Collabrolltion blog

I commented on several blogs.
Debra's blog http://debrasedtech.blogspot.com/2010/07indeals-thoughts-and-theories.html
Deidre http://deidrebeductech.blogspot.com/2010/07/educ=-7102-module-3.html
Rhonda http://rgibsonlearningtheory.blogspot.com/2010/07/module-3-collaboration.html

Collaboration

Collaboration: after viewing Howard Rheingold video, I came to the conclusion that collaboration is and have become part of our society. As educators, workers, and business individuals that want to progress their further. Collaboration is done on many different levels. In the work place we collaborate with co-workers to accomplish task, complete individual projects and advance the company profit margin.

For the students, collaboration among fellow students is established by the instructor. As the instructor, it is their job to have the students work together in an intersection of common goals. Most collaboration requires someone in the role of leadership, although the form of leadership can be social within a decentralized and egalitarian group. In particular, teams that work collaboratively can obtain greater resources, recognition and reward when facing competition for finite resources. Learners need to do something, because learning involves the learners engaging with the world. Collaboration is also present in opposing goals exhibiting the notion of adversarial collaboration, though this is not a common case for using the word.

In the business world, collaboration has become vital to a company’s survival. Working together with people in different location due to the use of technology. The use of the internet allows people to work together on projects that is based at a far off location. Meeting are held to discuss plans, progress, and outcomes. Companies keep in touch with their employees through mobile communication. As the employees travels, they can still be in touch and conduct business.
Reference

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer) (2008). " Way-New Collaboration." featuring Dr. Howard Rheingold [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/howard_rheingold_on_collaboration.html

Way-New Collaboration

For this week’s blog, we were presented with two questions. 1. Do you believe that humans have a basic instinct to “interact and work as a group,” as Rheingold proposed in his discussion of the evolution of Wikipedia as a collectively developed encyclopedia? 2. How can technology facilitate collaboration among learners based on constructivist principles?

To answer the question, yes I believe that humans have the desire to work in groups. As little children we are taught to play together and share the toys. Then we group up and join teams. Sports team teach us to work together, practice together and in some situation they live in a common living area. There are many other team that thrive on working together teams like from chess to football. We as a society are base around working together. In the work place, you are an individual, about is assigned to a group to accomplish tasks. Society is established around groups, for example law enforcement, fire fighters and many more. If you decide to rebel against society rules, you might find yourself in prisons. Not to escape from the group. Prisoners tend to stick to their own and work together. If you get married, you and your spouse work together to accomplish goals that will better the life for the family. So yes we are raised, taught, and live in the group.

Technology, that has become the universal language. Technology bring different people from anywhere in the world to work together for the common good. This union can take place in the workplace, schools and colleges and social networks. Learning can be enhanced with the aid of technology because it allows for people from different backgrounds to come together and express their ideals. Technology also crosses the different language barriers and the social status in our society. In this program, we are an excellent example of Rheingold discussion about peer to peer production. Because of the technology advancements, students are becoming more computer literate because it is becoming necessary to communicate with other people.

Reference

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer) (2008). " Way-New Collaboration." featuring Dr. Howard Rheingold [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/howard_rheingold_on_collaboration.html]