Teaching with Zines!

After completing the zine project I found that I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. I think it took a lot of reflection and it made me make connections through all that we learned through this class. I would say that I definitely enjoyed it much more than a term paper and found the question prompts very useful to target what specifics I needed to mention. Additionally I enjoyed the creative freedom and enjoyed getting to create something visually appealing rather than writing a paper. Lastly I can't think of anything specific that I would change, I thought it was well thought out and correlated well with what we learned. I also appreciate the assignment in the beginning of the course where we got to explore different zines and write about one, I think the exposure early on made it much easier to recognize what work was expected of me for our project.

I think it was overall a really cool and unique assignment. I had never learned about zines before, but I think they’re a fun and convenient way to relay information. It felt a bit like making a presentation, but definitely different in some ways. I liked designing the zine and imagining someone would be flipping through a physical copy of it. 

I definitely preferred it to a paper. I liked that what we needed to do was so clearly laid out and that it gave us a chance to use some creativity. Using Canva is new to me, but it wasn’t too bad. Being able to use some amount of creativity was fun because I don’t really get to iin a lot of my

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I thought the zine project was much more enjoyable than a term paper or final exam. The main challenges I encountered were related to my having never used Canva before, but between the project videos and some online guides, I was able to figure it out. I found organizing the information from the written part of the final project into a visual product was very fun, I especially enjoyed finding pictures and moving stuff around to make the formatting more appealing. Overall, I had fun making the Zine project, and I am glad I learned how to use Canva.

I really enjoyed the zine project, and thought that it was a perfect way to educate myself on food justice organizations, while also being creative and doing it in an engaging way. I found this to be a much better option than a final paper, as I don’t think that papers would have been as engaging because you would not be actively exploring the real organizations like you are in the zine project.

I enjoyed the zine project as a creative alternative to a traditional term paper. It was challenging to communicate ideas visually and concisely, but it pushed me to think in new ways. I found it engaging and fun because it allowed for personal expression and collaboration. 

Overall, the zine project was a fun but still educational experience that combined academic research writing with artistic communication. I enjoyed contributing to a zine as an alternative to a term paper, as it was an enjoyable way to present our projects without having to physically present the information in front of the class. It was fun to use canva and the site provided plenty of free resources to fully engage with our project material and entertainingly present our academic findings.

I appreciated how the zine project did not feel like a typical assignment. It definitely made the material feel more human and I enjoyed having freedom in how I shared ideas. I feel like it helps students connect to the class in a different way than usual. But overall, more fun, stimulating, and rewarding to look at a finished zine than a finished paper.

I thought the zine project was very informational and inspiring. I learned so much just from writing and browsing the Food Empowerment Project's website. I definitely liked it better than a paper, as I feel I had more interactive learning where I could pace myself rather than just writing paragraphs based on an argument.