When writing our mission statement Christa and I tried to give as much context to our project as possible, and convey the projects relevance and importance. We both gravitated towards making our project as educational and community orientated as possible. I believe that this is important because the area we live is not very diverse, so there may be many misconceptions around migration.
While talking about digital tools Christa and I both wanted to make sure that there was a diverse range of ways to get information. However, we did not make any concrete decisions regarding what tools we will have featured in our website, which is something that we will be addressing before submitting our final contract. A few of the tools we will definitely be using are videos posted on YouTube, audio of the interviews, and an ArcGIS map. Overall, we hope to make our website intriguing, accessible and informative.
Christa and I also decided that it would be beneficial for us to have a shared google calendar in order to keep track of shared deadlines, and mark progress so that we can be on the same page. We have set extra deadlines in addition to the ones given by our professors, we decided to do this to give ourselves more constant deadlines so that we will always be working toward completing our project. When talking about our responsibilities Christa and I both decided that we would be responsible for certain things dependent upon on our confidence and skills concerning certain tasks. For example, I will be responsible for making the first outline of our website, because I am comfortable building websites.
One of our big shared responsibilities is to maintain proper use of citation in order to avoid copyright and fair use infringement. We also chose to add a for more information page, this is in part to help us in following copyright law but also to give viewers a way to learn more about migration. In order to help our project reach as many people as possible we will be promoting it in many ways. One will be distributing flyers with a QR code linked to our website. The other will be making contact with some of the organizations on campus that might find this information useful (ex. Diversity initiative, Aspiring educators, Alpha Lambda Delta, Multicultural Club). We will also be contacting all of the establishments that help us find interviewees to share the finished project with them. Lastly, I will be presenting our project at symposium, which is the day when undergraduate research done by students at our university present their projects and findings.
Overall, I felt like this contract helped Christa and I work out some things we were unsure of. I also feel that after writing it I know the steps I should be taking in order to advance our project.
It sounds like you both are making great steps towards completing your projects. Maybe you could share with your community partners a draft of your website before the due date so they can give feedback as to what they might want you to add.
I think the context is very important in this situation, so it’s very good that you tried to emphasize it. This way, the reasons for the project are clearer for everyone (both interviewees and audience), which will hopefully help everyone to be more interested and understanding about your project.
In regards to your tools, Google Calender is a great idea! I’m now going to bring that up to Joe to see if we can implement it in our process. I agree, though, that it is very hard to determine exactly what tools will be used on the website. I feel like it is better to first gather all the information and then determine the best way to organize it.
Your project looks good so far! Good luck with the continuing process!