{"id":794,"date":"2023-09-17T21:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T21:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/?p=794"},"modified":"2023-09-25T16:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T16:43:08","slug":"week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/2023\/09\/17\/week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEK #2: Promising Beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-2.57.36-PM-1024x445.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-2.57.36-PM-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-2.57.36-PM-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-2.57.36-PM-768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-2.57.36-PM-1536x667.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-2.57.36-PM-484x210.png 484w, https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-2.57.36-PM.png 2022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey there! We are thrilled to share our exciting journey as our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/meet-this-team\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/meet-this-team\/\">team of four<\/a> works with our coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/catia-silva\/bio\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/catia-silva\/bio\/\">Dr. Catia Silva<\/a>, and our sponsor,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomscientific.com\/\">Freedom Scientific<\/a><\/em>, to develop a multilingual conversational assistant for screen reader operations using\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/whatis\/definition\/large-language-model-LLM\" target=\"_blank\">Large Language Model (LLM) Technologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting the Coach: Setting the Tone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the delay from the hurricane, the team kicked off with a fantastic start this week. We held our first meeting with our coach, where we discussed the project&#8217;s scope of work, expectations, and further preparations to meet with our liaison engineers by the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delegation and Team Charter: Our Roadmap to Success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the highlights of the week was creating our <a href=\"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/teamwork\/team-charter\/#:~:text=A%20team%20charter%20is%20a%20document%20that%20defines%20your%20goals,and%20responsibilities%20of%20everyone%20involved.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/teamwork\/team-charter\/#:~:text=A%20team%20charter%20is%20a%20document%20that%20defines%20your%20goals,and%20responsibilities%20of%20everyone%20involved.\">team charter<\/a>. This document serves as the team&#8217;s compass, outlining the team&#8217;s values, expectations, and responsibilities. With our coach&#8217;s suggestions, the group unanimously settled to delegate roles and tasks with a bi-weekly rotational system in place. This dynamic approach ensures that every team member understands the project comprehensively, enriching their overall experience in a holistic approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kanban: Keeping Tasks on Track<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep our workflow organized, the team adopted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/agile\/kanban\/boards\">Kanban board<\/a>. This visual tool has already proven invaluable in helping us manage our tasks effectively. With its simple and user-friendly interface, members are able to get a glance at where each task stands, making it easier to collaborate and ensure nothing falls through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on our first week, we are optimistic about the journey ahead. Stay tuned for more updates on our adventures as a student team. We can&#8217;t wait to share our successes, challenges, and lessons learned as we work together towards our common goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there! We are thrilled to share our exciting journey as our team of four works with our coach, Dr. Catia Silva, and our sponsor,\u00a0Freedom Scientific, to develop a multilingual conversational assistant for screen reader operations using\u00a0Large Language Model (LLM)&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/2023\/09\/17\/week-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read \\\"WEEK #2: Promising Beginnings\\\" class=\"read-more\">Read&nbsp;More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[20,16,22,24,18,26],"class_list":["post-794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fall-semester","tag-freedom-scientific","tag-introduction","tag-jaws","tag-screen-reader","tag-team-07","tag-week-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":986,"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794\/revisions\/986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2324team07\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}