Woo Hoo for the video project! I can already tell that this is going to be a very entertaining project! I am very excited about the ideas that we came up with on Tuesday in class. I think it is important in the process that remember what the video is actually for, to help our students with ideas but also teach them something they did not know about Iowa State. I think the ideas we have came up with so far are very good and that the project is finally off to a good start! Once again, thanks Nick for finding that awesome video! It is now a hit with all of my friends as well!
I found last year when our students were doing the project that it works best when we give them as many restrictions as possible but still leave room for creativity because it is harder to come up with ideas when you can choose anything. I know this first hand from designing. I have a lot easier time coming up with an idea when I know what the program elements for the design are and not just told to design a random landscape. It is important that we encourage our students to work on the project early on because some groups of students really need the encouragement or the project may never get done. My group last year was pretty good about working on it, but it just took them a while to get the ball rolling. It is a great activity for class bonding, and I could tell that my group got a lot out of the project last year and I think as peer mentors we will get a lot of good out of it as well.
I think the hardest part about our project is going to be to slim down all the wonderful ideas we have. I can already tell that we have more ideas than we even have time for but that is a good place to start. I really liked how Zach went ahead and broke down the time frame. That was a great idea and will help us to have a starting point to go from.
Have a great week everyone!
Amy,
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are excited for the movie making. I am a little nervous (not going to lie,) but your optimism is inspiring ;)
-Beth
I like your statement that states how we need to remember the objective behind our digital story telling project. Even though it will be a fun activity for us as peer mentors to grow and bond together, we also need to remember that this is supposed to help our incoming mentees learn more about Iowa State and it's resources as well as give them an idea of the activity they will be doing with their recitation group. Good observation, I also am very excited to get started on the project!
ReplyDeleteI am VERY excited to start making this project. However, I agree with Rachel, Amy you made a great point that we need to remember the objective behind making the project. I also like that you brought up the fact that we need to be encouraging our groups next fall to start early. I know with my group we left it to the last minute.
ReplyDeleteI agree with that it is much easier to make a movie when you have some sort of guidelines and rules. Though yet it is great to let them be creative and do what they want. Good post!!
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