- What are you doing well as a pair programmer and collaborator? How do you use your strengths as a team member?
Given that I came into Turing with prior development experience, I've been continually looking for ways to pay this forward. In this regard, I've made an attempt in each of my group projects to avoid individual contributions in favor of in-person pair programming. I've also tried to take the role of the teacher whenever I feel I know what direction to go with the task. Lastly, instead of simply providing the answers, I've given small hints to nudge my partner towards the right direction of thinking.
- How would you like to continue to develop your strengths?
I will continue to step into this teacher role whenever I can in a group project. And outside of any project based work, I will strive to leverage my 'includer' strength by ensuring that when there is cohort based discussions or learning happening, everyone feels like they are welcome to the discussion, and their voice is heard.
- What would you like to improve on as a teammate?
I would like to keep growing to become more extraverted, as I feel that I can come across as reserved. This would help establish relations with students in my cohort that I may not associate with as much. This would allow those barriers to break down more, so that not only I feel more comfortable around that person, but also so they feel more comfortable coming to me when looking for help.
- How would you like your teammates to see you?
I would like to be able to step out of 'professional' mode, which I feel I naturally snap into whenever I'm in a school/work environment. To this extent, I would want my teammates to see that I'm more light-hearted than I may come across at times. I want my teammates to feel they can relate to me as a peer, and to see that while I may have more development experience, that they wouldn't be intimidated or feel inferrior in any way. I have made strides to accomplish this, and will continue to do so during my time here at Turing.