It’s been two months already? I just noticed that: that’s totally rad.
Ok I just wanted to start this post off by saying that some progress has been made in narrowing the focus of my central question for my presentation so here it is. Rather than exploring retrofits holistically I will specifically be looking at gardens (whether those are separate or rooftop) and examining how their implementation in urban schools (in inner cities) can enhance STEM education. Now you may be wondering why the switch? Well I’ll tell you hypothetical listener, because in exploring garden-based learning 1) there are much more case studies to work off of and 2) I can focus I much more interesting argument that can go as far as to include educational psychology (which I don't know if you all, but I certainly find interesting). Those questions will be answered with a number of sources which I will be sure to include when finishing up that up and coming PPT (what the cool kids say in reference to the old power point presentation). I hope that cleared up some confusion because I know last week I just threw down a bunch of questions and was like here are some musings I did not totally think about (though I nevertheless appreciated the feedback for that so thank you).
Anyways moving on to what I did for BlocPower this week. So this week I finished implementing the folder structure in the wiki and then moved on to do that fun stuff I referenced a couple weeks ago which is called testing. To reiterate testing is simply executing a test plan which, not to include more quality assurance jargon, is a set of rules to ensure the user interface for an application is working smoothly.
Finally I just wanted to include a quick note on a project that BlocPower is currently doing in the Congo. To summarize, BlocPower is looking to provide loan management systems in the Congo, specifically for electricity in cities surrounding what is called Virunga National Park. The park is, wait for it, the second largest rainforest in the world and holds a dam that is already being used to process and generate electricity. I have no idea the timeline for the project but I thought this really innovative idea alone speaks volumes to the breadth of activity BlocPower covers as a company so just wanted to share.
Anyways, hope you all enjoy your weekend and will keep you all updated on any new findings soon!
