Month: April 2020

The eportfolio that we used this semester to submit most assignments was something that I still do not totally understand. The program itself is very confusing. There are so many options to the point that it becomes too congested and has too many functions. Even now at the end of the semester, I do not understand all the options and functions presented in the program. It has been painfully complicated to upload assignments, as I had to upload them, then organize them into the right file. Given all of the functions, I do not understand why this isn’t something I could have done all at once. Lastly, I do not understand why we used it in this class. I had used it in one other class and did not understand the purpose of it then, and I still do not. It is an overly complicated way to submit assignments, blackboard would have been a more appropriate way to present our work.

For the project management assignment, my partner and I choose to use Asana as our management software. We picked Asana as our software over other programs because it was the one recommended, and after looking through all of them, we determined it was the easiest to use while still being a helpful management tool. While we didn’t use all the features provided, we used the program to make lists and tasks with due dates. This helped us plan out all that was required of us and when it was due. Asana proved to be useful for our purpose, it allowed us to set tasks, lists, and due dates, which helped us organize appropriately. It did not take us too long to figure out exactly what features Asana had to offer and which ones would best fit our goals for the class. Because of the ease that we had using Asana, there are no features that I wish were added to the program, therefore I would give it a five out of five. It was useful for us for the class and helped us plan out our assignments. That being said, I don’t think I would use this program or any program like it in the future. I have my own way of remembering assignments and it works for me, I do not see a reason why I would need such a program in the future.

2. The response that speaks to me the most was the one written by Kurt Caswell. I specifically liked the part where he said, “By art I mean not only writing, painting and dance, but also beekeeping, gardening, cooking, ‘going green’, even conversation, anything at all that may be practiced and refined and so, highly performed” (199). I really liked this idea of creative sustainability because it spoke to things I really enjoy such as beekeeping, gardening, and cooking. Reading this passage made me realize there is a lot of creativity that goes into each of these practices, and becoming better means becoming creative. Even the idea of going green can be creative. Composting, in my household at least, required a lot of creative steps to make sure we were able to actually start that practice. I think the main message of this passage is to say that sustainable practices need to be creative, in order to improve upon them.

3. Thomashow’s perspective on graffiti art is that it is a mostly positive way of expression and way to send a message. Graffiti is not something I have given much thought to, but the way it was presented by Thomashow, I believe that it can be a particularly good way to portray something, especially sustainability. I feel like it can be a powerful way to show the importance of sustainability. As far as its presence and campus, I think it would be a pretty good way to show the school’s commitment to sustainability, one problem I could see arising from it is location. I cannot think of an appropriate location for a legal canvas to be on campus.