This was by far one of the more exciting tasks I have had to
do in a while. While many of my daily tasks entail reading, writing, marking,
assessing , admin, meetings etc. None of my daily tasks are practical and
creative. This was different. Although I do not consider myself as creative,
this task afforded me the opportunity to exercise some form of creativity and
innovation.
At first I was extremely apprehensive about this task and I
found myself questioning my ability to deliver good quality work. Questions started running through my head, such as: “Am I good enough to do
this?”, “ What if my contribution to this Wiki is not worthwhile”, “What if the
facilitators expect more from me..”..Always second guessing myself.\
However, as soon as I got though that I started gathering
information for my Wiki on Social media. The more information I found, and the
more articles I had read, the more fascinated I became with all the possibilities
for the wiki. I found myself engrossed with the content and the reading so much
so that I thought that I would lose myself….as if losing my mind wasn’t enough.
I found it truly amazing how this task, that I deemed as challenging because it
was outside of my comfort zone, actually allowed me to be confronted with my
own capabilities and strengths.
This task was not complete without some minor (or major)
hiccups. I had major network and connectivity problems to an extent where I had
lost all the work I had put on the Wiki. I also could not present online due to
lack of internet connectivity. I was extremely disappointed about this because
I was ready, prepared and excited to show my new skills. This technical problem
also alerted me to the fact that my students have the same problems and that I
should be more empathetic towards them. This was a really insightful realization.
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