first draft of final project materials

assignments/project-checkpoint.md

@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ description: Present a complete plan for a project to make the world slightly mo
 
 Prepare a 3 to 4 slide deck to support a conversation about the state of your project. This is an opportunity for feedback, and to practice presenting accessibly. You may want to decide who will take part in the presentation based on who needs to improve their accessible presentation competency.  At a minimum, include information about: 
 
-0. *update* Project title and team members
-1. *update* What will you do?
-2. *update* What is your evidence for why this is needed? Includes your first-person evidence and your disability justice analysis*
-3. **new** Why don't we have this already? To answer this you will need to look at what we *do* have and explain why your idea isn't already solved
-4. **new** Provide technical details. How will you achieve your goals? What software/platforms will you use? What will you do yourself? What  have you done already 
-5. *update* How will you validate your idea
-6. *update* Why is this feasible (timeline, etc)
-7. Areas where you need advice/feedback.
+0. Project title and team members
+1. What will you do?
+2. Why don't we have this already / why it needed? To answer this you will need to look at what we *do* have and explain why your idea isn't already solved
+3. Provide technical details. How will you achieve your goals? What software/platforms will you use? What will you do yourself? What  have you done already ?
+4. Why is this feasible (timeline, etc)
+5. Areas where you need advice/feedback.
 
 Use this to engage us in a conversation that is useful to your project team. 
 
@@ -25,12 +23,5 @@ This homework contributes to / will be assessed on
 - Accessible Document Creation
 - Accessible Presenting (for those who participate in the presentation)
 
-At least one other Competencies of your choice, for each individual in the project group. 
-
 # Turnin
-In addition to a scheduled presentation slot, you should turn in:
 1. Your slides
-2. For each individual
-   - The extra competency you wish to be assessed on 
-   - Any additional information specified in the rubric for that competency (i.e. anything we need to assess you on the competency)
-   

assignments/project-final-handin.md

+---
+layout: assignment
+published: true
+
+title: Final Project Final Handins
+revised: October 26, 2024
+description: Handin for your final project
+---
+# Overview 
+
+In this phase of the final project, you will present a complete *final* writeup as a webpage to be added to the class website, and an individual writeup about your experience.
+
+##  Competencies
+This homework contributes to
+- Accessible Document Creation
+- Image Description
+- Plain Language Writing
+- Disability Justice Analysis
+- Positive Disability Principals
+- Other competencies you choose, if relevant (such as image description, if you include an image)
+
+# Turnin
+1. [Submit]({{site.submit}}) your webpage (in html or markdown) to be added to the course website
+2. [Submit]({{site.submit}}) an individual writeup based on this [individual template](project-final-individual-template.html).
+
+# Details
+You will make a (minimum W3C Level A) accessible, public-facing web page as part of the class site by providing us with [kramdown markdown](https://kramdown.gettalong.org/syntax.html) or html and images in a zip file together. You must have at least one image of your project. You can test accessibility using the [kramdown markdown editor](https://kramdown.electricbook.works/).
+
+Your page should contain the following:
+
+- Text describing: 
+  - Introduction (in plain language) – ~2 paragraphs (about 750 words): What is the problem you are solving and why is it important to solve it? 
+  - Positive Disability Principals ~3-5 paragraphs: Address the questions in this competency
+  - Related Work– ~3 paragraphs: Talk about relevant work that closely connects with your project.
+  - Methodology and Results– ~6 paragraphs : What did you do in your project- what did you design or implement? What were your metrics for success, and how did you validate?  This should include at least one picture of your project, with alt text. 
+  - Disability Model Analysis ~3 paragraphs (one per principal)
+  - Learnings and future work ~1-2 paragraphs (about 400 words): Describe what you learned and how this can be extended/ built on in the future.
+   
+

assignments/project-final-individual-template.md

+---
+layout: assignment
+published: true
+
+title: Final Project Reflection (Individual)
+description: Details of what to put in your reflection
+revised: 10/26/2024
+
+---
+See the [Final Project Final Report](project-final-handin.html) for more details.
+
+
+# Final Project Reflection (Individual)
+1. *What was your overall role in the final project? How do you feel about your contributions to the project?*
+2. For Accessible Document Creation, besides this document, what did you make accessible?
+3. For Image Description, include any images you wrote alt text for in this report with their alt text
+4. For Plain Language Writing, did you help with the plain language? If so, which plain language writing principals should we use to assess your plain language summary? You don't need to include the summary itself here, we will look at that on your project web page.
+5. Did you help with the disability justice analysis? If so, how?
+6. Did you help with the Positive Disability Principals analysis? If so, how?
+3. *When writing the report, did you read and follow [class guidelines]({{site.baseurl}}/academic-conduct#GenerativeAI) on GAI use?*
+4. *Would you like to be assessed or re-assessed on any competencies? You will be assessed on your document accessibility. However, if you wish to be assessed on any additional competencies beyond the ones listed here, you need to tell us and fulfill requirements of that competency.*
+   - *Examples of re-assessments could be adding a UAR with a new accessibility technology, or updating your image descriptions.*
+	 - *If so, be sure to answer the relevant competency-specific questions in a reflection here.*
+	 - *In addition, please be sure to turn in a version with change tracking turned on.*
+   - *An example of a "new" competency would be writing a plain language summary of one section of your report. To be assessed, for each competency, tell us:* 
+	 - *Which competency we are assessing you on*
+	 - *Answer the relevant competency-specific questions and/or provide any required reflections (such as providing the list of plain language guidelines you used if you write a plain language summary)*
+
+

