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In January 2021 I was invited to teach high students about design. My initial, internal, reaction was \u201cNope, no thank you very much\u201d so, of course, I said \u201cYes, sure thing!\u201d<\/p>
My focus was across two modules: Empathy in research & design and, Prototyping. As well as designing the content<\/strong> I was invited to facilitate each session, in person, at a local high school<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Read on for more details and depth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t This work is confidential so this example focuses on method and approach, I have included examples \/ artifacts where possible although these have been edited to maintain confidentiality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Creating the content for both modules for an audience I had zero experience with was a challenge. I was, however, pretty sure that the familiar approach of presenting a bunch of PowerPoint slides would loose the students\u2019 attention in seconds.<\/p> Working with The Common Purpose Collective we came up with a variety of games, interactive exercises and, different ways to share information. We settled on a mix that included videos, open questions and discussion, role plays, a paper aeroplane competition and more.<\/p> Conscious of the students\u2019 different learning methods and communication styles, I wanted a variety of teaching methods. As well as helping ensure that as many students as possible were able to understand and grasp the concepts I was also conscious of their attention spans.<\/p> Examples of this include:<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> You can see\u00a0 some of the slides I made below<\/strong>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t I wanted to demonstrate the power and importance of showing empathy when undertaking research.<\/p> Working with another facilitator we role-played a \u2018how not to do it\u2019 example and then lead the students in discussion about what happened and why. We then role-played a \u2018this is how to do it\u2019 example to demonstrate the difference between the two and, again, lead the students in a discussion about what happened and why.<\/p> I\u2019d initially considered asking a student to be a volunteer for the role-play but once I thought about how that student might feel to experience the the \u201chow not to show empathy\u201d example, especially in front of a roomful of their peers, I quickly decided against it and asked someone else to step in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t I chose this exercise as a simple and fun way to give the students experience of making and tearing on a prototype:<\/p>Project goals<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Output and outcomes<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Setting up for success<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Module Creation<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Delivery<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
empathy in research<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Role playing and observation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Learning to prototype<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Time to make paper aeroplanes!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
This proved to be a very popular exercise!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPrototyping video<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t