Contributions to my learning community (Courses 5302 & 5304)

Key Contributions and Supporting Contributions

Working together as a team is an excellent way to do things efficiently and effectively, definitely, already in our 3rd and 4th subjects we have managed to do things easier and with less stress, we have learned to organize ourselves and adjust our times and needs for our entire team to be successful. I believe that when we all work together it is easier to be productive and competitive, and achieve the goals we have set for ourselves. I feel that we all cooperated and assumed our part of team leadership; Adriana was in charge of organizing the agenda and sharing links to have access to the meetings, Vitalia was in charge of photographic evidence, and Estefania and I shared resources as the bibliography, ePortfolios examples, and helpful web pages to our team, and so it was that each of us contributed to improve, but above all to reach our goal. It's important to keep improving and adapting as things change, but so far I could say that as a team we have improved and moved forward in a big way. I feel that Estefania, Adriana, Vitalia and I have created a friendly and cooperative atmosphere and have encouraged each other to work towards our personal and professional goals. We have definitely created a strong and successful team. I feel that every time we meet my stress and worries go away because we clarify many doubts regarding the assignments, definitely far from seeing it as an obligation I see it as a pleasure and a small break from my daily life to talk with my colleagues. Definitely, we've found that weekly feedback sessions are effective for sharing our viewpoints and reminding each other about assignments, We all learned a lot from each other. During these sessions, we measure the time we need to complete each task and search for resources to support our work. However, we could improve by meeting more frequently as a team. Our schedules are quite busy, as we all work 8-hour days and have families. Organizing our personal and professional lives has been a challenge for all of us, but we're working on it and believe we'll adapt over time.

With BlackBoard's help, we were able to gain a deeper understanding of each team member's thoughts and feelings. I read through all of my colleagues' comments and shared with them how proud and happy I was to see their personal and professional growth. It is worth mentioning that these discussions were held in time so that my colleagues could have access to my ideas and comment on them. Our collaboration extended beyond the BlackBoard platform and included our WhatsApp group and external meetings where we provided feedback and suggestions for improvement. We recommended internet resources, books, and articles to enhance our work and ePortfolio structure.

Our team is proud to report that we have successfully completed all of our assigned readings and videos, thanks in large part to our effective time management strategies. Each member of our team took the time to thoroughly examine every chapter and important point within the recommended bibliography, and we all contributed to compiling a comprehensive list of valuable sources. While the assignments themselves were challenging, we were able to utilize the information we had gathered from our bibliographic research to improve the quality of our work. Despite any obstacles we encountered along the way, we remained focused and dedicated to achieving great results. In fact, my colleagues have even gone so far as to showcase their individual accomplishments in their respective ePortfolios, and I would be more than happy to share the links with you so that you can see for yourself just how much we were able to achieve. Thanks to all the factors mentioned earlier, I successfully met my goal of submitting all assignments on time and ensuring they meet high quality standards. Delivering an assignment before or on time is pointless if it lacks quality. Efficiency lies in optimizing resources to produce work that fosters educational and personal growth.