Reflection

After completing my 20% project, I learned many things. Foremost, I learned that doing something is often much easier than explaining the same thing. In other words, I know exactly how to change, say, the spark plugs on my car. It's slightly complicated, but I can do it in about 15 minutes nonetheless. That being said, it was incredibly difficult to explain, in great detail, the exact same process. I had to approach the situation as if I had no idea of how to do any of it, and attempt to explain it that way. This was not easy! I couldn't assume anything--for example, I neglected to put "remove the negative battery cable" as the first step (for safety reasons you should), because I assumed that the reader would just know to do so as it's fairly rudimentary. I recalled the situation, however, and rewrote it accordingly. Other than that, I didn't have too many problems with the project itself (which can be found here).

We showcased the product on the last day of class, and I thought that mine was fairly well-received. The best piece of advice that I received was to "float" my product at the forums and see how the members liked it. So far, I haven't had any complaints! Overall, it was a fun way to spend 20% of my time in class. Further, I thought it was relatively educational, as I got to learn how to use blogs and different ways of expressing ideas and communicating online.