Jarad's Log
I start of by apologizing for my poor use of grammar.
We started of class today by collecting our attendance cards from previous classes, and on today’s attendance card we wrote down about a problem we are having with one of our projects. Then we proceeded to going over the log from the previous class, and by listening to “Origin Story” read by Pele Voncujovi, the poem of the day. Then Matt talked about the due date for the first draft actually being friday the 26th and what all should be done regarding emails to keep them civil and polite.
Going forth Matt wished to show off his knowledge or lack of knowledge of the students names while returning the attendance cards that were not picked up by the students. Matt also instructed us on how to sign up for conferences, on his blog travel to the section on conferences, follow the link there and select a time for the conference. Missing the conference counts for two absences, and don’t be the kid who starts the domino effect. Also we will meet Matt at the sweet shop cafe and lounge, pointing its location out to us was a fun event to behold.
We did a lab today, Peeling the Onion, required us to have topic for project one written down and project 2’s community and key text written down. There is a very rigid protocol, found via a link on the Matt’s wixsite, the place that everything is…. Started the lab by picking on people in the middle since they were in the fishbowl, and from the fish bowl proceeded to the toilet flush area. The objective is for the person to quickly cover what they are doing/plan to do for project one and two, then that person raise any questions they have on either project. The following person has to paraphrase the previous persons, the second person in line has to voice an assumption that was said but not directly said. The next two people ask questions to the original person, which can be answered or not by the original person. And the following person, fifth person in line gives suggestions in a non-definitive tone; then a free for all for everyone to discuss it.
Here I’ll just highlight certain parts that come up from individual issues and topics that seem to be useful, at least to me, so probably of no actual importance to the class as a whole.
Project one is a thousand word essay, try not to be to broad with the topic, focus on what matters; in project two there will be some more room to explore your topic if you keep with the same thread.
Try to get an idea for your second project ASAP, it will involve some work so the the sooner the better.
For project two we want to focus more on a primary research strategy, interviewing people and focusing specifically on your specific organization, so we aren’t regurgitating other studies, but instead adding to the studies by being organization specific.
We switched up are strict setup at this point to speed along the process, now just assumption, question, question/consideration.
You don’t need a connection form project one to two just helps to start the second project, and no one really likes starting from scratch seen from the whole first draft issue.
Will continue this wednesday for everyone who did not get to go yet; but will start with less fluff at the start of the class and just roll with the short/quick improvised version of Peeling the Onion.
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