hopeful that everyone will do their part to make this a successful experience. I have had alot of disorganized groups in past online courses and in face to face courses.//
 * //What experience do you have with online learning and/or working in a team in an online environment?//

//Maria-Erika, I have to agree with you. I actually prefer independent work as well. Last semester, I remember one other team member and I did all of the research and the work for the group because of lack of response. I didn't want to miss the deadline, so I, then we, just did it. Previously, the group project was also only one small part and this seems to be throughout. That is different from my last experiences.//

Mark - I have to agree with everything you both said. I have worked with groups at JHU in online classes where no one but me did any work. A nightmare. Working independently is so much easier because I only have to control myself (which is hard enough sometimes). But we all seem to have a good work ethic judging from past experiences so I think we'll do fine as long as we can communicate several times a week. I think the wiki and maybe e-mails if one of us needs a quick response to something should be OK. We can revisit the mode of communication if we have issues.

Hilliary- I agree with all of you! I tend to work better independently because I can complete tasks on my own time table without relying on others. I too have had negative experiences working with group members who didn't do their share of the work. I think that with a lot of communication we will do well. I've used wiki spaces before, but haven't delved into all of it's features. Is there a way for it to email changes or updates made? I check my email constantly on the go....that will be the best way for me to stay most up to date. If not I can bookmark it on my phone or be sure to log in each night when I get home. Either way I will definitely log in each day.

//Erika-I think it is important that people respond and are involved with the team discussions. It might be important for people to be involved and send responses more than once a week since it seems there is alot required from different members. (My email is Erika_L_Cross@mcpsmd.org and my cell is 301-514-0264)//
 * //Based on any experiences you have with online learning, what areas do you feel need to be addressed by your team to be most successful?//

// Maria-I have to be honest. I really think online courses require A LOT more time. Your best bet is to really login every day. Also, here is my cell in case there is something that is time sensitive and I'm traveling, etc. 410-299-5930 //

Mark - I agree again. See how agreeable we are so far? I would feel most comfortable if we login every day and check our e-mail every day and try really hard to respond to any team member's issues or problems the same day (unless they e-mailed at 11:45 p.m. in which case the next morning would be OK). I get anxious when project tasks remain outstanding and deadlines are looming. My e-mail is : mdrumme1@jhmi.edu or mdrumme1@jhu.edu (I think they both work, don't ask me why). My cell phone (in case you absolutely must reach me to tell me I won the lottery, or with really important team stuff (but preferably the lottery) is: 703-597-7386.

Hilliary- I agree that quick responses are going to be best. My email is Hil2724@yahoo.com and my cell is 310-401-8590. //Erika- The only scheduling issue I have is the weekend of March 30th, I will be going out of town. I do not know if I will still be the reporter at that point of if we change positions, but I would need to write a summary before that weekend, more like Thursday.//
 * //Do you have any scheduling issues that your teammates should be aware of? How will you work collaboratively to complete the team discussions and activities?//

// Maria-I will probably start traveling the end of February and then a lot in March and April. I'm scheduling the trainings now, but I will still be able to login each night when I get back to the hotel. //

Mark - I don't have any big scheduling issues coming up. I am taking a face-to-face JHU course in Columbia on Wednesday evenings so I'm there from 6 - 9 p.m. on Wednesdays through April. Otherwise I'm available. I think we addressed the "how will we work together to complete team discussions and activities".

Hilliary- I will be out of town the weekend of March 3rd and then for a week the first week in April, but I will still be able to log on. The only other issue is that I work late with curriculum writing, but I bookmarked the wiki on my phone so I will be able to at least check it each day easily and can log in from school if an issue needs to be addressed quickly. The curriculum writing ends at the end of Feb. so then I will be able to respond earlier in the evenings. //Erika- I have facetime on my computer and love it, its online mac/apple friendly so that would be a conflict if others did not have it. I am open to any suggestions if people feel strongly about certain ways to communicate. Clearly with this document I am testing out the Wikispace and thought it might be a good idea for conveying information on a weekly basis.//
 * //What organizational structure can you use in your team forum to make discussions manageable and resources easy to locate? Do you have a preference for completing activities synchronously or asynchronously? Do you prefer to use Google Docs, Skype, Wikispaces or other non-ELC applications?//

// Maria-I like the Wiki we are using, and I also really like Google Docs. I create every collaborate document using it now. //

Mark- I like both the wiki and Google Docs. For now I would vote for the wiki.

// Thanks Erika for setting up this wiki. I think it's going to make things go much more smoothly. I'll check in tomorrow morning to see if we have any more name suggestions and feedback and we can make our final choices by Monday morning perhaps (or even Sunday evening?). Mark. // Hilliary- I like the Wiki. I also have facetime on my phone if needed and others have the program.