Notes for midterm (from the board)

Thanks to Heather for taking notes and emailing them to me!

KIB Poster card email campaign.

Target Audience

What to Say

How to say it

Roles:

Project Manager: Coordinates schedules, rules, stays on task, KIB liaison, if it doesn’t meet goals this person is responsible, error checking

Researcher: TA – visit KIB, Catch phrases, info on trees, info on Earth Month, competition

Creative: Design trends, appropriate for TA & subject

Producer: Create assets, size & format, etc (technical details),

Notes from board on 1/12/12

Thank you Heather Ousley for sending these notes to me!

These are some quotes from our Madlibs game!
“And don’t cackle! It only takes 37 drinks to feel like a slimy water buffalo.”

“It was decided that a bikini wax strip needed to go around the village in order to protect them from their enemies.”

These are the notes from the board:

“What is a group?”

A bunch of random people

“Why groups?”

Teachers grade less
Learn to play well with others
Easily categorize people
Break down complex tasks
Social comfort/fit in & be part
To have a stronger voice
More effective than individuals (sometimes)
Forces trust

What is a team?

A bunch of random people working toward a common goal
Teams are made of individuals

What is the difference between a team and a group?

Unity
Purpose – form a cohesive unit
Build a team
Members of a team can be removed
Removed due to not doing their job, unskilled, attitude, disruptive (from goal), asked to be removed, not a “team” player

Notes from board on the first day of class

Thank you Lecia Floyd for sending the notes to me!

PROBLEMS WITH GROUPS:

communication breakdown
unfair grades
bossy group member who takes over and doesn't deliver
slackers
everything moves slower
meetings don't happen
off-topic conflict (personality clashes)
dumbasses effect groups too
socialize instead of work
leave someone out
diistractions while using distance solutions for meetings
shy people don't feel comfortable
they don't use all of my ideas
leader always gets blamed
people don't do assigned tasks
everyone wants to be the leader
dominance issues
people misrepresent what they did
personal politics
someone misrepresents their skills
different paces get annoyed with each other
too critical
not critical enough ("yes person")
unrealistic goals
technology gap

Skill set inventory assignment

Here is what I asked the students to answer for the first blog post:

What is your favorite thing to do outside of school?
What is your favorite class and explain why it is your favorite?
What are you good at doing in New Media?
What are you good at doing outside of New Media?
What is your favorite area of New Media (you don't have to be good at it, but you have to like whatever you talk about for this one?)
Do you prefer to work independently or in a group? Please explain why.
What New Media classes have you had?
In a group project explain what you usually end up doing.
In a perfect group what would you like to end up working on? (i.e. hands-on work, research, presentation, web development, planning, etc.)
What is your opinion of group work? Please explain why.
How do you think other people would describe you?
How would you describe yourself?
What do you do when a group project goes bad?
What is civic engagement in your opinion?
What experience have you had working with community partners, either on your own, through school, church, or in any other capacity?
What do you know about Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB?)
How do you think New Media (the program and all its resources) could help the community in general, and KIB in particular?
How could YOU help the community, and KIB, particularly in terms of New Media?
What are your goals for this semester?
What do you want to be when you grow up?