Priscilla Kincanon
Dr. Hildebrandt
September 12 2024
CODE 221
Reflection #2: Self-Assessment
This was the second MOBOT visit of the semester and I feel like we are getting close to figuring out the final outcome. Our partners are probably just as nervous as we are, but I am thankful they are giving us this opportunity. I am always open to their ideas as they are the ones providing us with this project and that they want to improve the garden. I sometimes feel like us CODES students can be judgy towards MOBOT.
I was nervous about presenting our plan of action/dear shawn letter, but I feel like my group had some good ideas and I felt confident sharing with everyone. It was interesting hearing from other groups and seeing how similar or different our ideas are. I feel like a lot of groups really took in the ideas from the last visit with the stations as I remember one group talking about a craft activity and another wanted to use a video. There were two groups who had creative ideas that I loved which was to include prizes as rewards for completing their activity. Personally, if I was a visitor at the garden I would be drawn towards this as I feel most people would.
I think my group is good at pulling our ideas together and my group members are quick and full of ideas which is great. Our topic, the African American knowledge in the garden, gives us lots of opportunity to explore what we want to do in terms of educating the public and how we would want to present this. I do feel like things can be somewhat last minute in my group, but I am also the type of person who thrives with a schedule and takes time seriously. I think I could do a better job at organizing my thoughts, so when it gets closer to a due date I am not scrambling to get it done.
I feel excited to work on our implementation plan. I think everyone in my group has great ideas and I can not wait to see how we put everything together. I am curious to see what we will be doing at our site visit on October 3rd. Time seems to be moving quickly and I look forward to what our partners have to say about our plans and what steps they will take to support the outputs we would like to do.
In the beginning of December the CODES students will be doing our final presentation of the semester at the garden and sharing our implemtention results. This has me a little nervous, just because I am not sure what this will look like or how it will play out. I know the date will come closer than i expect it to, so I also hope our group feels like we have enough time and that we feel confident with our presentation. I am excited to hear from the other groups as well.
I feel ready to see where our ideas go and how our plan will play out when presented in the garden to the public. My biggest worry is time, but I feel confident in moving forward and I have confidence my group will put in the work to make this a great experience for MOBOT and the visitors.