7.2.4 Reflecting on managing the warm ware

Dear Reader, 

It is always taken  for granted that managing a class is normal activity, which i think is an activity that the teacher must prepare and get acquainted with. 

The tutor, made a group wiki in which each participant was expected to edit, by reorganizing the words, sentences, spelling, tables, and addition of content to make a meaningful document giving insights in how to manage the challenges of integrating technology in learning spaces. 

Yet this is wiki space is another  learning space, each member was able to do any kind of job. i was able to make some changes though it was not easy to track them because every one accessed and reorganized it just as i thought was reorganizing others.

It became too hard for me to know where to proceed from because translating someones opinion to the inquiry that the tutor had put was not easy. Each ones understanding of the concept could not relate easily. 

I have learnt that  the learners may not easily agree on issues given such a learning space. much as it may be correct that disagreement improves understanding, but it may be time consuming most especially if some student who has not made thorough research just jumps into the wiki to change everything.

I also observed that the comments could not be answered easily because each one tried to  limit collaboration, and understanding to the original ways how they perceived.

I noted that the tutor MAY BE INTENTIONALLY left us and  kept quiet which at the end each one quit the wiki with out any way forward  made. Like i demonstrated in the Video, i learnt that  if the teacher does not control the space, then it will not yield result.  

I also observed that if the wiki space does not probe personal learning, some "copy and paste" appears which distorts the quality of the document.

Ahaa, i can now manage the wiki space, i am now able to trace the changes, i can now guide the learners on how to collaborate using the wiki space.

I will try as much as possible to learn much about how wiki space can be used adequately to make a good research paper for a group of learners.

7.2 Reflection on Managing Technology enriched spaces

cases for spaces by gilbert Niwamanya

7.1 Reflection on Cases for spaces

Through out the lesson i was able to learn about technology options that learners want to use in class.
I also learnt how it is challenging to identify the right technology to fit a class and the class room or lab arrangement.
 The most impressive part of the lesson was when the tutor tasked us to make a video of breaking the walls, "dont let technology control your space"
am able to tell that a certain class configuration can affect the learning. the class does not need to be arranged like a church but rather motivating and fun for learners to share and learn well.

I was also able to practice more on wiki space where we were collaborating with other colleagues  and windows movie maker which enabled me to make a video.
In thinking back i will try to revise my class configuration to enable trans formative active teaching and learning.
I think the teacher plays an important role in organizing learning spaces whether in class room or online. In this case the teacher becomes an organizer and a coach to enable the learners realize their objectives of the project.
It may be correct to mention that the learners tend to deviate from class assignments given to them when they go to computer labs. In this case it is important for teachers and heads of institutions to secure the learning space to enable free open mindedness of learning by arranging the seats in stations for instance to enable learners move together in Learning.
i submit.