Studierenden-Testimonials von Projekten der ersten IVAC-Förderrunde
Im Folgenden sammeln wir Impressionen und Stimmen von Studierenden, die im Rahmen des DAAD-Programms "International Virtual Academic Collaboration" (IVAC) Virtual-Exchange Kurse absolviert und dabei wertvolle internationale Erfahrungen der digitalen Kollaboration erhalten haben. Ein großes Dankeschön an alle Zusendungen!
In unserem interaktiven >>> Padlet <<< finden Sie eine aktualisierte Übersichtskarte mit allen Hochschulen der insgesamt 61 IVAC-Projekte. Alle Projektinvolvierten können gerne einen Kommentar oder Like bei ihren Projekten hinterlassen!
What do you think was the most important points in today's lesson?
- "I enjoyed working together with my teammates in the Project Jupyter | Home, it felt like we truly collaborated with each other."
- "Working in Team together and how to share information; learning how to visualize data"
- "Collaboration with the team mates"
- "The understanding of the different kinds of algorithms that we implement and practice it as a team"
Now that you have connected with partners from different cultures, how might your views of culture/cultural values changed/stayed the same?
- "I was a bit nervous the first day I met my teammates but after knowing a few of them throughout the course, I felt that our culture difference were not that big, and felt good work with them"
- "For me, it was interesting to talk to new people and hear their thoughts on topics and discussion. It was nice to see our similar cultural values and learn about what we see different"
- "That was perfect to discuss daily life between Mexico and Germany and Turkey the best thing that we had is not machinge learning course, friendschip and possible future colleagues all around the world."
- "We loved the cultural knowledge we gained from this class, seeing the team mix and share what each of us liked, like food, the music etc. was super fun!"
The only challenge was having to work with people that live in the other side of the globe because of the different time zones. Culture did not affect our performance.
What was the most challenging part about working in these teams (with students from multiple institutions in different countries?)
- Working within the time zones was the hardest thing due to not always being able to discuss and work with teammates due to difference in hours. Projects also got confusing due to not being sure what time zone the deadlines were in.
- Some of the team members lacked the interest to participate in the activities, which made the rest of the team have to work more in order to compensate for those missing participations
- Having a 4 hour long class was really tiresome. Having team members that were showing up decreasingly.
- We had different backgrounds so some knew more than others but it was helpful to be in teams.
Du bist Studentische Hilfskraft im IVAC Projekt bei Frau Nokefür den Studiengang Umwelttechnik. Was sind dort genau deine Aufgaben?
Als Teil des Projektes planen wir gerade einen Workshop für Studierende im Studiengang Umwelttechnik an der HSB und Environmental and Sustainable Engineering an der University at Albany (UAlbany). Bei dem Workshop stellen sich beide Hochschulen kurz vor und später finden in verschiedenen Break Out Sessions interaktive Angebote statt. Dadurch soll der Austausch zwischen den beiden Hochschulen gefördert werden. Meine Aufgabe ist die Organisation und technische Umsetzung der Veranstaltung.
Im Rahmen des Projektes findet ein gemeinsames Seminar der beiden Hochschulen statt. Wie genau läuft das Seminar ab?
An dem gemeinsamen virtuellen Seminar „Air Pollution Control“ nehme ich auch selbst teil. In dem Seminar sind wir acht Studierende, vier von der HSB und vier von der UAlbany. Durch die kleine Gruppengröße hat die Lehrveranstaltung Seminarcharakter, da auch kleine Diskussionen möglich sind. Generell ist es aber eher eine Vorlesung von Prof. AynulBari von der UAlbany.
Wir haben zwei sehr spannende Aufgaben bekommen: Die erste ist die Erstellung eines Photojournals. Es geht darum, Orte aufzusuchen und zu fotografieren, an denen negative oder positive Auswirkungen auf die Luftqualität zu beobachten sind. Ich war zum Beispiel beim Stahlwerk und in mehreren Parks in Bremen. Es ist spannend dadurch mit einem ganz anderen Blick durch Bremen zu laufen. Die zweite Aufgabe ist eine Case Study mit der Fragestellung, wie sich die Luftqualität während der Zeit des Lockdownsim letzten Jahr verändert hat.