assignments/project-final-presentations.md

+---
+layout: assignment
+published: true
+
+title: Final Project Final Presentations 
+revised: October 26, 2024
+description: Present your final project
+---
+# Overview 
+
+In this phase of the final project, you will present a complete *final* writeup and presentation of your project.
+
+##  Competencies
+This homework contributes to
+- Accessible Document Creation
+- Accessible Presenting (for those who participate in the presentation)
+- Image Description
+
+# Turnin
+1. [Submit]({{site.submit}}) your slides 
+
+# Details
+## 1. Create Slides And Present Them
+You will submit, and present slides in-class. Presentation time will be decided based on group formation and number of projects and discussed in class. Please ensure that your submitted slides are accessible and that you are  present accessibly and stay on-time. Your slides should include the following. Note that *update* are slides you have presented before and **new** are new content. 
+
+1. *update* What (at a high level) did you do? 
+4. *update* Provide technical details. How did <s>will</s> you achieve your goals? What software/platforms did <s>will</s> you use? What did <s>will</s> you do yourself?
+5. **new** Show us a demo! 
+5. *update* How did <s>will</s> you validate your idea and what were the results
+6. **new** What are some things you learned from this effort? 
+

assignments/project-proposals-ugrad.md

@@ -33,19 +33,22 @@ We have solicited project ideas from faculty, researchers and community members.
 Required Competencies for this homework:
 
 - Accessible Document Creation
-- Disability Justice Analysis
+- Positive Disability Principals
 - Finding First Person Accounts of Accessibility Tech
 
 Optionally, if you complete the requirements for it, you can add any other competency. 
 
-## Length & Difficulty
-We do not have details on how long this single piece of the final project usually takes students. However, overall students report a median of 7.5 hours per week plus meetings during the four weeks of the project. Some things students commented on regarding the project include:
-- "I appreciate the open-endedness of this project. It gives a good opportunity to apply what we have learned, combined with the knowledge we have brought to this course."
-- "I like how open ended the project is, and it made for a really interesting last session with a wide variety of presentations."
-- "Learned a lot through the project"
+# Turnin
+1. [Submit]({{site.submit}}) your proposal. Your write up should include the following information
+   - **Paragraph 1:** What will you do? What first person evidence did you find for this idea? Provide a brief summary and links.
+   - **Paragraph 2:** How does this project embody Positive Disability Principles?
+   - **Paragraph 3:** How will you validate your idea
+   - **Paragraph 4:** Why is this feasible (timeline, etc) What do you plan to accomplish by each of the project milestones?
+2. Post a summary of your idea on for others to see to help with group formation on [Ed]({{site.discussion}}/5583557)
+
 
 # Details
-To complete this assignment, you will need to do the following
+To complete this assignment, you will need to do the following. Note that you do *not* need to find a group, you can turn in an individual proposal. However by checkpoint 2 we are expecting people to form groups of 2-4 people.
 
 ## 0. Brainstorm an Idea
  In choosing this project, you may want to draw from personal expertise, literature, or user data should you have access to it. Your idea should have the following components. 
@@ -63,12 +66,4 @@ Your idea should offer develop technology that will help to advance the needs of
 
 ## 2. Write About Your Proposal
 
-Your write up should include the following information
-- **Paragraph 1:** What will you do? What first person evidence did you find for this idea? Provide a brief summary and links.
-- **Paragraph 2:** How does this project embody [Positive Disability Principles](index.html#4-application-of-positive-disability-principals-to-research):? List the principals you are addressing (you must include at least 1 and 4) and explain how they are embodied in your work.
-- **Paragraph 3:** How will you validate your idea
-- **Paragraph 4:** Why is this feasible (timeline, etc) What do you plan to accomplish by each of the project milestones?
-   
-# Turnin 
-Submit your write up on Canvas. 
 

schedule-ugrad.md

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Discussion of  accessibility testing and born accessible systems.
 - <i class="fa-solid fa-house-laptop" aria-hidden="true"/> [Website Report](assignments/website-report.html) Due
 
