My group helped me narrow down my key terms and definitions a great deal. By doing this, I was able to focus on what was really important to the Asian Immigration. When I had fewer definitions it was easier for me to learn to a deeper extent how they fit into the topic and how they had an impact on the people of the time. My group also helped me to reword my enduring understandings so they made more sense and gave a clearer picture of what my notes were about and what each understanding was expressing. This also helped me to focus on what was important to each understanding and if the understanding was important to the topic as a whole.
Everyone collaborating and discussing their enduring understandings and which key terms they thought should or should not have been included allowed us to ask each other questions, voice different opinions and it forced us to look deeper at the topic than we normally would have. Through all of this, I think everyone learned about Asian Immigration in a much more meaningful and memorable way than we would have without this collaborative aspect. I think everything went well for the most part. I can't decide whether or not I liked that our videos could only be 60 seconds. On one hand, it makes our points simpler and easier to understand. They have less frills surrounding them and it forced us to get straight to the point. On the other hand, I feel as though we may have missed a few important points while narrowing down what we could and could not say so as to fit most of our information into the 60 second video. Overall I think this was a decent experience and I know that I learned more because we were able to work in a group.
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