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Discussions & Questions

Teamwork and Collaboration
Nowadays we are witnessing a change in our social interactions. Many of us are spending much of our time online, engaging in social networks and befriending people we have never met face-to-face. We are joining social groups and finding ourselves sharing, cooperating and working with others.


 * Is this a good thing?
 * Is this having a negative influence on our creativity, individualism and competitiveness?
 * Do you see collaboration and teamwork as a waste of time or an opportunity for personal growth?
 * Do you prefer to work alone or with others?

Are you a team player?

 * You can check your status here: Are you a team player? Please elaborate!

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 * Is this a good thing?
 * I think it is a great thing! We live and work in teams: family, classrooms, and work project teams! --Dr. Ludmila Smirnova 19:15, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yup! Dedicated to fostering teamwork to produce quality decisions using interpersonal, organizational, time management, and communication skills. Jim 18:50, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you a team player?
 * Looks like I am team player--Patricia 18:50, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure you are! You have inspired so many people in learning and training with WE!--Ludmila 19:32, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree! Jim 18:55, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Me too --NanZing 18:51, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Me 3. Jim 18:55, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Ludmila I am definitely a team player. I was elected Dean of the School of Foreign Languages by my students, faculty and colleagues back in Russia! and here in the US, I was engaging students and colleagues in different projects and shared, delegated responsibilities and all the projects became very successful! --Dr. Ludmila Smirnova 19:10, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Do you like winter?
Please write under this heading why you like or dislike winter?

I like winter but I prefer fall.--NanZing 18:49, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Fall is ssoooooooo colorful!. Jim 18:53, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Like Vivaldi I like all 4. Jim 18:52, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That's great Jim. I prefer summer


 * Agree with NanZing & Jim. Fall is gorgeous! I even wrote a poem about Fall in Russian when I was a teenager. But my favorite season is SPRING! Everything is awakening! Getting green! --Dr. Ludmila Smirnova 19:27, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Now I see it!  Took me a while, my first time typing in Wiki! --NanZing 18:54, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Congratulations to all !!!--Gladys Gahona 18:57, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

I like winter--learning more about web-based learning 19:04, 28 August 2009 (UTC)