English 112

Overall, I have had a very positive experience using a wiki to do “group work”.  I think it really helps to formulate ideas as a group and if you ever need ideas you can consult the wiki.  I think it is fairly easy to use the wiki and collaborate.  I think group work is very important because as a group you can come up with so many more ideas and thoughts than you could on your own.  It is especially important in a writing class because sometimes students need help formulating ideas and group work helps those students.  Also, it helps students with structuring their papers.  For example, in our class we do an outline for each essay which helps students structure their essays.  The main objectives for the “group work” for everyone to collaborate and come up with ideas so there is a wide range of ideas.   The rewards of group work is that you are receiving ideas from a wide range of people, therefore you are getting many different ideas.  Also, you can contribute your own ideas to the group and feel rewarded.  A challenge of group work is coming up with your own unique idea.  It is always difficult when everyone comes up with the same ideas.  But, overall the group work is a  very rewarding experience.