What do I need to know about myself and my community, in order to develop a project?
How can I document and share my thinking through effective routines and organization?
Thank you all for engaging conversations about professional models yesterday.
Please remember to take Attendance.
So far this week, we have had the opportunity to brainstorm different topics and survey different art forms. It is valuable, at this point, to have more than one topic to take deeper into ideation. Please keep in mind that many considerations go into a successful proposal, and project advisors will only approve viable proposals.
Today we will set up an organizational system used to capture thinking as well as communicate thinking to project advisors. We will also generate questions and consult different advisors to test our topics.
DO NOW: (10:00-10:10)
As a group, walk through the process of creating and curating a Google Drive folder for the semester.
Google Drive >> New > Folder
- Name this folder : Firstname Lastname | Project Block | Fall 2016
- Example : Jacob Bartz | Project Block | Fall 2016
- Share this folder with your current project advisor.
- Example : Jacob Bartz | Ideation Lists | Fall 2016
- Example : Jacob Bartz | Ideation Mind Map | Fall 2016
DO NEXT: (10:10-10:30)
Use Question Starters to begin generating questions about a topic.
- Click on the link above.
- Rename the document: Firstname Lastname | Question Starts : Topic | Fall 2016
- Move the document into your new folder for Project Block.
- Use the document to generate questions - keeping in mind that we are still seeking possibilities, ways of framing the topic that will lead to a project. Driving questions will emerge after some initial research and conferences with advisors.
- Repeat this process for each topic you are considering (more than one)
Q&A: (10:30-11:00). Students should check the list of advisors on the Ideation Page. They should prepare specific questions for certain advisors, based on content area. Communicate with a purpose. In a professional email, students should contact at least two different advisors with specific questions. Students need to understand that a reply will not be immediate, and that the conversation may continue over the next few days, either in person or through email. Students considering Year Long Projects need to email Erin NOW about proposal expectations. Students working with collaborators need to email those partners right now.
Sharing: (11:00-11:15) Students share out their progress - What questions were answered? How did that stimulate your thinking? What questions remain unanswered? What are your next steps?
Tomorrow, we will set up structures for initial research and begin working toward driving questions. .
