Overall, I hope my love of sign language was conveyed in the Ted Talk. I am sad to see this project end, because it was probably the most enjoyable project I was ever assigned, but know that I will continue to further my knowledge of sign language.
Personally, I would rather not grade myself for this Ted talk because I feel like grades go against the whole foundation of this project. Grades are extrinsic motivation, and to learn ASL I was motivated solely intrinsically. I also know that personally, I am my own worst critic. I am always way harder on myself than anyone else could possibly be. When it comes to grades, I never have an accurate depiction of "how well I did".
That being said, I have absolutely nothing against reflecting on what you have done, how hard you have worked, and how much you have learned. In fact I think it's necessary to grow.
Our Ted Talk I think went well. No major mess-ups. I think we were within the time limits, although I'm worried we might have gone over. We didn't just give a run through of our process, and instead had an overarching message, which I think is what you were looking for. I made the powerpoint, and spent a bit of time on the conversation part in order to help the audience understand, and I think that was good for a visual component. I practiced my script and tried not to rely on my note cards. Friends told me after that it seemed polished, so hopefully the delivery was good.
I think the entire project went very very well. I now feel extremely confident in my abilities to converse in ASL. If I saw a deaf person on the street I would approach them and sign to them, and that is what I was hoping to get out of this project.
If I had to grade myself on the Ted Talk, I guess I would say anywhere from 25-27/30.
Overall, I really liked how much of the project was graded on the process. It really allowed me to focus on what I loved about sign language, instead of making me get stressed out over grades. I loved this project, and hope you continue to assign it in following years. Thank you!
thank you!!
I completely agree with you that it's extremely hard to grade yourself accurately. Of course going into the presentation you think everything you did was what you were supposed to and then after it's also hard since you don't really know how you looked up there in front of everyone. I personally thought your presentation was REALLY good! My favorite part was when you and Alyssa had that conversation in all ASL. Job well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny! Yours was really good too! I know ho nervous you were for it, but you really didn't need to be at all. It went really well. Quality Ted Talking.
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