MHRM6100+WEEK8

We are in the second stage of Tuckman's Group Development Model the Storming. We have definitely crossed the first stage of team building, the Forming stage. In the Storming stage, various ideas compete for consideration. The team members are in a comfortable situation to open up to each other and confront each other's ideas and perspectives. I had an opportunity to use my mobile phone as part of my course. We even used social sites like Facebook, Blogs to make friends with our team members. As a virtual team member, the social networking sites definitely supported us to form a friendship circle apart from the course. Yes, we will go through the different stages of Tuckman's Group Development Model by progressing to our next stage as a part of our course. As I am new to management and have never worked in a management capacity earlier, hence my views and contributions to my team's development in this aspect are limited.

MHRM6100+WEEK6

According to the Tuckman Team Stage model, we are still in the second Storming stage. We have crossed the first stage. As a Walden virtual class learning team, we are still developing , passing ideas and opinions across the discussions put on the table. Here our instructor guides us in new inputs and knowledge from different perspective. Also our difference in opinion and the ideas are taken well by other team members, which shows our open mindedness in growth of the team members. This motivate the learning aspiration of the team members.

MHRM6100+WEEK4

I have used my smart phone to check the status of my posting and any academic updates on my Walden portal. My smart phone gives me the freedom and flexibility to check and respond to emails, read my colleague's and instructor's comments on my posting and also to check my grades. Of course my smart phone is a device with a small screen area, so I cannot use it to type elaborate articles, for which I use my desktop. However my smart phone offers extreme flexibility as I can connect to my Walden portal from anywhere at any point of the day/night.

I really do not need an laptop right now. However, for others colleagues of this course who have full time jobs, a laptop would be really really helpful.

According to the Tuckman Team Stage model, we are in the Storming stage. Clearly we have crossed the first stage of Forming, where team building takes place. In the Storming stage, ideas from team members are put on the discussion table, where instructors guide the team members in discussing the material and gaining new insights.

MHRM 6100+WEEK 2

I have used different mobile technology and social media earlier. SMS is  very popular among employees of Air India. We use it all the time for staying in touch when we are flying. Social networking sites like Facebook, orkut help me keep in constant touch with my colleagues and friends. After getting married and coming to the US, SMS, IM and video chat play a very important role to help me keep  in touch with my family.What I really like about video chat is the fact that it helps me to talk to my folks in real time. After joining Walden, these same technologies are helping me to enhance my learning experience. I am able to stay in constant touch with my faculty and class though we are geographically separated by hundreds of miles. More importantly such tools help the virtual learner to learn things at his/her own pace. In other words social networking tools are the 'glue' that helps bind the virtual class together thereby filling part of the gap left due to the lack of a physical classroom. Additionally the proliferation of handheld devices (smartphone, net book, tablets) has further broken down constraints due to location and time.I am able to type this on my smartphone and able to post it on to Walden portal when flying at an altitude of 35000 feet above ground level, on a recent trip from New York city!