Jede*r Student*in durfte sich zwei Städte aus dem eigenen Land dafür aussuchen. Am Ende haben alle HSB-Studierenden eine*n amerikanische*n Partner*in, um die Ergebnisse der deutschen und amerikanischen Städte zu vergleichen. Darauf bin ich schon sehr gespannt!
Wie gefällt dir das internationale Lehrprojekt? Welche Erfahrung hast du gemacht?
Mir macht die Veranstaltung Spaß! Die Kursgestaltung ist thematisch ansprechend und durch die interaktiven Aufgabenstellungen sehr interessant. Ich würde mir aber wünschen, dass die internationale Zusammenarbeit in Teams während der Lehrveranstaltung noch stärker im Fokus stehen würde.
Denkst du diese virtuellen Lehrprojekte sind eher Alternativen oder Ergänzungen zum Auslandssemester?
Diese Formate stellen eine tolle Ergänzung zum Auslandssemester dar, können eine echte Mobilität aber nicht ersetzen. Mein Auslandssemester ist aufgrund von Corona leider ausgefallen, aber ich möchte es unbedingt noch nachholen. Dabei macht man einfach noch ganz andere Erfahrungen und lernt verschiedene Facetten des Lebens in einem anderen Umfeld kennen.
Was ist insgesamt dein Fazit zu internationalen virtuellen Lehrkooperationen?
Ich finde es wichtig verschiedene Blickwinkel zu betrachten. Und genau das lernt man in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit. Dialog ist bei Projekten generell sehr wichtig und besonders spannend auf internationaler Ebene. Dadurch können sehr fruchtbare Ideen entstehen. Solche Lehrveranstaltungen helfen beim internationalen Verständnis und erweitern den eigenen Horizont.
Die indische Studentin Sudeeti besucht im aktuellen Sommersemester eine transnationale Lehrveranstaltung, die im Rahmen des DAAD-geförderten Projekts „WueGlobal – Writing, Learning, Digital Connection“ durchgeführt wird.
My name is Sudeeti G.M, I'm a student from JNU, India, currently participating in the Cultural studies colloquium.
It has been a wonderful experience participating in the colloquium. Both the teachers, Mary-Ann Snyder-Korber and Zeno Ackerman have been very encouraging and kind- they've set up an environment conducive to learning. The last year in Indian academia has been hard- we've had to abruptly shift to online education, and university administrations have not been able to set up the adequate infrastructure for learning, making most of us feel like we have lost a valuable year of learning due to the pandemic. Along with our programmes being abruptly disrupted due to the pandemic, the situation also left me with a sense of pessimism towards higher education.
The sessions that we have once a week truly make me feel interested and excited in learning and interacting with people across the globe. The conversations we have and the texts we have chosen to read are very stimulating and have been a bright spark in what are quite dark times for India.
The colloquium has also been an example of how online learning doesn't have to be boring and a poor substitute for "the real deal". Here in India, without the appropriate infrastructure to learn, both teachers and students have been left with a deep sense of resentment and loss- a loss of education and a loss of the university experience.
This colloquium has shown me that it needn't be this way- it is still possible to have engaging conversations and keep one's faith in the process of learning, even in tough times.
More opportunities like these open up entire worlds for Indian students, and it would be sad to see them disappear. I hope they will continue.
Hier die enthusiastische Rückmeldung zu einem Seminar, das im Rahmen des DAAD-Projekts „WueGlobal – Writing, Learning, Digital Connection“ semesterbegleitend als Kooperation zwischen der Universität Würzburg (Neuphilologisches Institut, Amerikanistik) und dem University College Cork/Irland durchgeführt wurde:
Dieses Semester belegte ich das Seminar “WueGlobal – The Green Atlantic Revis(it)ed: Irish, American, and Irish American New Historical Fiction #ISWÜ #WueOnline“, da ich vorhabe ein Auslandssemester in Irland zu verbringen und aus dieser Motivation heraus ein Seminar belegen wollte, das mir Hintergrundwissen zur irischen Geschichte und Kultur vermitteln sollte. Insgesamt bin ich froh, mich für dieses Seminar entschieden zu haben, da wir motiviert wurden jede Woche eine neue Lektüre zu lesen, die von diversen irischen Autor*innen geschrieben wurden, die nicht unbedingt alle zu den geläufigen Schriftsteller*innen gehören. Dadurch wurde mir bereits jetzt ein vielseitiges und diverses Bild von Irland vermittelt. In einem online-Forum haben wir auch außerhalb des Seminars die Möglichkeit uns miteinander auszutauschen und nochmal tiefer in die Thematik zu gehen.
