Group Reflection by Alexandra Koenig
The power point project I believe was personally an overall a great learning experience for me. The project enabled me to experience first hand the benefits and challenges associated with working with a large group of my peers. The class provided me with valuable experience in research, presenting and public speaking. The greatest challenge that my group faced was the lack of corporation from the professionals within the field and from non-profit organizations, which we attempted to contact. The overall lack of corporation from outside sources hindered the depth and development of our design plan for Governors Island. As a result a number of necessary details were missing from our research. Another obstacle that the group had to overcome was learning how to use and operate new technology, which none of us had ever used before. Aside from the setbacks that we faced I felt that the project challenged me intellectually and enabled me to expand my overall knowledge on not only of Governor’s Island but also of New York City as a whole. The project enabled me to experience first hand the various problems that urban planners and developers face when they undertake a large-scale development project.