Visual Communication Research 2019

Web Source Article Roberts, Yvonne. “How do we make our schools fit to face the 21st century?” The Guardian, 4 Sept. 2011. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/sep/04/how-do-we-make-schools-fit-for-children "Education in New Zealand.”  Wikipedia,  22 Feb. 2019,  Education in New Zealand -  Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_New_Zealand “A creative education system brings it’s own problems” The Observer, The Guardian, 11 Sept. 2011. https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/sep/11/letters-creativity-in-schools Schien, Michael. “The Next Revolution in Education: Design Thinking.” Forbes. 8 Jan. 2019.   https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelschein/2019/01/08/the-next-revolution-in-education-design-thinking/#9814e5f61c65 Astle, Julian. “Do Schools Really “Kill Creativity”?” RSA. 25 Apr. 2018. https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2018/04/do-schools-kill-creativity Abraham, Maurie. “Learning design...

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Buckholt-Payne, Anya. “The Speaker Series: Our City Tomorrow.” Creating Places for People, Wellington City Council, 28 Ma r. 2019, City Gallery Wellington. Speaker Series. I went to a talk by the Wellington City Council: The Speaker Series: Our City Tomorrow, Creating places for people. From this I got some enlightening insights from Anya Buckholt-Payne, where she talked about making a better city for youth. She talked about the lack of engagement within school cultures, and how students weren't being inspired- and therefore weren't getting involved- in their education. They weren't investing in themselves because the majority of her peer group didn't feel represented within the world, which is reflecting in class/ learning engagement. She talked about student voice, and feeling " powerless and isolated". She stated that the conventional education environment needs to be challenged . Her observations cross over a lot into my project, and I've gotten i...

Today I had a catch up coffee meeting with Phoebe, (a mentor I've had in the past outside of Uni.) It was great to run over where I'm at with someone who has a fresh perspective, and getting some new ideas and clarification for the direction I'll head in now. We went over the research map I'd made earlier with Mark, and discussed the potential and flaws within each area. It was great talking it through, as it drew to light the parts that needed further research and documentation. Phoebe reminded me to go back to the original problem, to refine and develop this in the context of my new research, and then use that to prioritise what to do from there. I need to choose a primary objective, and have secondary ones as well. I don't need to throw away everything else I've been researching, but focus in on one section to prioritise and 'go deep.' We also discussed the scale of my project. So far my research has been quite broad, and as such somewhat vague. ...

Notes and observations from a talk by MK Haley (Professor at UCLA, Disney rep) On Monday this week, I went to a seminar by MK Haley, Professor of UCLA, and representative of Disney (experience design.) ' Innovation in the Experience Economy." She talked about how creating experiences can be an important part of any sales, business, or marketing strategy, referencing The North Face Campaign: https://www.adweek.com/creativity/north-face-gave-these-shoppers-vr-experience-suddenly-got-awesomely-real-167900/ . I've been inspired by her guidelines; guides (POV), gossip (stories), and games (interactivity) which respectively becomes; ' make me aware, make me care, call to action '. These three key points are what's needed to build a great experience, so how can I translate these into education? That's what I'll continue researching this week. (PHOTOS TAKEN WITH PERMISSION- AUTHOR: MK HALEY 2019)

The main secondary school qualification in New Zealand is the  National Certificate of Educational Achievement  ( NCEA ), which is offered in all state and state-integrated schools. Some schools offer Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) or the International Baccalaureate (IB) alongside  NCEA . Source Key Findings In the classes that students enjoyed the most, teachers were more likely to: frame things clearly; show interest in them; make connections with student interests and experiences; give them feedback that helped them see what to do next; and offer plenty of practical or hands-on activities. In the most enjoyed classes, teachers were weaving the key competencies into their teaching. Students said they thought more about their learning in the classes they enjoyed the most. Student enjoyment of classes is closely linked to how engaged students are in learning. Engagement in learning is linked in turn to levels of student performance in literacy, numer...

What does good education require? What are NCEA requirements? Talk about UDL What doesn't NCEA have that means it doesn't meet the requirements of good education- how can I design to fill/ bridge this gap? Example/ prototype? TED Talk by Sir Ken Robinson:  “How to escape education’s Death Valley.”  

What are my next steps? Am I on track? Discussion notes: Cultivate confidence outside of school in order to cultivate inside schools. 70s 60s design change de Bono Design:  Dr. Edward  de Bono  is a Nobel Prize Nominee in Economics and world-renowned for his development and origination of the creative and constructive  design  thinking tools for parallel and creative thinking. The  de Bono  Group, LLC is a world leader in the delivery,  design  and effective results of  de Bono design  methods. What can we learn from creativity theory? Quantitative qualitative battle Motivation improvements from creativity? Research point.... Sternberg- book,  use to find key words 180 it- flip this project idea around? What would happen then? Look at creative theory, practice, technique art therapy  What are the education differences of people in the art system vs people outside? Example project map from Mark- I ne...

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Summary of insights/ key quotes so far: Not all schools are bad- some use and adapt NCEA in ways that mitigate the issues I've pointed o ut in this project. Current school systems are created with the end goal of 'higher education'. "In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson." - TOM BODETT Technology has greatly influenced changes in education in the past 5 years- both good and bad. The current society of having 2 working pa rents has changed the way children are raised, more falls on schools. (What did parents do in the past that modern parents can't  do now- how can education systems support this.) Schools might build our bridge to the world, but it's time we redesign that bridge, so that those who fall off the sides, know how to swim. I am smashing/ breaking/ challenging..... Students don't engage the same anymore- gender gap/ tech influence. social movement, soc...

Social Statistics  "Education improves people’s abilities to meet their basic needs, widens the range of career options open to them, and allows them more control over the direction their lives take." "In New Zealand, formal education is compulsory for those aged 6 to 16 years. Early childhood education and tertiary study are optional." Participating in early childhood education benefits children’s learning.  The education children get before they start school may help their literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills. It benefits students well into their teenage years. High-quality early childhood education (ECE) can lead to higher levels of achievement and better social outcomes. (See  Education counts – Publications .)  This indicator measures prior participation in ECE – that is, children who attended ECE in the six months before they started school.  The data in the graphs includes all New Zealand citizens or residents who started school i...

Summarising where I am so far, and how I got here. I started this project wanting to combine my interests with the physical arts/ crafts, and my interest of UX and Service Design, with a target audience of youth and how they 'play'. I felt this had meaning to me and would be a project I'd be passionate about due to the strong influence art, craft, and design had on my childhood as I grew up. I'd thought I could direct this towards a project that would help the youth of today's generation experience this same childhood I had. My initial 'solution' ideas were based more around how kids learn as well as how they play. These concepts were some sort of teaching/ educational resource- which might be used in schools, or a stand alone business/ parenting tool. Through research into these ideas, I started coming across issues of technology overuse, and how modernisation has started to overtake the 'old' hands-on methods of learning and teaching. There...

Survey Link Preliminary research Do you like school? Do you hate school? Are you a parent, student, or teacher? Then you should fill out this survey <3 Are you a student, teacher, or parent? For Teachers: What curriculum do you teach under? What subject(s) do you teach, or have taught in the past? Do you feel restricted with what you have to teach? If you could make any changes, what would you do? Do you feel there needs to be changes within the curriculum itself, or just better resources for teachers, or both? As a teacher, is there anything you need that you aren't getting? (In order to effectively teach students.) Are there any reoccurring comments/ complaints you overhear from students?  For Parents: What subjects do they struggle with the most? Do you think this has anything to do with the methods this subject is taught by? Do you feel the current school system is giving your child/ children the support they need to achieve their potent...