Our writing center workshop was very insightful, at least as far as having someone else to discuss ideas with and get suggestions. It is always nice to have someone who has not heard them before listen to your proposal and tell you what they think. We have been working on this so exclusively that it can be hard to lose sight of whether or not our proposals have improved or not. This meeting helped us feel as though they have.
The workshop helped us feel as though we are in pretty good shape in regards to our project. Just having that confirmation is helpful. It can be difficult for us to tell if we are making enough progress while we are in the middle of the project so making sure we are where we need to be made us feel a lot better about where we are. While we are by no means finished, knowing that we are not horribly behind is always nice.
One thing that we did learn we need to improve is our written product. While many of our ideas are scattered throughout blog posts, we did not yet have a firm outline of what we are trying to accomplish and what we need to do to accomplish it. This is something that is useful to have not only for ourselves but also to show others who are curious about our project, making it a valuable and even necessary tool.
We have already begun working on this outline and are continuing to improve it. Right now it features fairly broad points where we can put more information as we get it. The first three of the points on the outline are fairly settled. The last point is more up in the air. We will add more to this point following our meeting with Hunter and Michelle, but for now it at least gives and idea of what exactly our project is attempting to do.
As of right now, our outline is:
Issue
- Lack of representation for Indy students
Input by students
- Add quotes from survey
End Goal/ Purpose
- Representation
- Communication
Possible solutions/ How to get to goal
- Student Organization vs. What?
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