Edited by Anna Greathead, Thursday, 7 Jun 2018, 23:15
We are gearing up for TMA03 which is basically the plan for our EMA which is the big one.
The final question we are the address in this short assessment is:
What is your current response (possibly very
tentative at this stage) to the question: ‘To what extent do you find the
concepts of “individual” and “collaborative” learning useful in understanding
your experience of learning this year – whether on H800 or elsewhere?’
I knew that H800 (and MAODE more generally) would be a mostly solo exercise and I was happy with that. I am a full on extrovert but I have lots of outlets for this personality trait so I figured that a few hours alone at a laptop wouldn't hurt me at all!
In some ways I was right - I am finding that working at my own pace is very pleasing and that being able to investigate interesting tangents is satisfying (albeit time consuming!). What I hadn't banked on was the constant niggling question of 'Am I doing it right?' This need for affirmation can easily be satisfied by being in a peer group.
The exchange of ideas and insights is valuable and collaboration in research vital. And I have missed that. I love the forums but they're not quite the same (especially as we are quite directed in our activity there).
I have found Adobe Connect frustrating generally. It's not quite similar enough to being around a coffee table; but tonight eight people from our tutor group met for over an hour to discuss TMA03, EMA and the course in general. It was so much fun and SO helpful.
We also have a WhatsApp group and a Facebook group. People have started to follow each other on Twitter. I feel we are building really useful and productive relationships. I know I can learn a lot from these people and hopefully can offer them something as well.
Collaboration
We are gearing up for TMA03 which is basically the plan for our EMA which is the big one.
The final question we are the address in this short assessment is:
What is your current response (possibly very tentative at this stage) to the question: ‘To what extent do you find the concepts of “individual” and “collaborative” learning useful in understanding your experience of learning this year – whether on H800 or elsewhere?’