Emphasis Competencies
#5 Increase my knowledge of Collaborative Computing and its relationship with ICT.
Self-Assessment |
Artifacts |
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Where did you
create this artifact? The artifacts “White Paper: Collaborative Computing to Improve Work
Process” and “Graduate Presentation: Computer-Supported Collaborative
Learning (CSCL)” was created during course ICT 509. I chose to do research and a white paper to see if collaborative computing tools can be utilized to solve some of the
workplace problems caused by differences in individual work styles. There are many collaborative computing
solutions available today for businesses to choose from. This paper is not an exhaustive review of
all the products and solutions available but does provide a literary summary
of three commonly used business solutions.
For my graduate presentation I chose Computer-Supported
Collaborative Learning (CSCL) as a topic to explain the opportunities for
growth in student enrollment at state universities and the impact of CSCL in
positioning universities to compete with for profit schools for veteran
students. What I Learned,
How did you learn this? I learned that Blackboard is computer courseware that contains a
very flexible feature rich tool set that enables educators to implement
advanced and complex Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
solutions. Blackboard provides a web
portal for setting up an online classroom environment that offers the most
popular and critical elements and infrastructure needed to build a quality
collaborative team site for students and instructors. In addition to the online classroom environment features such as web
conferencing, instant messaging, video web chat and the ability to show and
share presentations can also be used to enhance the collaborative learning
experience. Familiar social computing
tools integration with Email, Facebook, Twitter, and RSS feeds can also be
added to help facilitate student engagement and interaction. Blackboard also offers modules for conducting secure online
financial transactions as well as the ability to manage physical security
elements such as security cameras, control of electronic locks for door
access. With mobile support students can access their on-line environment
and campus services from their mobile devices. Why this is
important: I believe that
education is important and we need to make sure that our educators and
institutions have ICT tools available to them that can give them the ability
to adapt to the different learning styles and needs of a diverse student
population. How can you apply?
In my role as a graduate student I will embrace Web 2.0 technologies
utilized in my ICT program and work to increase my knowledge and skills in
using these tools to achieve my academic goals. I will actively pursue opportunities to
integrate modern ICT learning tools into my work environment by increasing my
use of social media and mobile technologies in our product and service. I can use statistical test and tools to assist me with evaluating
new technology when I also have empirical data that can be measured and
provide variables that can be used as part of a statistical analysis
methodology. What challenges
& obstacles did you overcome? In doing research for my presentation I had gathered what I thought
was the minimum amount of sources to add validity to my research and
re-enforce the thesis of my presentation.
The challenge I had to overcome was to consolidate the data into short
meaningful talking points without losing the fundamental key points convey in
the research data and present within the time limit restraints set in the
assignment. I was able to overcome this challenge by first creating a working
outline of all the key areas I wanted to cover in my presentation. I then added the assignment objectives to
the outline and then adjusting to meet the presentation time
requirements. As I practice the narrations
I set a goal to average 30 seconds per slide and in the end I was pleased
with the final results. |
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White
Paper: Collaborative Computing to Improve Work Process ·
Graduate
Presentation: Computer-Supported Collaborative
Learning (CSCL) |
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