Making the cut
When Lauren and I outlined the specific deliverables below, and sat down to begin the work, we realized that it was an extremely aggressive plan, and that given our limited time on this project some of it would have to be removed.We had to eliminate the brief handouts and, for lack of a better descriptor, lesson plans, for some of the lower level classes (Intro, Model Shop, Studio 1) that we intended to include. We did this for 2 reasons – first, our experience on this topic is almost non-existent, and second, the assignment first and foremost specifies signs as the main deliverable.
I’m personally very sad that we had to make this cut. I strongly believe that the most effective way to instigate the cultural change that the current state of the department demands is through a pairing of written and verbal reinforcement. That is, I think that signs alone will not be as effective as both signs and verbal teaching. Often, hearing something from someone you know and trust – peers or professors – is all that is need to affect a change in behavior, especially when you have to look that person in the eye if that change doesn’t happen.
2/23/2005
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