Reflection

1. What ideas from today's session could you CONNECT with? Perhaps think about what you already knew about proof reading and collaboration to respond to this question.
Today I could connect to some ideas of proof reading because I was practically just getting the same comments in a recorded or face-to-face way. Instead of having comments written down in a paper there were given in real life or in a recording. This way I also got constructive criticism so that I could improve my work to try to achieve a better piece of writing. This way of proof-reading helped me a little more because it gave me a more general idea of what I could improve on so that I could make better my whole work not just a small part. This way of collaboration was very similar to having editing in a paper because there was a way that I could improve.

2. What new learning did you have today about proof reading and collaboration? How did this learning session EXPAND your understanding of communication?

Today I learned that voice recording proof reading could also be very important and beneficial because you get another point of view to your writing. Collaboration helps you find errors in your work that normally one would not see them themselves. That proofreading can be as important as writing the piece because it is were all the imperfections are taken out. This learning helped me expand my understanding of communication because it helped me open my mind to new ideas for proofreading and how communication is important.

3. In what ways did the proof reading feedback CHALLENGE your ideas in your intro + paragraph 1? What suggestions were made that helped you to see your work in a new way?
The proof reading feedback helped me and challenged me to improve my righting because now I knew that I had to try to achieve better. I got higher standards so that I could have the best work possible. The feedback helped make my ideas better and plan out what I could improve for the next paragraphs. The best suggestion that I believe was made was that I should check the grammar and sentence structure of my work to try to make the work as best as possible. I also found out that it is better to plan or write out my work beforehand so there was less probability of making mistakes.

4. From your learning experience today, what does it mean to be collaborative? What are the advantages and disadvantages of face-to-face collaboration? What are the advantages and disadvantages of technological collaboration (not face-to-face)?

I believe that collaborative means helping other improve their piece of writing. Proof reading so that they can achieve the best possible. Editing all the mistakes but also pointing out the positive things so that they can keep doing it that way. The advantages of face-to-face collaboration are that you can make the changes in front of the person so that they will stop doing them and learn from their mistakes. You can also be more detailed while explaining and give visual examples. The disadvantages are that if you are shy maybe you will not give strong enough feedback. The advantages of technological collaboration are that the feedback stays there so that you can read and check it again and again. The disadvantages are that many people if you are camera shy you might not want to talk and if you want to consult or ask something it may be more difficult.