{"id":230,"date":"2019-02-11T20:40:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T20:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/?page_id=230"},"modified":"2019-02-15T21:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T21:08:24","slug":"week-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This was the week for our \u00bc project check-ins with ETC Faculty! We received a lot of very productive feedback and have lots to think about moving forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a lot of thoughts ranging from badge design to community learning concepts. Many of the takeaways revolved around playtesting. This was the main take away from this experience. It is very important to playtest and keep playtesting, especially with kindergarten students. So many things we think will work might prove differently with playtesting! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also created our team photo! inspired after one of the decorations in our project room! We designed our room after a traditional kindergarten classroom and have a poster that says &#8220;Dive into Learning&#8221; with many jelly fish on it. It is a team favorite and the inspiration for our photo design: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team_insignia-1024x792.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team_insignia-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team_insignia-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team_insignia-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/team_insignia-1200x928.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#3079f6\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>Our \u00bc  project notes are below: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are we giving the Children and the Teachers\/Parents?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Child: <ul><li>Giving a new way to feel <\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Something emotional <\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Something relational <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Teachers\/Parents: <ul><li>Information<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Data <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Look into the parent\/child relationship: Informational\ncomponent vs. Emotional component <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are generating all kinds of meta data with about the\nbadges <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Can this have a teacher view?<\/li><li>Dashboards and visualizations<\/li><li>Also don\u2019t want to create a problem for the\nteacher, by duplicating functionality<\/li><li>Could use simply as a planning tool <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Things we can design for even if we don\u2019t implement <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RITUAL is very POWERFUL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Revolve around the ceremony<\/li><li>End to end process: <ul><li>What are they doing?<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>What is the journey of the badge<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Diagram that process and follow it, where are\nthe holes<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Have teachers and students describe the process<ul><li>Where do they differ?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Bring parents into this ritual<ul><li>Does this extend home?<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>How?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdcvault.com\/play\/1015634\/Guidelines-for-Successful-Mobile-Interactive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> Carla Fisher GDC Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Privacy\/Security Concerns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do not want students to access other student\u2019s\naccts. <\/li><li>Can work with Steve on privacy settings <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure we connect back to Learning <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do not want to lose track of where it came from <\/li><li>Appreciation factor <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While pitching: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tell them the WHYS not what it is. <\/li><li>This helps to leave enough room for imagination<\/li><li>EFSD is very receptive, so best to provide the\nwhys! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Idea of SHARING is huge with kids <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Look into this<\/li><li>Creating a community (see later) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>AUDIO! Kids love sound! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sensory elements<\/li><li>Think about touch and sound <\/li><li>BUZZLE<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing the students is going to be critical: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Don\u2019t want to talk down to them <\/li><li>On their level <\/li><li>What are games they play?<ul><li>What TV shows do they watch?<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>What apps do they use?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Assimilate a pattern that shows where their\ninterests lie<\/li><li>Try to playtest with parents and students<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Seasons are easy to relate to from a design standpoint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Match the breakdown<\/li><li>Provides color palates <\/li><li>Calendar concepts <\/li><li>Art therapy <\/li><li>Simpler, softer lines<\/li><li>Incorporate simple AI functions <\/li><li>Not just obtaining a badge, but also making a\nfriend! <\/li><li>Difference from physical to digital, see badge\ncome to life! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a badge ecosystem <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not interested in fostering competitive learning \u2013 shift\ntoward creating a community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make a collective where students are supporting\neach other<\/li><li>Underplay the ceremony as much as possible <\/li><li>Take away from public ceremony <\/li><li>Community in the classroom<\/li><li>Reward is students helping each other learn <\/li><li>TEAM based games<\/li><li>Badge as keys to open a new doorway to learning <\/li><li>Activity is the reward <\/li><li>Foster the growth mindset <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>LOOK UP: Reggio Emilia Learning <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you made it this far, you deserve to see a nice normal team picture! Taken right before we started \u00bc presentations &#8211; so we all still look very bright and full of energy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Picture1-1024x745.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Picture1-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Picture1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Picture1-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Picture1-1200x873.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Picture1.jpg 1546w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/week-4\/\">Return to top<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was the week for our \u00bc project check-ins with ETC Faculty! We received a lot of very productive feedback and have lots to think about moving forward. We had a lot of thoughts ranging from badge design to community learning concepts. Many of the takeaways revolved around playtesting. This was the main take away &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/week-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Week 4&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-230","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280,"href":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230\/revisions\/280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/universal-insignia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}