Insbesondere haben mir die zusätzlichen Gastvorträge gefallen, die meiner Meinung nach zu dem Motto „Menschen Bewegen“ im doppelten Sinne passen. Einerseits wären viele dieser Vorträge ohne der digitalen Umstellung eventuell gar nicht möglich gewesen, da die eingeladenen Gäst*innen oftmals von weiter herkamen, andererseits war es bewegend
insofern, dass einem völlig neue Perspektiven auf die Lektüren geboten wurden, mitunter von den Autor*innen selbst.Ich würde mir wünschen auch in Zukunft ein solches online Angebot als Studierende zu bekommen, selbst wenn der Unterricht selbst wieder auf Präsenz umgestellt wird.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Bianca Minxolli
The project ‘Future Engineers’ is an international cooperation between students of the Universidad de las Americas Puebla and the FH Bielefeld University of Applied Sience. Students of different technical areas work together on a prototype for a positive pressure breathing device. During the process and in the whole project there are many things to learn about working together in an international team and about the technical
or topic-related tasks. The following part will describe some aspects of the “Lessons learned” as a member of the project.There are a lot of things that have been part of the learning process during the work in the project. The aspects go from basic points like keeping the time difference of Mexico and Germany in mind to more intense aspects like learning something about how to use a CAD program. In general, it was the first time for me to work in an international and multicultural team. I learned a lot of about another culture. Sometimes people from different parts of the world understand or think about things differently than it would be normal in Germany. So it was new that you had to clarify some aspects in the group that everybody understands the points you wanted to talk about. Another point was the time difference between Mexico and Germany. For example, because of the time change from winter- to summertime it was always very important to talk about the right time if set up a meeting. The different time zones limited the possible time to work together on some tasks, too. That is another reason why a great structure and time management were also very important and a great factor in the learnings. Next to this point I already said that I learned a lot about organizing meetings and keeping everybody updated. Sometimes it was very hard to find a suitable time slot for everybody because some members of the team still had to work next to the project or had to go to classes. That’s why the flexibility of everybody was an important aspect as well that has been a learning during the project. Furthermore it was great to learn something from different study careers and knowledges. The knowledges of the project team were varied and you could always learn something about new topics or new techniques. For example, we could learn something about CAD functions and programming in Arduino. For the CAD program it would have been nice if there was a more collaborative tool directly for everybody in the beginning of the project. Moreover the topic of the project was something completely new for me and it was very interesting to understand the environment behind the product technique of a positive breathing pressure device. The understanding process started from the background of the different disease until the measurement technique of such a device.
Next to all of these topic-related learnings a big learning was working with other people together on one project. It was really great to get to know new people and improve the
English and also some Spanish skills. I learned that sometimes it takes some more time to communicate in a language that is not your native language but I think it is a great learning for everybody and in the end you can always find a way to work together. The presentation skills were a great improvement, too. Because of the weekly presentations it became more easily from week to week.Summing up, I can say that this project was a really great opportunity for me to be part of an international team and work together as a team. The aspect of the teamwork and the collaboration with everyone together was a lot of fun. Next to all the skills we could learn during the whole process for me the most important part was getting to know new people and work with them in this intercultural project. I am really thankful for being part of this project and I still hope that we will see each other in presence maybe at the end of the year.
Interkulturelles Tandemprogramm/Virtual Buddies
Das sogenannte „Buddy-Programme“, welches unter Maßnahme 8 (Interkulturelles Tandemprogramm/Virtual Buddies) fällt, begann zunächst mit der Bewerbung des Projekts in Form von Flyern/Postern und Videos, um interessierte Studierende der Aston University und Universität Paderborn zu gewinnen.
