This week, the Silkworms have been working with Tierney to add the Google MyMap to the homepage and to proofread and perfect the rest of the site. I am enjoying this phase because I finally feel as if I am digging my hands into the actual project and contributing to its creation.  It has been interesting for me to sit back and supervise throughout this process, and while I have enjoyed that dynamic and have felt that I have made a difference in that way, I am happy to be creating something concrete. I am enjoying focusing on the aesthetics of the website as well. Last week, I got to see Team Tongue’s project come together as a polished product. This week, I am getting to put the finishing touches on elements that connect the four projects into one cohesive, online academic tool. The Silkworms are the ones pulling this project together and I have appreciated being able to be a part of that element of our progress as a class.
At this point, it all feels sort of surreal. This project was ambitious; none of us have ever attempted something like this and it is a foreign concept to Guilford College. Although I came into the process later than many (I was asked to be a Silkworm late this past summer), I feel a deep attachment to this project and its success. It is very fulfilling to watch it coming together so beautifully. I am constantly thinking back to the stages of the project when the students asked us what was going on and we asked the professors and the professors stared back, just as confused as the rest of us. This project has been all about teamwork, from the teaching team to our project teams to our entire class as a team working towards this final project. Every person has had a distinct role in this project’s success and I believe that each of us feels like we own it.
 

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