I can’t help but feel excited when I see a notification sitting in my inbox, alerting me to feedback on my project from my peers.
While it took me a while to finally come up with a question and a hypothesis that I was happy about exploring, a part of me was a little nervous about what my peers would have to say about the way I planned to pursue this question: was it too boring, was it too long, was it not well-structured? However, the feedback given has been both helpful and encouraging as I finish this final project. As I am taking a study break, I’m also taking a moment to be appreciative of the fact that I am part of a really strong class this term.
This is because while I like receiving feedback from my peers, I enjoyed ComPAIR because I was able to look and evaluate my peers’ projects. Many of them have really neat ideas and it is incredibly interesting to see them take a question and make it their own. It makes the learning process a lil’ cooler, and is unlike anything I’ve experienced in other classes. I would have liked to see more projects, but I suppose with a student schedule, it would be ambitious to read everybody’s projects while balancing own schoolwork…! Alas!