I have learnt the importance of adaptability in this project. This assisted the team by making the decision to refrain from continuously sticking to the initial idea because it was not working out as intended. After realising that we were unable to proceed further into the topic, the team immediately brainstormed another idea. This allowed us to come out with an improved idea which still had elements of the initial idea. If the team had not made this important move, I believe that the project will not be as successful, let alone its proper completion. Therefore, being adaptable essential in any projects, especially those involving groups. Furthermore, changing ideas is not as bad as it sounds because there might be a possibility to branch better ideas from the previous ones.
This course made me realised that I will take the initiative when there isn't any progress in the work. Waiting for someone else to delegate task is like waiting for pigs to fly. If no one takes up the role, I would do it. There does not seem to have any benefits of a "Everybody is waiting for everybody, hence no one is actually doing anything" attitude.
Wednesday 13 April 2016
Sunday 10 April 2016
Critical Reflection on Project Learning
While working on this project, I have learned new information about different people and their cultures and and I enjoyed working on this project with my team members.
During the forming stage of group development, all of us showed our schedule to one another so that we can plan a day whereby everyone is available to work on the project. However, we were waiting for someone to take the initiative and assign tasks. Thus, not much work was done.
On the day of video recording, everyone was very excited and brought the props. While recording, I realised that one member did not have any lines to say because that dialogue was missing. Instead of waiting for someone to write in the missing dialogue, I immediately took the initiative and wrote a dialogue so that he would not feel that he is not needed in the production.
Through past observations, I have realised that all of us want to be involved in the project and are willing to extend help. Also, I have realised that I will sometimes take the initiative to do work/delegate tasks to people when the amount of work done for that day is little. Not constantly relying on textbooks allows students to gain additional knowledge as they don't feel restricted. Also, some knowledge can only be obtained through group projects when the students experience the challenges first-hand.
This experience has taught me not to always wait for people to delegate tasks to me as they might be too busy with their work. To be a good team player, I have to take the initiative to offer help to my team members.
During the forming stage of group development, all of us showed our schedule to one another so that we can plan a day whereby everyone is available to work on the project. However, we were waiting for someone to take the initiative and assign tasks. Thus, not much work was done.
On the day of video recording, everyone was very excited and brought the props. While recording, I realised that one member did not have any lines to say because that dialogue was missing. Instead of waiting for someone to write in the missing dialogue, I immediately took the initiative and wrote a dialogue so that he would not feel that he is not needed in the production.
Through past observations, I have realised that all of us want to be involved in the project and are willing to extend help. Also, I have realised that I will sometimes take the initiative to do work/delegate tasks to people when the amount of work done for that day is little. Not constantly relying on textbooks allows students to gain additional knowledge as they don't feel restricted. Also, some knowledge can only be obtained through group projects when the students experience the challenges first-hand.
This experience has taught me not to always wait for people to delegate tasks to me as they might be too busy with their work. To be a good team player, I have to take the initiative to offer help to my team members.
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