After a refreshing winter break and start to the spring semester, I am back with a new update on the progress of my internship with the Smithsonian Institute! To provide a brief recap: My main project is working on setting up a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon centered around expanding the biographies and...
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Unfortunately, this update is a bit overdue, but nevertheless, here is the latest report on my internship at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)! These last few weeks have seen my work transition from the planning stages to the execution stages. After...
With several more weeks and several more trainings under my belt, things have started to ramp up for my internship work. Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been focusing on learning more about how to organize the aforementioned edit-a-thon. While it might seem straightforward, this isn’t...
As I near the date for submitting my first draft of my final project, the challenges make their appearances in various ways (like they always do at this stage). As mentioned last time, my goal was to focus on the creation of my activities to best facilitate the teaching of the content I am...
As we near the end of the semester, the research engine is going into overdrive and things are starting to come together. I have settled on a platform to host my content, I have selected the main content, and I have begun mapping out the activities I plan to use. Overview of topic. My final project...
After having the past week set aside in my course for conducting research and putting my final project into full gear, I have made significant progress toward where I need to be. My previous blog posts have covered my topic area fairly well into terms of what I’m trying to accomplish, but to...
One of the main goals of my project is to present seemingly conflicting worldviews and explore how to resolve their contradictions, particularly among sources of Indigenous origins or that relate to Indigenous perspectives of events. This can be demonstrated through comparing Indigenous oral...
After having another week to organize my thoughts, complete another module of work, and some time to meet with my classmates, I have nailed down some next steps for my project, mainly regarding the research I need to do to develop the content. To provide the first draft of my finalized plan, this...
In my previous blog post regarding the project I am developing for this course, I have had some time to reflect on its scope and details, along with having consulted with my Professor about it. In this post, I will answer some key questions necessary for the creation of the project and provide some...
Since my last blog post, I have made significant strides in dealing with the challenges presented along the way with completing this project. While inconveniences abound due to the ongoing pandemic in my state, I am happy with what I am to report on this in this update. Interviews I have now...