Bloom's Taxonomy (revised)
This section outlines the different modalities of thinking I experienced during this cycle.
I experienced the use of all six levels of thought described in Bloom's taxonomy (revised)
- Remembering - Having seen PSPs before, its what allowed it to become a solution. Also essential modality for all steps of researching, designing and building
- Understanding - Assimilating the knowledge to make it my own. When I explained the PSP functioning to Prem Prakash
- Applying - Implementing what I understood to create the design and project.
- Analyzing - This is the process of gathering the objective characteristics of the site/circumstance, observation (solar azimuth)
- Evaluating - There are many design consideration for a PSP. I had to sift through all the possibilities to create a site specific design.
- Creating - I did not follow a plan. I used systems thinking to create the design, by observing relationships of components.
Myths
I researched myths and stories wanting to bring this genre into this OP, yet didn't feel like it fit within the core report. What I learned through this research is that stories are the easiest form for most people to assimilate information. See Simha and the Magic Glass in 3.1 supporting evidence.
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Organization and project management
I mapped an emergent pattern of organization that has evolved from creating my OPs. This pattern of nested folders and appropriate titles has become very useful in saving me time. See attached document.
Communication and feedback
Below are two un/learning journal extracts that illustrate the process of communicating needs and the resulting clarity it brings.
October 19 - Having a voice
I got back my review of my OP3 and felt again like my work wasn't getting the thoroughness of a review that it deserves. I was frustrated after reading this brief review. I wrote to Andrew, Liora and Jennifer telling them I felt my Pro-reviews were not up to par and I wondered if there was some kind of oversight on pro-reviews. Andrew answered me the same day and said that there was no over-sight and that they rely on feedback.
- I had a meeting with Jennifer to clarify my needs and then met again with my advisor.
October 29 - Communicating my needs brings clarity
Last night I had a good meeting with my advisor. It was our first meeting after I had asked for a review of her pro-reviews. I was happy to see that she wasn't mad at me for doing it. I feel I made the right choice to stay with her. I know she is a good advisor and that we get along good. This 'internal review' help clarify a lot of things for me.
Outcome
- Voicing my needs initiated an intervention
- My intervention cleared up some misunderstandings and helped communicate my needs
To see what this clarified read Advisor meetings section in 2.4 Participation records.