Hierzu plane ich, im Rahmen meiner Mitwirkung in diesem Projekt, Zoom Treffen bei denen Studierende beider Universitäten sich kennenlernen und austauschen können. Für jedes Treffen plane ich gemeinsam mit unserer derzeitigen Teaching Assistant von der Aston University, ein abwechslungsreiches Programm, welches eine Mischung aus vorgegebenen Gesprächsthemen, Spielen und Quizze bietet. Jedes dieser einzelnen Zoom Treffen steht unter einem bestimmten Motto – beispielsweise Weihnachten, Neujahr, Karneval und dergleichen. Bei der Auswahl jener Themen wird primär darauf geachtet, dass die kulturelle Diversität in den Vordergrund gebracht wird, damit die Studierenden ein besseres Verständnis für die jeweils anderen Kultur bekommen. Dies stand ganz unter dem Motto:
Fostering your intercultural competences and improving your English skills has never been easier: Be a part of our buddy programme and find a virtual buddy with whom you can study and have casual chats. Additionally, meet people from Germany and England, and take part in our themed zoom meetings!
Die Zoom Treffen sind stets äußerst gut besucht, weswegen sich immer neue Studierende bei mir melden. Diese füge ich einer Word-Liste hinzu, sodass ich sie per E-Mail auf dem Laufenden halten und über neue Events informieren kann. Die Resonanz ist derart positiv, dass sogar Treffen in den Semesterferien gewünscht werden.
Zusammenfassend kann in Stichpunkten folgendes über das Buddy-Programme festgehalten werden:
Zoom Stammtische
• regelmäßige Treffen der Teilnehmer des Buddy-/Tandemprojekts
• Verschiedene und sich abwechselnde Themen
• Mitglieder werden über Kurse und E-Mail Newsletter auf dem Laufenden gehalten
• Stetige Zusammenarbeit mit Studierenden der Aston University
• Im weiteren Verlauf der Maßnahme/des Projekts wird ein Social Media Kanal auf
Instagram erstellt, welcher sich bereits in Planung befindet
• Wichtig: Die Inhalte sind immer interkulturell und können/sollen fächerübergreifend
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Im Seminar Global Financeder Hochschule Bremen (HSB) in Kooperation mit der University at Albany (UA) fand am 12. April die dritte synchrone Lehrveranstaltung statt.
Zum Kontext: Das Seminar zielt darauf ab, den Studierenden die Zusammenhänge zwischen Finanzmärkten, Außenbeziehungen, Wechselkursen, internationalen Finanzen und die Entstehung von Finanzkrisen näher zu bringen. Es finden hochschulinterne Vorlesungen, individuelle asynchrone Treffen der Studierenden und vier synchrone virtuelle Treffen statt, an denen alle Studierenden der HSB und der UA teilnehmen.
Die Professorinnen Mechthild Schrooten(HSB) und Rita Biswas (UA) haben viel Zeit und Energie in die Vorbereitung der dritten gemeinsamen Session investiert. Für diesen ganz besonderen Kurs erwarben die beiden Dozentinnen zwei Planspiele von der Harvard Business School. Das Spiel "TipoftheIceberg" ist ein simuliertes Spiel, bei dem zwei englische Muttersprachler und zwei Nicht-Muttersprachler in die Rollen von CEO und CFO schlüpfen und in 15-20 Minuten so viele Informationen wie möglich für eine Präsentation vor einem Kapitalgeber sammeln, um eine Investition zu erhalten.
Dabei gibt es jedoch ein Problem: Der vom Spiel zur Verfügung gestellte Chat verhindert, dass die Rollen von Nicht-Muttersprachlern in korrekten englischen Sätzen zu schreiben. Es ist nicht möglich, ganze Sätze einzugeben, Wörter werden verändert und Sätze sind somit unlesbar. Dies führt zu Frustration und mangelndem Verständnis.
Mehr als einmal bemerkten die Studierenden im Plenum, dass das Programm nicht funktionieren würde. "Das gehört zum Spiel", antwortete Frau Biswas mit einem Schmunzeln, "versuchen Sie eine Lösung zu finden, wie Sie miteinander kommunizieren können." Stirnrunzeln, Grinsen und Irritation sind zu beobachten.
Nach dem ersten Durchlauf werden die Studierenden in Breakout-Sessions aufgeteilt. Mechthild Schrootenerklärt die folgende Aufgabenstellung: Reflexion der Erfahrungen, die die Studierenden während des Spiels gemacht haben. Beim zweiten Durchlauf waren die Studierenden bereits auf die Situation vorbereitet, was sich auch in der Evaluation erkennen lässt.
