5.1: Reflections on Structuring With Steph...

Strange Electrical Diagram Has Relevance, Somehow, To The Topic At Hand..

A hash of reflections: Working with the Google docs was fun; it seemed a very 'brainstorming' mode of operation. Surprisingly, by working on different bits simultaneously, we came up with a reasonable coverage of aspects/ideas, inevitably with some duplication. Of course later editing sorts that out.

We experienced problems; some of the messaging didn't seem to be working as anticipated; I wasn't altogether sure what the value of the headphones was in that (class) context; some of the people at home found it hard to get a handle on the process.

I was actually surprised at the decent result we came up with together, even working straight off the bat under considerable time pressure; it seemed we managed to flesh out a learning prototype which at least covered several of the key bases (naturally, there was a great deal of refinement to be done).

Another factor was: not being personally acquainted with the people with whom one was working - yet it worked quite harmoniously.

It was interesting doing an 'off the cuff' presentation of the model at the end. I guess I got across the gist of what we had assembled. It was good to do a 'non-digital' presentation of ideas too.

Using the O.T.A.R.A. model, we employed some of the structural basis already fleshed in in the document itself. I think this helped to stimulate our structural thinking and enabled us to 'knock our ideas into shape' quite rapidly.

In total, the session probably exemplified some of the potential pluses and minuses of such processes in a very live, experiential way.