After completing the flipped classroom assignment, I found it to be very positive, interesting, and eye-opening. I learned some new insight about the topic I was assigned and got to meet some classmates from the class through the group assignment. The group assignment worked really well in my opinion because everyone did their fair share of work. We all communicated through WhatsApp. The responsibilities of the assignment were divided fairly amongst the three of us in my group. We each took around 4 slides, one of my group members took the first 4 slides, I took the middle four slides, and the last group member concluded the remaining slides. Through these slides, we were able to clearly present the required information such as analysis, rhetorical devices, biases, and summaries of the article that was assigned. The role that I was assigned did fit my strengths because while I was reading the article I paid close attention to the rhetorical devices and if any biases were present. I also looked at the visuals in the article so that I can focus on a few of the images to present to the class to help them better understand the article visually. 

At first, we were having a bit of trouble reaching out to each other. One of my members had made a WhatsApp group chat for our group and I joined the chat shortly after he had shared it with the rest of the group members. However, we did have a bit of trouble reaching out to the last member but it worked out in the end because that member did end up joining and doing her share of the work. After everyone joined the WhatsApp group, we communicated well and were able to decide which role each of us would take.  One thing I think my group did really well on was dissecting the article and putting the information we learned into coherent slides that were split among the three of us. One thing we could have improved on was delivering our presentation verbally in a more clear manner and maintaining eye contact with the audience when we present. One challenge we faced was communication in the beginning when we were having trouble reaching our last group member, however, the issue was resolved when we were able to get the group member to join and contribute to the slides.

The benefits of working in a group where we do not get to choose our partners is that it challenges us to each be responsible for our share of the work and it forces the group members to communicate with each other. It also allows us to get to know people we do not already know in the class on a deeper level. One piece of advice I would give to groups working on this activity is to start earlier rather than later. Reach out to your teammates as soon as you can in case there are any setbacks or delays. One goal I would like to set for myself for future assignments is better time management. I would like to clearly set out my schedule and lay out my assignments beforehand so that when I do get to working on them, I would have a clear sense of where everything belongs. One thing I learned from the flipped classroom assignment is that time management and communication are very important in a group activity. Unlike individual assignments, the work in a group presentation has to be divided equally amongst all members and each member must communicate to the group what role they’re taking to ensure that each part of the assignment is addressed in the presentation and that there are no duplicates in slides and information. I will use what I learned in future classes by creating a group chat and sending it out to group members at least two weeks in advance so that even if someone joins the group late we will still be able to deliver the presentation in a timely manner.

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