Learning from Peers

Echoed throughout many lectures, articles and discussions is the amount of learning that happens from our peers.  At the graduate level, instruction changes dramatically.  I remember my undergraduate years being primarily lecture based.  We rarely had group assignments and were often forced to memorize abstract concepts so we could regurgitate them in quizzes and tests.  This is no longer the case and I find myself much more excited about learning. 

In our last group assignment, we were asked to produce webpages.  I was assigned to the Red Team and our topic was synchronous tools for online learning.  The resources that we collected were plentiful and there were many that I was not exposed to prior to this project.  In fact, we had to focus on specific tools because we did not want the page to seem cluttered.  Quality, not quantity. 

Here is a link to our site:  http://sync-ed.weebly.com/ 

I learned a lot from my team and it seems each group project has been that way.  I enjoy learning from others and celebrating the unique contributions that each person brings to the table.