Ok guys,
A few requests have been made to have the Facebook wall post for a scene from The Misanthrope posted on the blog! So here is a link to the wall post, which is presented here in it's entirety: http://thewallmachine.com/uz63KD.html .
Additionally, I have decided to upload the Prezi slides used to display the modernized characters. The link to that one is here: http://prezi.com/wn3ggzewefz4/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share .
Thanks for all the great feedback and the positive comments. I hope you guys have a great summer!
Christian Grondin and Erin Ekart
Friday, May 9, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Poll Results (The Beaver Coat V.2)
Stevan and I just wanted to share what results we were able to determine from the poll that we provided during the poster session.
An overwhelming number of submissions agreed with us, in that they felt the original plot of The Beaver Coat failed to adequately deliver justice as they felt it might have been deserved. This came as no surprise.
Almost everybody submitted that they liked The Beaver Coat V.2 better than the original plot, and these responses coincided with the fact that nearly everybody thought justice was better served in the version Stevan and I drew up.
A confident majority of people claimed that they felt justice was the deciding factor between the two plays.
Finally, and this was somewhat of a surprise to us, but while the majority of people that took our questionnaire indicated that they were predominantly "left-brained," there was not enough data to draw a trend. If we had to extrapolate, we feel that our trend would have some truth to it, but to get the best results, we would need to certainly update our questionnaire to provide us with better identification results.
Potential source of error is that there really weren't that many people who filled it out. I would say less than 25, if I had to guess. Another potential source is that the group of people who actually took the survey were not a general enough group to foster withstanding results. A wider variety of people would be necessary to fully examine the data, and many more of them.
Thanks to everybody who took the survey, and came out (whether by choice or not...) to ask us about our project.
-thedayofdays (If for whatever reason you haven't figured it out yet, Brandon)
An overwhelming number of submissions agreed with us, in that they felt the original plot of The Beaver Coat failed to adequately deliver justice as they felt it might have been deserved. This came as no surprise.
Almost everybody submitted that they liked The Beaver Coat V.2 better than the original plot, and these responses coincided with the fact that nearly everybody thought justice was better served in the version Stevan and I drew up.
A confident majority of people claimed that they felt justice was the deciding factor between the two plays.
Finally, and this was somewhat of a surprise to us, but while the majority of people that took our questionnaire indicated that they were predominantly "left-brained," there was not enough data to draw a trend. If we had to extrapolate, we feel that our trend would have some truth to it, but to get the best results, we would need to certainly update our questionnaire to provide us with better identification results.
Potential source of error is that there really weren't that many people who filled it out. I would say less than 25, if I had to guess. Another potential source is that the group of people who actually took the survey were not a general enough group to foster withstanding results. A wider variety of people would be necessary to fully examine the data, and many more of them.
Thanks to everybody who took the survey, and came out (whether by choice or not...) to ask us about our project.
-thedayofdays (If for whatever reason you haven't figured it out yet, Brandon)
Results - Project Awards
Before I share the results of the ballots, let me again tell you all how proud I was last night to hear you share your work with others. I've tried to instill in you that in our class you aren't just writing for me--your peers and the larger world make up your audience. I know many aspects of this course (e.g., this blog, our research exhibition, etc.) might have challenged you to leave your comfort zone, but I hope you these aspects also supported you in your intellectual and personal development. We have challenge ourselves to develop.
And hopefully this development won't end with this class. Just the other day, while watching "The LEGO Movie", I found myself thinking of Frye's formal cause and I have no doubt I will continue to find connections to this class in the future. My hope is you will, too.
Now, onto the results!
I am pleased to say that every project received an impressive number of votes on one category or another, and for that you should all be proud.
AND THE WINNERS ARE...
- Most Interesting Project = "The Misanthrope Social Network Experience" by Erin Ekart and Christian Grodin (15 Votes)
- Most Sophisticated Project = "Is Laughter the Best Medicine?" by Zach Arnold and Danielle Sexton (13 Votes)
- Most Attractive Poster = "Clue: Beaver Coat Edition" by Emily Humphreys and Emily Reed (16 Votes)
Congratulations to the winners and to all who shared their creative ideas this whole semester! Each winning team earned 2 extra points (mathematically, .2 in the grade-book calculations) on their poster session grade.
I hope you all have a fun, safe, productive summer!
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