Will I ever use any of this?

Well, I know that MMPORPG's were a lrage part of the course, but I have to admit that they didn't really get me. I tried a couple of them, namely Second Life and after several experiences, even though parts of it were cool to me, I just wasn't moved enough to become seriously involved with them in my life. However, if I ever have to use this sort of thing later in life, I will have a bit of a head start as I am somewhat savvy with them now.

I get a much bigger kick out of wikis and online discussions and things like that. My experience with the group project and contributing to it by editing our wiki was pretty cool. I also like online discussions. I mean, It's likely that I'll never meet most of the people in this class, but I enjoyed the discourse we shared on topics and the mutual courtesy that was exhibited as well as the feedback that was provided amongst people. It makes me look forward to another oppurtunity to do this sort of thing again in the future. With the wiki experience, I foresee wikis and online discussions being an integral part of the future and will approach them confidently if I ever have to use them. And that's not to say I'll only use them if I have to. I'm on Wikipedia at least once every couple of days now and learn a great deal from it. So, I may even end up making my own or actively contributing to one someday. Who knows?

So, yes, I will use some of the things I learned from this experience.

Reflection on the course

First, I have to address my group (1) and peoples' efforts and my opinion of the end result. I am pleased with it and am proud to have worked with the people I did. If I could go back, I would have began participating earlier on, as my participation in the course in general went through a lull in October. I would have written more.

But that aside, this was a cool course. I did learn a good deal from it. What I learned had more to do with how things that are pertinent to this course work and the usefullness of them. I see the merits in virtual worlds, online collaborations, social networking, etc... I see how the real world had become involved in it and I wonder if it might someday become totally immersed in it. I wonder if this is the beginning of some new big leap in progress. From what I've learned and seen, I would this is a possibility.