This was a very difficult assignment/project. The technical aspects of it were not such a problem, but the group work and process elements were tough.
The direction our group went with the topic was quite different from how I imagined we would approach the assignment. It quickly became much more complicated than I think it needed to be.
Also, because of time-zone differences I was often late to learning what the next steps were that the group was taking.
This combination, not feeling invested in the content and not feeling connected to the group, made this an extremely difficult project for me.
I did not participate as much as I could/should have. Well, not as much as I could/should have if I felt 'into' the project, but to be honest I realized early on that I wasn't 'into' it much.
I think my group members did a lot of good work, especially considering how complicated the project became. For me personally, though, the biggest thing I learned was incidental to the assignment: it's hard to work with people you don't know well on something you aren't that engaged with, and the issues are just exacerbated in an online environment.
Digital Storytelling Reflection
This was a very difficult assignment/project. The technical aspects of it were not such a problem, but the group work and process elements were tough.
The direction our group went with the topic was quite different from how I imagined we would approach the assignment. It quickly became much more complicated than I think it needed to be.
Also, because of time-zone differences I was often late to learning what the next steps were that the group was taking.
This combination, not feeling invested in the content and not feeling connected to the group, made this an extremely difficult project for me.
I did not participate as much as I could/should have. Well, not as much as I could/should have if I felt 'into' the project, but to be honest I realized early on that I wasn't 'into' it much.
I think my group members did a lot of good work, especially considering how complicated the project became. For me personally, though, the biggest thing I learned was incidental to the assignment: it's hard to work with people you don't know well on something you aren't that engaged with, and the issues are just exacerbated in an online environment.