E-Portfolio #6 Dr. Williams (10.8.10)

This week, we had the pleasure of having Dr. Dana Williams give a lecture for us. I was happy to finally know who this woman was, because I had seen her in class often. Dr. Williams offered Freshman Seminar students an abundance of valuable information, for which I was very appreciative. For those who were confused about the class to begin with (like myself), Dr. Williams did much clarification as well as provided additional knowledge for doing well in Freshman Seminar. She approached the subject of our group project that we will be starting soon, and gave us insight into how we will be addressing the issues we will be presenting. Methods for research and questioning were discussed, as well as techniques for broaching the subject itself. Dr. Williams then went on to answer questions and clarify how the class will be carried out from then on. As the head of the English department here, I felt Dr. Williams was very eloquent in her delivery of the information. She displayed everything that was expected of us eloquently and clearly. I was very unsure about the research group project, so I'm very glad she demonstrated how to effectively execute the assignment. Despite the amount of work we were presented with, Dr. Williams spoke of the project as if we are all capable of getting a good grade on it. This made me feel a bit at ease about the entire thing, and almost excited to get started. Overall, Dr. Williams articulated very deliberately what we as Freshman Seminar students were to achieve within the next few weeks, and left me feeling determined to get it done.