Week 6 Journal

For the final week of class, we made some major revisions to our article, and managed to come out with a final product that we are satisfied with. Despite having trouble meeting often as a group for various reasons, such as the beginning of 6-week classes, we managed to sufficiently communicate through email and work independently. As I had hoped, I was able to tighten up the section on emerging technology, while the rest of the group added pictures and captions, a more consise conclusion, and a further reading section. The fact that I took charge of emerging technology section, and urged some important changes, shows that overall one of my communicative strengths is assertiveness. However, one of my weaknesses, which held me back from helping on the other sections, was my inability to constructively criticize the work of the rest of group, which is the same problem I mentioned during the peer editing journal entry. I just have trouble finding error in others work. I feel like if they did the work, they should probably know better than me, which holds me back from confident peer editing. Anyways, the fact that we were able to get all this compilation and revision done in an efficient manner, simply through email, indicates the level of confidence that our group has developed for one another over the course of our work together. Whereas earlier in the term our group was somewhat hesitant in speaking up about a concern or idea, we have since learned to be more willing to communicate our ideas comfortably. As people become more familiar and comfortable with one another, it is only natural for communication among them to become much more fluid. For example, the way in which you communicate with your family or best friends is much different than how you communicate with someone you are not yet familiar with. I learned about the communication strengths and weaknesses of the members of my group, and of myself, during the course of this class. Overall, I enjoyed working with my group and I felt that we worked well together, especially by the end of the session, although of course not perfectly.