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2020-04MUSE 360 Assingment Juliee Decker RIT
Assignment prompt given to MUSE 360 students of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) by instructor Juliee Decker, Spring 2020 -
2022-04-13Wegmans’ Social Distancing Policy 04/2020
Wegmans’ grocery store has pieces of tape on the ground to help enforce the social distancing rules. They also have signs on the ground to explain the meaning of the tape. -
2020-04-04Discarded Mask
I was walking through Highland Park when I noticed a mask on the ground. It seemed oddly poetic in this social climate; A dirty, discarded mask in a beautiful park. -
2020-04-12An app that’s like Discord but made by a Chinese company
Due to quarantine, the Chinese government have pretty much shut down the borders. In order to stay in touch with family and friends, this app is the only source to communicate with them. Although there are apps that are accessible for Chinese International students to get in touch with their friends, there are many harsh requirements in order to use it. Due to the relationship between China and the U.S., the app is no longer available for people in the U.S to use. You must have a VPN to bypass your ip address back to China in order to use it. During times like this, I hope both countries can put down any conflict they have and provide a better source for their citizens to access. -
2020-03-30Life In Quarantine
This is a video about life in quarantine and how it has affected our lives. -
2020-03-12Email from RIT about the switch to online classes.
Changing courses to online had a significant change to my life. Everything is reorganized. I have to be careful with time management. It is very easy to forget to do homework or to prepare for the exam date. I have to spend more time outside of the class on school work because I have to understand the materials by myself. Need more self-control. -
2020-03-23RIT students test positive for COVID-19 Email sent to Faculty and Students at RIT
This email was sent the same day I took a walk around the campus (March 23, 2020). It is both a surprise and shocking to me to know there is a case in RIT. Even though no one (expect these two students) is affected on campus as far as I know, it still makes me understand how dangerous this virus can be, especially since I am on campus. -
March 23, 2020RIT during a COVID-19’s Monday
At the beginning of close down in RIT, I was taking a walk around the campus to see if there is any place open. It feels extremely weird to see such an empty walkway during Monday with only a few international students, where normally there will be hundreds of students walking through to get to their classes or other building at this time. Plus, it was rainy that day, which made the whole scene feel more sad. -
April 6, 2020Next Year in Person, a Zoom Passover
The Jewish side of my family gathered together on Zoom to celebrate Passover. It was disorganized, and chaotic. The grandmas had no clue what buttons to press, people kept muting themselves, my call crashed every 5 minutes. But in the end, it was about as chaotic as a normal Passover. However, the plagues were modified to include Corona and the final prayer ended “Next year in person” instead of the usual “Next year in Jerusalem.” -
March 16, 2020RIT College of Art & Design Dean’s Letter to Students
A letter from the dean of the Rochester Institute of Technology College of Art & Design to students following the university’s decision to close the campus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
April 9, 2020Yahoo! News Provides Coronavirus Updates
As the pandemic has progressed, Yahoo! News has added a special “News” bar where all information is archived once it is released to the public. Personally, I check Yahoo! News daily for updates about the country and world, so I have become quickly accustomed to this alteration to the main page. “News” Bar Text: “U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of intensive care as his condition improves” -
March 26, 2020Online Store Still Open- Coach
Although their physical store locations have closed indefinitely, Coach sent out an email to inform people that their online stores are still accepting orders. Even though clients may not be able to shop in the physical space, it allows the company to continue making money while serving customer needs. -
March 30, 2020Dining Room Closed- Tim Horton’s
This sign was posted on the Drive-Thru window at Tim Horton’s to inform customers that the store is now operating solely through the Drive-Thru. Hopefully, loyal customers will continue to return even if it alters their routine. “Dear Loyal Guests,Out of an abundance of caution given the current public health environment, our Dining Room is temporarily closed. We are serving all of your Tim Horton’s favorites in our Drive Thru.Thank You, Management -
March 30, 2020Designated Shopping Time for Those at the Highest Risk- Wal Mart
Posted on Wal Mart’s Customer Service desk, these two signs notify shoppers of designated shopping hours for the elderly and shoppers most at risk. Having one sign in English and another in Spanish, allows a wider group of shoppers to understand the changes taking place in response to the coronavirus pandemic. -
2020-04-04Coloring Sheet
Coloring has been therapeutic during COVID-19. Rochester, NY-based artist Shawn Dunwoody made some of his "Legion of Legends" coloring pages available online to encourage everyone during this time. -
2020-03-22Planogram (i.e., how I revamped my semester midstream)
My courses tend to be organized around weeks, modules, and learning outcomes that inform our readings, assignments, and free-form activities. I really enjoy teaching and the art of pedagogy. COVID-19 forced me to change course mid-stream. I know that I was not alone, as everyone had to do this, whether an instructor or student or ancillary staff. I kept trying time and again to simply re-write my syllabus timeline. What finally worked, after six days of fretting, was gridding everything out visually and then color coding the content around videos, assignments due, discussion post topics, and live chat discussions. This large post it (25" x 30") served as my planning guide. Here it is, after I had mapped out about half of the weeks in visual and textual form. I have called this piece "planogram" as that is the term for the visual layout used in retail so that staff can set up displays that mirror those at other locations. It's a visual plan of a layout. Well, I am happy to say, now that I am on the other side of this process, that the Post It Note version of the planogram served me well. And, I hope that my students were able to carve out a meaningful learning experience, even though it was not as any of us had intended in January—which now seems so long ago. -
2020-03-31Sourdough bread fail
During the first few weeks of COVID-19, I found myself not wanting to grocery shop and to focus on making do with what we had. However, as I have a number of food allergies, I have to be careful about what I eat. So I attempted to make bread—not in the TikTok viral-trendsetting-sense, but rather as a means to an end. My efforts were shortlived. I tried three recipes. Each was a disaster. Here is the beginnings of a sourdough starter that is vegan and gluten free. I fed it and cared for it gingerly for a week - nursing it along with fresh g-f flour every day, as a ritual to puncuate my day in the way that commuting to work used to do. On the 8th day, mold grew in the bowl and I tossed out the starter. -
2020-04-07Buckwheat bread fail
During the first few weeks of COVID-19, I found myself not wanting to grocery shop and to focus on making do with what we had. However, as I have a number of food allergies, I have to be careful about what I eat. So I attempted to make bread—not in the TikTok viral-trendsetting-sense, but rather as a means to an end. My efforts were shortlived. I tried three recipes. Each was a disaster. Here is buckwheat bread that is vegan and gluten free. It tasted like dirt.