Hello, everyone! My recent tool review really got me brainstorming about the possible forms that my capstone project could take, and now I'm ready to expand upon these a bit further! As I've mentioned a few times already, my ultimate goal is to create the optimal voter registration form for use by any American of legal age (i.e. 18 or older). National voter turnout rates are criminally low - particularly from the youngest demographic, which has the most potential to advance society - and I believe that the faulty structure of our voter registration forms plays a critical role in this disturbing trend. Allow me to restate the major qualms I had upon analyzing a small sample of said forms a couple weeks ago: I know that these are formal government documents, but they still look so dry and boring! We need much more than the occasional hint of multichromatic and multimodal stimulation in order to entice people to complete these forms. So then how'll I address these issues, exactly? Well...
Now, what form (no pun intended) might my capstone project ultimately take? Let's propose some ideas:
I'll conclude by saying that y'all should celebrate National Voter Registration Day on September 24 by spreading awareness about civic engagement and registering yourselves to vote if you haven't already (seriously, it's so important!)! If you're a UConn student like yours truly, you can visit UConnPIRG's voter registration tables on Fairfield Way from 11 am-5 pm on September 24 and 25, as well as attend UConnPIRG and USG's HuskyEngage Summit on September 28 (more info here). That's about all I have for you today, and until next time, I'll leave you with a Melodramatic Mike Drop™!
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sulema
9/23/2019 09:50:00 am
Pros:
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courtney gavitt
9/23/2019 09:52:11 am
If you plan on using Google Sheets, how do you plan on incorporating information on each candidate? I feel as though this is almost two different projects that need two different tools: You'd need a spreadsheet for the form, and then a different layout with information on the candidates.
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LaurenJellen
9/23/2019 10:07:31 am
Mike,
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Gabe
9/25/2019 09:00:51 am
This is *such* a good idea! There are experts in usability studies who are very interested in this kind of media; you may want to look into the fields of usability, accessibility, and user experience:
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