My experience with online communities has been limited to the experiences I've had in the MEIT program. And even as I write the word "limited" I chuckle thinking back to recent conversations I've had with colleagues who can barely fathom what we've accomplished so far. These experiences have been so eye opening and have really challenged my perceptions and views of technology in the classroom and online learning.
I believe the biggest benefit of collaborative groups is learning from peers that may have different perspectives and insights as well as varied strengths.
I believe the greatest challenge of collaborative groups is/would be creating opportunities in which all members of the group participate and contribute equally in a timely manner.
My thoughts regarding the social development and socialization issues are changing on a daily basis. I can remember early on in this course thinking that full time online students are missing out on so much as far as socialization and there are things that can't possibly translate from the traditional classroom to the online one. Now I'm developing new attitudes and insights that the reverse is also true. There are things that can be accomplished and done online that can't be replicated in the classroom and because of this, it will be so important for our students to experience both whenever possible.
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