6i

PSPW 6i

a.  Check in about revisions--don’t forgot to get me forms; return papers

b.  How to share EasyBib

c.  Show: challenge videos posted

d.  Reminder about posting videos using form--show

e.  Show posting for commenting assignment--due by Friday AM

f.  Empathy design activity

a.  review design thinking process: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test

b.  watch video: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50138196n

discuss: other things that have been re-designed recently with the user more in mind

discuss: the chair featured in the video

c.  discuss chair project:  "How might we redesign the school desk to allow for the best possible student learning experience?"

d.  Brainstorm on post-its then organize brainstorms on large paper [Think about what we saw in the IDEO shopping cart video]

topics?:

process

Users to check in with

problems with the current chair

chairs/solutions we should look at

considerations

new ideas

e.  Assignment: by class time tomorrow, take pictures of students using desks (and tables, and whatever other learning station environments you see) and send me 3-5 interesting ones.

g.  Next speech: how to...  [tie exercise]--challenge how do you explain a complicated process?

5iii

1.  Review "distinction" v. "difference"  and then collect distinction papers along with rhetorical evaluation worksheet

2.  watch samples of self-definition speech.  Story, in draft form, due for Friday's class

3.  Speech exercise #1--then perform and video tape.

5ii (Tuesday, Oct 8)

a.  Comma work

b.  Self-definition speech brainstorm activity

c.  Introduce self-definition speech assignment (see yesterday's class plan for link)

HW: complete distinction paper revision; start thinking about a story for self-definition essay.

5i (October 7)

PSPW 5i (Monday, October 7th)

a.  skills inventory--on notes sheets from last week, circle the interesting ideas you had.  Put name on sheet.  Then complete interest/skills inventory sheet.  Discuss

b.  Distinction document--check it for HW--then hand out design thinking evaluation sheet (must be turned in with next draft, due for class #3)---look at assignment sheet to see how assignment matches up with evaluation

Pass documents.  Suggest design features

c.  Comma work; comma exercise

d.  If time, hand out “Self-definition” speech assignment

HW: revise distinction document for rhetorical situation considerations; have printed copy for class again.  Start thinking about self-definition speech