Tuesday, December 1, 2009

a. What benefits do you get when using different search facilities to search for resources related to your topic?

Using various search facilities to conduct research enables you to gather information in a comprehensive way, enabling the possibility of the discovery of findings that might go unnoticed if only one type of search tool is used. This is so because different search facilities operate on varying mechanisms, and thus produce varying results.

b. How do you feel about using site feeds in your blog?

I feel that it is redundant without the use of a feed reader software. Having to type in the URL of the feed is as good as typing in the URL of the blog itself. In fact, the blog's URL is shorter the the feed URL.

c. What do you like best about collaborating on Wiki with other students who share similar research topic as you?

It serves to broaden my perspectives on a topic through reviewing the perspectives of others and progressive discussion. It may point out to me issues that might otherwise go unnoticed.