EXPLORING CAREERS IN 3D: The Change over Time Project

EXPLORING CAREERS IN 3D: The Change over Time ProjectVirginia Career VIEWVirginia Tech, School of EducationWebinar March 2013

Graduate course listed in different schools at VT; transdisciplinary learningTaught by Professors in ICAT (Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology, Center for the Arts)Fall and Spring semesterSmaller, more focused group in Spring semesterCoT TeamTransdisciplinary Student Team

Greg M. Industrial Design, Creative Technologies, Architecture

Evelien Communication Science, Instructional Design and Technology

Greg W. Computer Science

Kendall Instructional Design and Technology

Emily Educational Psychology

Faculty TeamSchool of Education (SOE)Liesl BaumPhyllis Leary NewbillTeri Finn

AdvisorsDr. Mitzi Vernon School of Architecture and DesignDr. Kathy Cennamo SOEDr. Kelly Parkes SOEDr. Heather Moorefield-Lang College LibrarianMisty Culler- Middle School TeachSarah Gerrol- High School TeacherBackgroundFall semester- brainstorming, designing, researching, developingSpring semester implementing, testing, refining, finalizingTested 3x with 3rd graders at Kindergarten to College (K2C)Tested with 8th graders at Glenvar Middle SchoolImmersed in Education: Video Game/Graphic Design course collaborationFinal OutcomesWebsiteKit can be rented from ICAT to use in your classroom, and its free!Design Problem

To use creative technologies to create a product of the arts that can be used to teach science.ProcessResearchDesignDevelopmentTestingReviewImplementation

Change over Time (C/T) challenges students to creatively represent learning in a tangible form; through the process of creating paper art sculptures to represent abstract concepts. C/T, a project-based learning activity, encourages students to think critically and creatively as they discover firsthand how art and science inform each other But Why?Mae Jemison astronaut, doctor, art collector, and dancer advocates for integration of art and science. Jemison calls on educators to teach both art and science, and to create bold thinkers through teaching intuition and logic.

Mae Jemisons TED Talk

Lets get started:You will need the small white piece of paper, black construction paper, and iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone for the next partWhat does it mean to visualize?

Prompt Card

White paper

You only get one piece of paper for the entire activity!Size 5.5x4Black paperTo be used as a photo backdrop (at least 8.5x11)CoT Kit comes with easy-to-use photo backdrops

Technology

You will need:

iMotion HD App (use free version)TechnologyiPod Touch w cameraiPad w cameraiPhoneNote: The CoT kit comes with 5 iPod Touches, with the app already downloadedProject Overview:We will be using the small white piece of paper to show what we are visualizing The black piece of paper will be used as a photo backdropCannot use any other tools To document the process, we will take pictures of our sculptures, which will then be used to create a time-lapse video (using the iMotion HD app)iMotion HD iPod AppUsing the iMotion HD iPod App

Find and press the iMotion HD icon.Select new movie.Make sure manual is selected for options shown toward the bottom of the screen. Enter a movie title if desired (ie: Team Awesome, Fab Four, etc). Press start to begin capturing videos.Position the iPod until the screen is in the desired area and press the capture button to take a picture of the art. Important: Do not press the stop button until you are finished with the video series. I will tell you when to press stop.

Visual of iMotion HD App

RulesUse the same piece of paper.

Use all of the paper.

Be original!

There are no right or wrong answers.

**Cannot use tools (pencil, pen, scissors)

2 minutes

After 2 minutes are up, you will place your paper sculpture on the photo backdrop (black construction paper) and take a photo.

Discuss good photo vs. bad photo with students

**Remember not to hit stopPrompt 1

Review of Steps

A. Show FlyingB. Show something that fliesC. Show a job that works with something that fliesRead Prompt CardVisualize, show idea with paper

Arrange sculpture on photo backdrop

Take photo(s) of sculpturePrompt 2

Prompt 3

Prompt Ideas8th grade English class3rd grade math class4th grade science classAdult engineering educators

CoT can work with any subjectTime Lapse VideoAfter capturing the number of desired images, press the stop button twice to stop capturing images. The app will create a time-lapse video. To delete a frame from the movie, press the tools button to display the tool interface. Use the rewind or forward options to reach the desired image to delete. Press the delete button (the icon of a polaroid picture with a minus sign) to remove the frame.

ReflectionWhat happened to the paper as you continued to use it over and over again? What do you think would happen to the paper if you continued to fold it? Can you think of other examples of objects that change over time?ReflectionHow do scientists change things over time?How have science careers changed?What are some examples of change that have been demonstrated by scientific concepts? What could science change in the future?How might science careers change over the next 20 years?AssessmentHave students write a reflection after each prompt cardAsk students to justify what they are creating

I created _________ because ________Virginia Career VIEWwww.vacareerview.org

Time Lapse Video

Final Product

CoT as a Career Exploration ResourceProject-based learningCollaborationCommunicationCritical ThinkingCreativityTechnologyPresentationInterpretationAnalysis

Consider

Using CoT as a tool to connect classroom learning with careersRepeating CoT throughout the year with different promptsEngaging classroom teachersExploring more IDEAS kits Emily Fielderfieldere@vt.eduVirginia Career VIEWReferencesICAT www.icat.vt.eduIDEAS- www.ideas.soe.vt.eduChange over Time- www.ideas.soe.vt.edu/changeovertimeChange over Time- www.icat.vt.edu/IDEAS/TeacherResources/index.html