As we enter the last few weeks of the term, our excitement and drive to finish strong continues to grow. With our third blog post comes a reflection on our group objectives/achievements, newly acquired knowledge/skills, as well as a look into our emotions throughout the past few weeks.

Weekly Objectives + Achievements

Week 8

Objectives: To handle uncertainty in the learning environment

Our goal is to learn from our own experiences and to change how we respond to uncertainty from the project. We hope to gain more confidence in dealing with challenging situations and address issues directly.

Achievement: Map trialing

Two group members (Tracy + Jeanette) at Save On Foods Dunbar for map trialing

On March 6th our group was able to trial the map at three different locations (Save On Foods Dunbar, Save on Foods UBC, and CityReach FoodBank) and collected feedback and consent forms from community members. At Save on Foods UBC, six community members trialled the maps and filled the feedback forms within a span of two hours. We had the opportunity to interact with community members and gauge interest in using our map tool, as well as receive feedback on how the map could be improved. We were able to collect 6 feedback forms from Save on Foods UBC, 9 feedback forms from CityReach FoodBank, and unfortunately we did not receive any feedback from Save On Foods Dunbar as the demographic of customers did not express interest/need for the tool. 

Week 9 + 10

Objectives: Developing infographics

Our goal is to learn how to design an infographic that will convey a story, identify causes and issues relating to our project and inspire solutions. We hope to develop something that is easy to read but still clear and informative.

We will also have all of the data collected that we will need to finish our project and to plan for our presentation and report. With the data collected, we will evaluate and analyze any commonalities or significant changes necessary.

Week 11 + 12

Objectives: Report writing

Our goal is to work on the final report together and to organize and plan for the presentation. We will follow the guidelines provided for us to ensure in a high-quality report that we are each proud of, and which will ultimately help the wider community.

We will also practice and refine our final presentation to share what we’ve learned from this project to other students, staff, and community members.

Moment of Significant Change Workshop

Explanation of Skills/Knowledge graph (Orange)

• As we approached this project, we had little to no information about what our project would be, what we would have to do, and who we would interact with
• Meeting with Teya: significant increase in skills and knowledge as we were informed about what to do, and what our plan will be
• Hoping to gradually continue gaining knowledge and skills as we complete map trialing in our community
• Hoping to gain knowledge and skills as we begin to put together the final report and presentation

Explanation of Emotions/Feelings graph (Blue)

• Neutral feelings coming in to the project
• Drop in emotions when our team had some miscommunication issues, but emotions increased again as we resolved our problems together
• Building excitement, feelings of being more at ease after meeting with Teya and Kathy
• Feelings of accomplishment at map trialing
• Hoping to continue building on that excitement as we come closer to the presentation day
• Greater understanding of the project, its strengths and weaknesses, leading to the final written report

The Graceful Dismount 

• Remaining organized for the last few weeks of school
• Understand what the requirements are for the report and presentation
• Set deadlines ahead of time to limit stress as final exams approach! – assign tasks to each group member and edit/help out each other
• Continue to have good communication within the group – bring up any issues as soon as they occur
• Divide and conquer! Divide out tasks to make all group work easier for those with busy schedules