Die gemeinsame Veranstaltung war ein voller Erfolg. Beim nächsten gemeinsamen Treffen aller Studierenden werden innerhalb des Kurses wieder Planspiele durchgeführt. Diesmal werden die Simulationen passend zum Thema des Kurses spezifisch für den Finanzsektor sein. Dies ist eine benotete Leistung der Studierenden, auf die sie nach der vorherigen Sitzung gut vorbereitet sind.
In April-May 2021, I took part in the international digital simulation game “Fokus Balkan Online”, developed by the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg und CIVIC. Its aim is to gain experience of the EU enlargement policy and the decision-making process of European institutions on the example of the Western Balkan countries. Students from Andrássy University Budapest (Hungary), University of Göttingen (Germany) and University of Belgrade (Serbia) took part in it.
This was my first experience of such an educational activity. However, I had very clear expectations. My aim was to better understand the EU´s relations with the countries of the Balkan region, to deepen my knowledge of the mechanisms of cooperation between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council, and to improve my professional communication skills.
At the end of the project, I can say with confidence that all the objectives I set for myself were fully reached. For example, during the Game, studying and debating documents and reports of EU institutions, cultural and historical aspects of the intergovernmental relations became apparent, which also have a significant impact on the political process. The experience gained was a good addition to the theoretical courses on European governance and the EU political system. Also, , I have acquired a deeper understanding of how complex the mechanism of mutual work within the EU is. Although EU policymaking takes a long time, it I now believe that it is justified by the complexity of the procedure to reach the maximum compromise and consider the interests of all parties. I find it particularly interesting and useful from a professional point of view to improve the skills of writing analytical materials, such as policy papers or stakeholder analyses. This type of task develops analytical and systematic thinking.
The organizational side of the game was thoroughly thought out and prepared. A specially created online platform (https://flexsimgame.de/index.php) was provided, where each participant had the opportunity to receive assignments and upload the completed work, receive information from the media, as well as communicate with other participants by analogy with e-mail. The webpage is available in two languages, English and German. The user interface is convenient and clear. A special space was also created on the website Wonder (https://www.wonder.me/) so that game participants could communicate with each other during asynchronous classes. The main meetings took place using the Zoom platform. Thanks to the many features (such as breakout rooms) that exist in this program, there were no problems with communication.
I would like to note that despite the fact that live communication is indispensable, I have found many benefits in learning online. First, it provided an opportunity to take part in activities (a direct example of this simulation game), which in real life are difficult to implement due to their organizational complexity. Secondly, online learning is a great time saver, which in turn improves the effectiveness of the training itself. And thirdly, it allows to respond quickly to tasks, and thus act.
I would also like to point out that the undeniable advantage of the game was its internationality. Working in a team with people of different backgrounds, worldviews and experiences contributed to the dynamics and creativity in the work. Working in an international team has a positive effect on speaking and writing skills, namely the practice of professional English. I can also affirm that while working in groups, we constantly learned from each other and gained new experience. Even though the game was completely online, we were able not only to communicate well, but also to become good friends.
Overall, it was an invaluable experience that strengthened my theoretical knowledge and practical skills. I sincerely thank the organizers for the impressive preparation and wish inspiration for further work.
To sum up my experience in three words, they will be: novelty, challenge and excitement. I believe that my experience of digital simulation games is to some extent related to the slogan of the event “Moving People”. Because in spite of closed borders, participation in this project has brought me closer to understanding both the processes taking place in the EU and to my colleagues from other countries.
To the question of the event “How soon is tomorrow”, I would answer that tomorrow is already today. For some this may be the expected answer, and for others it might seem shocking, but the system and way of social life are inevitably changing. Therefore, the digitalization of learning, as one of the transforming areas, opens up new and exciting opportunities.
