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.
Hey Denise. Good Blog. I have LinkedIn page that I rarely ever use. I am going to see if I can join the group as well and try to use it more often. Are there any of our other classmates on there too?
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