[Connection] Collaborative Project with Technology

By doing this group video editing work I realized that technology offers a huge opportunity to work collaboratively. Since it involves a more complex process and technical issue, it is rather time consuming. However, for our group we quickly decided each other’s role in which one member acts, the other responsible for prop, I am the director, and the last member being responsible for editing.

This collaborative process allows students to work together to engage in active communication, to develop problem solving skill, and to learn from each other’s strength. For example, through creating a video project, students first have to come to a unifying theme [communication]. After deciding the plan they will face technical/executing issue and this when they search for solutions through online resources or from peers and teachers [problem solving]. Lastly, each student is unique in his or her ability; a group collaboration like this allows them to learn from each other's skills and concepts that they may apply in the future [learning].

It is also important to note that compares to a collaborative project in traditional medium, technology possess an interesting quality and is more appealing to students. It is new, it is diverse and fun. Technology’s potential is yet to be explored and therefore it offers students various possibilities in terms of different artistic experiences.