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How
teaming progressed...
Though we
learned valuable lessons of hard work, gained vital skills in research
and writing and felt the great satisfaction of accomplishment, we believe
the greatest part of the Gowanus Project was our interaction with each
other. In overcoming our obstacles together with the forever helpful,
encouraging and dedicated to his students Mr. O'Herlihy, we shared the
joy of mutual interaction and felt the closeness of a family. This was
our first true research project and we will never forget the joy of mastering
the skills of research and the satisfaction of helping our community.
Gowanus, is the one experience we will always value.
How
communication progressed...
At first when our
group started this web site, most of us with little or no experience
in the building of a web site felt bewildered and unaware of the communication
that was required to make the web site a true success. Usually our team
would only communicate when at meetings, and no one really knew the
progress others made independently. Some of us weren't even aware of
when meetings were taking place! However, as we became more efficient,
meeting dates and individual progress information were transmitted via
e-mail or by word of mouth. With the guidance of our teacher Dr. O'Herlihy,
who emphasized the importance of communication, we established a very
successful contact system with each other and with our Technical Advisor
at Lucent Technologies, Inc., Jose Alvarez and our Education Technology
Consultant at Media Workshop
New York, Sharmin Hakim. Towards the end of the project we began
meeting almost daily to make sure everyone knew exactly what was going
on along with what type of progress we were making.
Recommendations...
Here are
three recommendations from the team concerning lessons learned:
1. Keep the lines of communication open between different groups working on different topics within a component. If not followed closely, this lack of communication can lead to divergent pathways and thus losing precious time.
2. Value each member's input as most important and if you don't agree with it, try to compromise and therefore develop a stronger team spirit.
3. Be there for each other. When you see someone weaking or becomming disinterested, pick up their spirits and give them that little bit extra to continue.
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