Cracking the Code of Learning

 This quarter, I learned two major topics, community-based research and coding for a webpage. In community-based research I gained experience and insights into how local issues can be studied and addressed by gathering information directly from the people of the community, the particular topic that we studied was colonial literature in Vigan City, the study aimed to inform and give awareness about the literature of Vigan City and how it affected and shaped the city that we know today. On the other hand, coding for a webpage taught me to be creative to build a functional and visually appealing web pages, and introduced me the technical side of web development.

 

One of the biggest difficulties I encountered was dealing with the errors on our webpage code. Fixing and improving our code required patience and attention to detail. Additionally, conducting interviews for our research was challenging. Some of the respondents are hesitant to share their opinion and information, and scheduling interviews were difficult. To overcome these challenges, I sought help from various sources in the internet and from my friends in troubleshooting my codes. For our research interviews, I learned to be more patient, respectful, and adaptable in conducting our interviews.

 

I will improve my coding skills by practicing and exploring different techniques in web development and be more prepared when engaging with the community. With these experiences, I aim to become more confident and efficient in both technical and research-based tasks in the future.

References: 

Barlow, E. (2023, January 31). What is Coding? StudyStream Blog. https://www.studystream.live/blog/what-is-coding/

Community-Based Participatory research. (n.d.). Center for Social Science Research. https://cssr.gmu.edu/capabilities/community-based-participatory-research