Reflective Essay

In what ways have you made forward progress on these CSL learning objectives by collaborating throughout the quarter on the research poster assignments How did you take advantage of the collaborative opportunity To what degree was it conscious or unconscious How could you have taken better advantage of the opportunity In what ways was the course and research a richer experience than if you had done the research and poster production on your own Did it enhance your learning on the topic How so Did it make you more motivated to conduct the research and contribute to a team effort Did the collaboration take you in directions you wouldn t have otherwise gone Did you identify each other s strengths and weaknesses and work with them strategically What did you get more out of what you learned on the research topic or what you learned from engaging in a collaborative research project If your gains were heavily skewed towards one or the other, what about you made it so If there were aspects of the collaboration process that didn t work for you, reflect on what you could have done differently to make it work better or what you will try to do next time (be it in a course or at work)..