 ## Wednesday {% include slide.html title="Course Feedback, Final Project & Best of Assets" loc="best-of-assets2024.html" %}
+- <i class="fa-solid fa-house-laptop" aria-hidden="true"/>  [Project Proposal](assignments/project-proposals-ugrad.html) Assigned
    
 ## Thursday Section  Group Formation & Practice making data accessible
 
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@ Discussion of  accessibility testing and born accessible systems.
 - <i class="fa-solid fa-house-laptop" aria-hidden="true"/>  [Project Proposal](assignments/projcet-proposals-ugrad.html) Due
 
 ## Wednesday 
-- <i class="fa-solid fa-house-laptop" aria-hidden="true"/>  [Project Proposal](assignments/projcet-proposals-ugrad.html) Assigned
 - In class work on accessible objects
 - Testing with paper, scissors, and printers
 - Some overnight printing if ready
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@ Attend a meeting slot *with your whole group* (slots will overlap class but also
 
 # Finals week (tentative)
 
-## Final Project Handins Due By 12/9, 8:30am; 
-## Possibility of presentations on 12/9 instead of the prior week
+## Final Project Handins Due By 12/9, 11:30am; 
 
 {: .week}
 {% details Unused Reading and Ideas %}

slides/best-of-assets2024.html

@@ -31,7 +31,45 @@ class:
 # Summary of feedback
 
 ---
-# Discussion (think/pair/share)
+# Final Project
+
+Open ended project
+
+Broken into four parts
+- [Final Project Proposal]({{site.baseurl}}/assignments/project-proposals.html) (due Monday)
+- [Final Project Checkpoint 1]({{site.baseurl}}/assignments/project-checkpoint.html) (due 11/13; Presentations in lab on 11/14, **required attendance**)
+- [Final Project Checekpoint 2](same assignment spec as Checkpoint 1) (due 11/25; Presentations in class on 11/25 and 11/27, **required attendance**)
+- [Final Project Presentations]({{site.baseurl}}/assignments/project-final-presentatinos.html) (in class and possibly lab depending on number of groups, week of 12/2).
+- [Final Project Website and Individual Handin]({{site.baseurl}}/assignments/project-final-handin.html) (due by end of final exam period, 12/9 11:30am)
+
+---
+# Proposal
+- Can be individual
+- Written format only
+- Should be based around a first person account and analyzed with positive disability principals
+- Handin is on Canvas AND you post a summary on  [Ed]({{site.discussion}}/5583557)
+
+---
+# Checkpoints
+- By first checkpoint you should be in groups of 2-4, with people in your section, or who can all attend the same section if needed
+- The *whole group* is required to attend checkpoint meetings.
+- Checkpoint meetings are with the staff, not in front of the whole class, but should include a brief presentation. 
+
+---
+# Final Project Presentations
+- These will be in the last week of class
+- Length will depend on the number of groups, but we are reserving wednesday and friday lecture and both sections Thursday to be sure
+
+---
+# Final Project Handins
+- Due by the end of our finals period
+- Includes a website and an individual reflection
+- Also requires a disability justice analysis and a plain language summary
+
+--- 
+# QUICK BREAK
+
+Good time to stand and stretch
 
 ---
 [//]: # (Outline Slide)

slides/laser-cutting.html

@@ -32,46 +32,11 @@ class:
 ---
 [//]: # (Outline Slide)
 # Learning Goals for today
-- Introducing your next assignment
 - Brief introduction to Laser Cutting 
 - Actually preparing an item to laser cut
 - How to make a laser cut object
 - Cover some uses of laser cutting for accessibility
 
----
-# Next Assignment (1/3)
-
-1) Pick something you've implemented
-- Preferably interactive (some sort of web or app based user interface)
-
-2) Pick a task to complete on it
-
-Reach out if you do not have an interactive tool
-- Ideally do this before class
-- We're trying to figure out whether we can spend any class time on this Friday, but don't count on it
-
----
-# Next Assignment (2/3)
-3) Test it out with your accessibility technology
-   - Be clear about which accessibility aid or perceptual concern you will be addressing
-
-4) Fix the problem
-
-.footnote[If do-able and you need to be re-evaluated, you may *additionally* use automated testing and generate more UARs]
-
----
-# Next Assignment (3/3)
-6) Write a 1 page document describing what you did (please see the assignment for details on what is required
-
-7) Make sure it is accessible, and not a PDF, and then submit it
-
----
-[//]: # (Outline Slide)
-# Learning Goals for today
-- Introducing your next assignment
-- **Brief introduction to Laser Cutting**
-- Actually preparing an item to laser cut
-
 ---
 # Some key things to know about Laser Cutting