Honestly we should’ve just had class… It was even sunny.
But well, took the day off to visit family friends in Brooklyn, and technology is so amazing I was able to be in the Zoom class while at the same time being out with my cousins.
It was important to know what we were gonna do next time we met with the kids and listen to the ideas everyone presented. I learnt that my ideas since we are doing something public I should take into account things such as copyright. I really loved that a girl from LCSS is really into The Beatles so I wanted to do something in relation to them and my story was about them but I’m probably gonna have to go more Beatles-inspired rather than using them as the vehicle for an experience. Also I hadn’t thought of the medium in which I’d present that story and since it was brought up I feel now like I gotta take the interactive experience into account when thinking of the story rather than come up with the story and then translate it into an activity. I’m excited for what’s to come.
SELF ASSESSMENT:
- In Ed Tech and Design Thinking I feel that I am making the most progress with:
Having an actual experience on building something with a group, researching with a group and making progress in something similar to how design is, in a team. My classes are all about personal projects and group projects are in the best case conformed by 3 people and they are terrible. I love working as a team for a focused design project. - I need more assistance with:
Probably learning the ins and outs of all the software we talk about. We go about Unity, AR with the cube, the VR software and it is interesting to know about them but probably some deeper diving might be necessary to fully realize what’s goin on, like get my feet wet with the things, like more studio play-time but honestly there’s no time in this little class, I wish it was a six hour class honestly. - Write a short paragraph: in the first five weeks of Ed Tech and Design Thinking, I discovered/learned…….
That working as a large group in design is really exciting. I’ve learned about systems, about procedures in teaching, about methods on learning, about the world in ecological ways, about personal stories my classmates have, about software and gadgets I didn’t know existed. But most importantly I’ve learnt that there’s a bright future ahead because there’s wonderful kids with the spirit and the mindset to change the world. - Comments on the studio? What is working or not working for you?
Time is so little this studio feels encapsulated. My big six hour studio is a huge waste of time whereas this should be so good for that. Love taking trips, love the interesting lectures, love the class activities, love how we are a group.