This week in class we discussed our collaborative research project in depth. For some strange reason, this week is really the first time I’m able to understand the overall assignment. Drew said that it would make more sense to us as we went along, and he’s right, but I am not sure that was the issue. I assume that I’m not the only one feeling this way because I read other groups websites about 2 weeks ago and no one was presenting their information in an argument format. I checked other groups’ websites again on Tuesday and they have not changed too much. I know that I personally spent about 20 hours reading and researching and another 20 using a word document to organize and write my piece and at least 8 hours posting and editing my stuff on our group website. I may have spent more time than that but did not keep track. Regardless, I am feeling overwhelmed and frustrated because I still feel like I could put in another 20 to 40 hours re-writing it to present more of an argument and adding all the video clips and pictures that I want to add. I am gonna have a very busy weekend.

During class we also talked about our previous assignments and the crazy part is that I remember feeling overwhelmed and stressed out over those assignments at the time. I realize that if I had to go back and redo them, I’d not only be able to complete them faster, I’d also be less stressed over them too. How are you feeling about this assignment, our previous assignments or any other points I’ve been trying to make?
Catelin McCall
11/30/2012 05:28:50 am

I know exactly how you're feeling Ben. I feel that no matter how much time I put into this project, its never going to be perfect. I having troublemaking it into the argument form that it should be. I've given it as much as I can.

When it comes to the other projects, for most of them it took me a while to fully understand what we had to do. Not having actual deadlines really threw me off because I found myself not giving them my all while working on them. I have gone back to fix them so that I'm not waiting until the end to fix them, but I wish we were given more of what to do and given an actual due date.

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Heather Mallette
12/1/2012 02:29:48 am

This project made sense to me from the beginning, but the family issues I've been going through have set me back a lot. I haven't spent nearly as much time as I wanted on the piece, but I think I'm on the right track with the research that I do have. I just have to put it on the site in a nice, readable format.

Not having deadlines for the other projects made me realise that they didn't have to be perfect, because I could go back and change them later. I think that helped me break out of the perfectionist shell a little and try to work with what I had, instead of driving myself insane looking for a perfect piece.

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Cat Anzano
12/3/2012 12:34:50 am

I agree, as we the weeks have gone by the projects have become much more clear. At first I was completely lost on every single project. I had no idea what was expected of me and how to compile everything in to one cohesive project. I was so worried about producing something that would receive a good grade it hindered me from starting the project and throwing my ideas out there. Looking back I realize that none of the projects were hard and if I had to go back and do them over I think I would produce better projects. However, I think everything could use improvements no matter what.

I am overwhelmed with all the work I have left, and not to mention how each class I am in has some final project that I am stressing about. In the end though I think that it will all come together, it always does.

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