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KPMG Experimentation in Design Thinking - MIT March 2018
Connecting
Sharing progress in our thinking. As we have faced the reality of the cohort of learners (and teachers) we are spending 2018 with, how has the thinking you developed at Kuaotunu gelled when ‘the rubber hit the road’?
Sharing the progress in my thinking with my fellow MIT peers since our first MIT weekend together, meant focusing on the 'problem' as well as the 'opportunity', as outlined in the image below.
The shifts in the usage of various VTaL tools from early in 2017 through to later in the year, showed that the Tracking Sheets was the tool that resonated most clearly with in terms of accelerating and shifting student achievement. Therefore, I have decided to focus on this particular tool as the main driver of the entire VTaL framework ... well, at least for the time being anyway. Connecting the focus to the problem, meant that every class (or class site) should have the tracking sheets visible and embedded into their sites for students, teachers and parents to view.
Design Thinking- Experimentation
Session 6: Design Thinking- Experimentation. The one we didn’t get to at Kuaotunu. Prototyping the solution we have arrived at.
Pitching the idea gave some clarity on how I envisaged the digital tool could work and would work, in relation to (based on peer feedback) how the digital tool should work, and therefore be developed. The idea of needing to produce a mobile app wouldn't necessarily meet the needs of the intended user of the app, being teachers. Feedback suggested that a site would allow for more scope and depth of VTaL as an overall resource.
When I discussed the motivation and intent behind the idea of the app in more detail, it became clear that the responsive design of Google Sites, would enable the VTaL framework to sit nicely in a NEW Google Site for desktop-friendly use, as well as mobile-friendly use. So, the outcome design has essentially changed. This in turn, has huge implications on the development process, as there is no longer the need to focus on app development. This is a game-changer!
The first three images show what a NEW Google Site looks like on a desktop as well as on a mobile device. The last image shows the existing VTaL website, which I don't believe is particularly effective in it's current form.
Ed Tech Summit
Time to get our proposals in for the workshops we want to present in Sydney
We will help you!! A geeky, toolkit type of session OR Unpacking aspects of your classroom practice
The session about preparing for the Ed Tech Summit in Sydney later this year, provides a great platform to present and gain feedback from an audience who I am unlikely to have spoken to or with about VTaL. Hence, they will be a set of fresh eyes and ears with new perspectives and views on the tool. A great resource for stakeholder feedback.
As I am also presenting at the Auckland Ed Tech Summit in the April School Holidays, this will give me an opportunity to trial the resources and presentation that I intend delivering in Sydney. The presentation details are as follows:
Name : Hinerau Anderson
Kia ora! I am the Head of Technology at a high school in Auckland, New Zealand, Tāmaki College, where I also teach Digital Technologies to 12-18 year olds. I have developed a Visible Teaching and Learning Framework, aptly named VTaL, based on the pedagogical practices of Learn, Create and Share.
Title : VTaL - Visible Teaching and Learning : Tracking Student Progress in a High School
Outline : Knowledge is key! Imagine how empowered learners become when they have a very clear idea of what they are learning, the goal or outcome relevant to the learning, information relating to the learning, and the ability to track their own progress towards the goal and outcome. That is exactly what the VTaL Framework enables students to do.
This session will look at VTaL Tool 03 : Class Project Task Lists, or Tracking Sheets, which have been developed using Google Sheets, and enables students to monitor their progress throughout their projects.
Connecting with Inquiry Frameworks
We have been very clear that the MIT group are participating in a Design Thinking process in 2018. However, the reality is that as teachers we also carry out teaching as inquiry. In this session we want to ensure that people are working smarter not harder. We want to make the connection with your inquiries.
The changes in the development process, have also meant that I will be tweaking my original inquiry idea. This is what it looks like now ...
"My Proposed Area of Inquiry in 2018, is to develop a VTaL Purpose-Built Innovative Tool, to enable all elements of the VTaL framework to be accessible to teachers, in order to accelerate student achievement."
With the changes and adaptations to my inquiry and design thinking, I feel that I have a clearer idea of the pathway from here. Thanks to Zac and Dorothy for the feedback during the prototype session, and again to Dorothy and Anne for your ongoing critiques and support of my inquiry which is greatly appreciated.
Huge thanks to Justine Todd and KPMG for the amazing work space and hospitality today!
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