Wir bieten den Seminarkurs DAAD-IVAC LMU-YorkU Virtual Journal Club (VJC) als virtuellen Austausch zwischen der Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München und der York University (Kanada) an. Die Studierenden lesen wöchentlich zu den zentralen Themen der Mikroökonomie (Gesundheits-, Entwicklungs-, Organisations-, Handels-, Informationsökonomie, Public Policy sowie politische und verhaltenswissenschaftliche Ökonomie) einen Forschungsartikel und ein Buch, das sich an eine breite Öffentlichkeit richtet. Durch die verschiedenen Themen erhalten die Studierenden einen guten Überblick über die aktuelle ökonomische Forschung und Methoden. Die Studierenden tauschen sich über Onlinediskussionen in asynchronen und synchronen Kanälen aus. Als Dozenten unterstützen wir die Studierenden dabei, die Beiträge historisch, fachlich und gesellschaftlich einzuordnen. Wir lenken die Diskussion und fordern die Studierenden heraus, Argumente substantiell zu untermauern, angemessen zu kommunizieren und auch andere Perspektiven einzunehmen. Im Abschlussprojekt arbeiten die Studierenden in interkulturellen Teams zusammen, um die erlernten Inhalte anzuwenden und vorzustellen. Gemeinsam besuchen wir renommierte (virtuelle) Forschungskonferenzen, um den Studierenden noch tiefere Einblicke in die aktuelle Forschung zu gewähren.
Would you recommend the VJC to a student with similar interests like yourself?
• Would I recommend the VJC to a student with similar interests like myself? Yes. If you don't you'll miss out on meeting some really great and interesting people. It's also a different
dynamic than that of a regular lecture - its open and inviting, you get to talk about your ideas, hear other peoples - it challenges you for sure.
• The VJC has been one of the most valuable courses I have taken.
• Yes, it gives a great chance to meet with passionate people and work with them effectively.
• I would for sure recommend the VJC. Just being exposed to a variety of topics is a lot of fun.
• Yes, definitively! I very much enjoyed the experience.
• Yes, I enjoyed the course a lot. On the one hand, it was a very personal guidance from
professors and TA´s. One had very direct contact and proximity to them. On the other hand,
through the reading, forums and discussion with peers one prepared well for the weekly
sessions, had interesting exchanges and got a much more extensive overview of what
economic research is about.
• Yes, it was a great learning experience and a lot of fun. They would need to be willing to put in the time, however.
• Definitely. I learnt so many things from different economic fields and I also practiced my critical thinking and talking/presenting skills. Definitely worth it.
How would describe your experience in the VJC to an outside party, e.g., if asked about it in an interview or if talking to another professor or university administrator?
• Everyone has a different perspective and contributes in some way - so everyone learns
something.
• The VJC provides a culturally diverse selection of students with the possibility to engage in meaningful discussions, to explore their academic interests and to develop the ability to make connections between economic models and everyday observations. In weekly sessions, students split up into small groups to discuss state-of-the-art research with a supervisor. As the course requires the students to do a lot of reading, the discussions become meaningful and of high quality, as everyone has already thought about the issues at hand. The culturally diverse environment allows students to get in touch with perspectives previously not known to them.
• The VJC helped my personality to grow, especially regarding academic writing and
presentations, applying economics to other fields and what economics is actually about.
• It was highly informative. Every meeting was quite educative as we engaged in critical analysis of the journals we read.
• I was also able to network with professors and PhD students who provided helpful insights
about graduate studies and careers.
• It was definitely an experience to cherish.
• Exceptional opportunity to learn from excellent students and professors.
Is there anything else you would like to share with the instructors of the VJC?
• It was really a memorable experience, and so far the best group project experience. I won't
forget it.
• Especially being still in pretty early stage of my studies having the opportunity to learn together with more experienced peers makes me feel that it has helped me to improve a lot in basically everything.
• Thanks for taking your time to enable this wonderful, new experience! I hope that the VJC will continue in the next years for new cohorts as it is an excellent experience to think out of the box and apply the economic knowledge gained during the the Bachelor studies.
• It was amazing and I enjoyed it a lot! It was generally a great course, and with Corona, I
appreciated it even more.
• Always an enjoyable atmosphere.
Comments about the course
• Thank you for the opportunity to attend the VJC! I really liked each meeting and I have learned
very much in the course of the VJC.
• The VJC was great and I am really happy that I was part of it! I enjoyed it very much as it was
very interactive and I diversified my knowledge in many fields.
• The best undergraduate course to broaden our horizon (not only knowledge in economics).
• This course helps us get an economic intuition and allows us to develop our own interests. We
all read the same course material but discuss it from different perspectives and hold different
opinions. We get inspiration from exchanging our ideas and motivation by others' comments.