Kierkegaard may suggest that we should stay true to ourselves and our beliefs. That sounds a lot like staying true to our own character. To me, I took that to mean that we should focus on what we like to do while being able to learn and work with others. Where am I going with this? Well, here comes the critique.
I don't think we should be doing everything that we are doing. It is almost like we are reinventing the wheel. We should invite people that know about websites to our class. Those who know how to find good hosts (i.e. WordPress) or good builders and knows what the most successful ones are currently. He should be able to look over our shoulder and offer insight about what we're looking at.
I recently asked these questions to myself. What is this class about? Is it about building a website? No. Is it about starting a consulting business? No. Is it about creating catchy videos? No. What is this class about? It is about critiquing a website through the eyes of a thousand years of great thinkers and offering specific ideas of how the site may be improved according to time tested philosophies.
In other words, if at all possible, a TA, student (maybe graduate student), invited guest, or someone should be a part of this class that can take care of the technicalities about "our website". Also, someone should be available to help create catchy clips about our research and outside critiques thus far. This doesn't mean we take a back seat and stop learning, it is more about getting a very knowledgable and helpful co-pilot or navigator. Given the restraints of this class, some things need to be put on a fast track so that future PHIL 414R students can truly gain experience by looking at websites through great eyes while learning the other necessary but sideline skills.
This is getting too long.
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