Mini Blog #13 - Project and Class Ideas

       This is what I got out of class: we are supposed to write a short blog on multimedia project ideas as well as class structure ideas. This is a bit vague but I will do my best. Speaking of vague, the learning service project is a bit vague and I am debating on whether it would be smarter to team up with other students interested in my field/major or other students I trust. I think it would be cool start a project in a school and do some good. But I also know it is quite hard to get into schools. You need background checks and paperwork and parental permission. Other prime locations that might offer project ideas include our campus itself, the multitude of parks around the Kankakee river, several small towns nearby, and the hospitals. I have also been thinking this: we have all (hopefully) visited farms. I imagine that many if not most of the farms we visited could hold opportunities for a project. I know that my group not only visited our farm but also explored the community that surrounded the farm. My point is that we have all gotten our foot in the door at these farms and it might be worth it to think of project ideas involving a farm, business, and community we have already explored.
As for class ideas, the library days mentioned in class would be beyond helpful since we are writing an annotated bibliography. We also talked about being kept accountable for our service project hours. I think, if each member of a group kept a log of how many hours they worked on the project every week or two, the hours could be verified and initialed by the other group members. This way, the whole group is kept accountable by each other and no individual member can just “get by” on the work of the other members.