Thanks Team Trail Blazers

The bulk of this week’s focus was on the Group Assignment.  In all honesty, I detest group assignments primarily due to previous unpleasant experiences. I completed my individual contribution at 2am on Sunday morning and planned to submit my portion to Goggle Docs later in the day.  When I attempted to access my draft, to my extreme displeasure, my document was corrupted.  Not other file was affected other than this crucial file.  At this discovery, it felt as if all the air had been sucked from my body.  Not only was I disappointment, but my group members were waiting for my contribution.  After I was resuscitated by my daughter (just kidding, but did feign fainting) and a long walk, I located an earlier draft.  I immediately contacted my group mates of the situation and to my surprise they understood.

Group assignments can be risky propositions: there is a 50/50 chance of getting a good or bad group. This is especially uncertain with the online format, since it is hard to measure dispositions and personalities. This is where the value of video technology can play a role.  In the real world working in teams could be accomplished using the many video conferencing technologies which bring groups of people from around the world to work collaboratively.  Still, drafting a seamless document is a challenge.  However, this exercise is important to development interpersonal skills, critical thinking, respecting the opinions of others, and dealing with deadlines.

Thanks team Trailblazers for all your efforts.

Adrian