3). Pick a favorite concept that we have covered through this course and post about it. Explain the concept to refresh our memories. Tell the class why you have chosen this concept, and what it is you like about it.

Nonverbal communication is probably my favorite topic in our class since I love to read about ways to bring relationships with people to the next level. Acquaintances becoming friends then becoming best friends is a light at the end of the tunnel (in a good way, not death). The eight principles of nonverbal communication is the quality of the relationship is established, when we do or say something inconsistent nonverbal communication is more believable, nonverbal communication is more meaningful when our groups assign meaning to it, our interpretation of others are guided by context and power relationships, groups operate in the norms and expectations of a culture they are apart, our view of nonverbal cues lead to meaning, men and women have a difference in accuracy at getting nonverbal cues correct, and we can become better at interpreting other people's nonverbal cues if we improve our own actions and interpretations. As said earlier, I chose this topic because I love to read about ways to being relationships with people to the next level, bringing people together is always a nice feeling. Nonverbal communication is just one of the many important steps in developing a solid friendship or level of intimacy with others.

2). What have you learned throughout this class? What was your favorite thing about the class? What was your least favorite thing about the class? How can this class be improved?

I learned a lot about CMC and the importance of roles in Small groups, these two ideas widened my range of compassion for those who meet online than people who meet in person (its tough to maintain) and roles are natural in most cases and need to be taken into consideration when choosing group members. My favorite thing about this class was the weekly work, I personally feel the topics and the amount of work is PERFECT and I am able to learn in a more consistent pace since each assignment gets straight to the point. My least favorite thing about the class was probably the length of the project, two days only provided me with enough details for a 1900 word essay, not a 2500 word essay, I felt I was going to cycle information about the paper in the end which felt unworthy. The class is great just the way it is other than the project length, I often wonder myself if I should take another course under the great Carol Perez!

1). Discuss your Group Observation Project. Was it a useful exercise? What did you learn? What was good about the project? What can be improved?

I always suspected the group observation project would be a delightful experience since I get to watch a small group form something beautiful. In my case, I watched a Chinese Shuai Chiao (grappling) club blossom and seeing the work of everyone together truly shows people who understand each other and are on the same level with each other are capable of bringing success to the table. I feel that the only thing that needs to be changed about the project is the length, I feel 2500 words might be too long for a project where you only visit for two days, I cannot give as much details about a small groups progress in just two days I would need more days to get enough details for the 2500 word limit or just two days as long as it was 1700-1900 words instead. But other than my one constructive criticism opinion, everything about the project was great.