The Sixth Principle
The sixth principle consists of Students as Designers. What I love most about this principle is the skills that it teaches:
Structure
Process
Organization
Time management
Collaboration
...and the list goes on.
In class, we simulated this design principle by designing our own video on the DDLS Principles. While Dawn taught us concepts, we had to go through "designing" a product and implementing those concepts (plus explaining them in our videos, too!). The lesson was structured just enough to guide us, but it wasn't too structured that it limited our creativity.
The process of designing isn't just for educators but for learners, too! It fosters creativity and allows learners to truly synthesize and implement what they have learned in a project that takes them outside of the "traditional classroom" format.
What I know I will struggle with the most as a designer is having the learners create "meaningful outcomes." When I design, I always think the outcomes will be meaningful, but when my design is implemented, it doesn't always work out that way. That's a growth I would like to work on - how can I be more mindful when designing my lessons to have a meaningful outcome that the students can reflect on?
Structure
Process
Organization
Time management
Collaboration
...and the list goes on.
In class, we simulated this design principle by designing our own video on the DDLS Principles. While Dawn taught us concepts, we had to go through "designing" a product and implementing those concepts (plus explaining them in our videos, too!). The lesson was structured just enough to guide us, but it wasn't too structured that it limited our creativity.
The process of designing isn't just for educators but for learners, too! It fosters creativity and allows learners to truly synthesize and implement what they have learned in a project that takes them outside of the "traditional classroom" format.
What I know I will struggle with the most as a designer is having the learners create "meaningful outcomes." When I design, I always think the outcomes will be meaningful, but when my design is implemented, it doesn't always work out that way. That's a growth I would like to work on - how can I be more mindful when designing my lessons to have a meaningful outcome that the students can reflect on?
You bring up a great point about meaningful outcomes. Does "meaningful outcome" have to be something profound that is going to change the world? Not necessarily. I am wondering if the meaningful outcome comes from the processes of creating and synthesizing (which we read about in "The Information Diet"). Students creating their own meaning/understanding is much more memorable than us teachers telling them what the meaning should be.
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