Having to do a peer assessment is not my idea of fun. However being part of a peer group and giving feedback on each others design challenges has been a great learning experience. It is wonderful to see the different ideas people have and how they go about instigating them. Looking at their ideas opens up a whole new avenue of thinking for me as often I have an idea of what needs to be done and think that my way is the only way. This process has enabled me to change my way of thinking and incorporate ideas that others have suggested. It has helped me to think outside my own little box of thinking and look at a different picture. It has provided different perspectives on how I could or should do things.
When studying online you don't get a lot of interaction with other students. Working as a peer group overcomes that problem somewhat. I have formed a relationship of sorts with the girls in my group. Their personalities have definitely come out in the comments they post and I appreciate their input into my challenge and can see what kind of student they are themselves.
We had a bit of trouble setting up our wiki to work on, then trouble with documents disappearing but each of us took it in our stride, cried over it, got frustrated over it, worried over it and questioned whether we were on the right track. Through the comments that happened during that time I could tell that those girls I am working with were just like me!! 'Technology newbies'.........
Now to start on the actual peer assessment part!! eekk
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