Week4Assignment1+williams+denise

Wk4 Assignment 1+Williams+Denise

Well here I am in week 4 half through the course. Wow! I am asked to discuss my use of social media and technology and to discuss the stage of group development we are in.

I cannot say that I have used a lot of technology for this class. However, I have downloaded the Walden University App to my iPhone and I occasional go to LinkedIn for professional networking. Also I have downloaded some software to assist with my writing skills. I am in constant communication with the Walden group on LinkedIn which we are usually having interesting conversations. I have also downloaded iBook for this class which has been helpful.

After reviewing Tuckman’s stages of group development, it is evident that the virtual team that I am a part of is in the stage of performing.  Although I think we could be in the norming stage. We are now in week four which is half way through the course, and we have gotten accustom to giving feedback to each other and receiving feedback from the instructor. In the performing stage the team is knowledgeable of the topic and we are motivated to succeed. The fact that we are interacting online and have not met each other face to face proves that each of us are mature and we are focused on the course material not each other’s personal feelings.

The discussion topics allow us to get a feel for each other and openly communicate, which makes the team concept real. We are performing our assignment by reading the course material and gaining knowledge of the subject matter. Just look in week 3 for instance we had some serious discussion and few people were disagreeing which shows signs of dissenting opinions amongst the team, is this good or bad?  Either way it show we are developing each week that passes.

MHRM 6100+Week2

My assignment was to address my use of mobile technology and social media tools. Well I was asked by my employer to assist in the social networking assignment that was given to he analyst. We are required to set up a web page for the veterans and create securing messaging where they can communicate with their primary care team instead of needing an appointment. However, I had no clue as to what she was expecting, I had to go and ask my cousin who is 13 years of age to help me. I was feeling quite embarrassed to ask a child to assist me.  When I first got the hang of it I thought oh this is all, however only to find out it was more to it. So I continued to play around in the different programs and eventually I got the hang of it. I believe that if you do not use the knowledge sometimes you will lose it, this is what has happened to me. In my personal opinion I believe mobile technology and social media tools can be used differently to enhance their benefit in learning, maybe by integrating some of the techniques so that they are more user friendly. I find that if you are not familiar you can really become frustrated with the process.