How was working on -- thinking through -- your project different from thinking through a seminar paper?
My project was easier for me to work through than my paper, not because I was more familiar with that type of composition, but because it helped me work through my ideas like I tend to in class conversations. It seemed like working with the text was like having a conversation with a partner or friend, like I was trying to explain my ideas without having to explain everything verbally.
How are you mediated differently through your project than through your seminar paper?
My project shows, rather than tells, what I'm trying to work out in my paper. It's almost as if I get to present my ideas they way they appear in my head - when I think of the video examples I want to use, I just use them - instead of having to fit them into the conventions of academic writing. I love writing, and I love academic writing, but this seemed much easier for me. It felt more fluid in general. Though, at the same time, I felt more restricted by my disability. When writing, I don't get caught up in my tendencies to try to make everything straight and symmetrical and I don't get distracted by videos. But I think overall it was a good experience.
I think I might start using Prezi as a tool to help me develop my arguments, to discover how things fit together, in the future.
What sorts of differing thoughts about your topic/area of interest arose for you because you approached this work through differing media?
Well, actually, focusing on how to design my project made me realize that structure and design were the areas I wanted to focus on in my essay. It made me more objective, I think, though I know my essay is still based on my own subjective experiences.
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