Collaboration at its best

Recently I have had the pleasure of working with a peer on a collaboration project.

We had the same objective in mind; which was to complete our task together.

Having a clear understanding of the expectations for the project we mutally agreed to meet at a given time and date.  This was the beginning to a wonderful experience.  We both understand the importance on contributing to the project with equal passion and contributions.

Prior to meeting up I had began to brainstorm some ideas and my partner was doing the samething.  When we meet up at are prearranged time we hit the ground running.

We had both already started the process by bring ideas, information, and a commitment to the project.  What I found to be especially helpful was that we had been open to one anothers ideas.  For this project I had hoped we coudl use a Prezi presentation.  I personally had never utilizes this before and was hoping my partner would be open to using it.  To my delight he was and together we learned how to setup and put together our first Prezi presentation.  This was a great experience to have with a peer that I have the utmost confidence and respect for.

First Prezi

My advice to anyone who is partnered with someone to do a collaborative project would be to make sure you bring your A game to the table.  Let your partner know you are there to contribute and make a commitment to the project so that both of you will be successful at completing the project.


Read about all 44 benefits collabortion can offer:

Here are the top 10: Develops higher level thinking skills Promotes student-faculty interaction and familiarity Increases student retention Builds self esteem in students Enhances student satisfaction with the learning experience Promotes a positive attitude toward the subject matter Develops oral communication skills Develops social interaction skills Promotes positive race relations Creates an environment of active, involved, exploratory learning.