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niberca Polo ©2015 Virtual Proximity: \ Techno-Savvy Professionals in a Global MediaScape Niberca (Gigi) Polo:: Associate Professor, Parsons The New School for Design Adjunct Professor, College of Staten Island (CSI) [email protected] |@niberca | @madlygifted
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niberca Polo ©2015

Virtual Proximity: \

Techno-Savvy Professionals in a Global MediaScape

Niberca (Gigi) Polo:: Associate Professor, Parsons The New School for DesignAdjunct Professor, College of Staten Island (CSI) [email protected] |@niberca | @madlygifted

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de-humanized interactions

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de-humanized interactions

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de-humanized interactions

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problematic:current online teaching structures

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Passive information transference

unilateral exchange

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unilateral feedback loops

unilateral exchange

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assessment:extrinsic motivators

unilateral exchange

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Mobil i t y

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goals:

Interactions:

• Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing

• Build a community driven by common interests,

in and out of the virtual space, to expand

professional networks

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goals:

Everyday Creativity:

• Encourage wandering and serendipitous exploration

as a medium for knowledge production

• Use open-source technology and social media to enrich

the learning experience

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goals:

Assessment:

• Peer to peer teaching and learning.

• Self-reflection

• Social Appropriateness (Amabile, 1982)

as meaningful contributions to the world.

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SocialAppropriateness: peer learningCreativity in Context

“If experts from a domain come to a concensus, it means the product is

appropriate in that domain....Appropriateness is defined by social groups, and it’s culturally

and historycally determined”

Amabile, 1982, p.1010

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Keith Sawyer 8 Stages of the Creative Process

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Keith Sawyer 8 Stages of the Creative Process

visual Research

BrainstormingCollaboration

discussions

academic content

submit process documentation

Submit WorkGroup Critique

GroupInspiration

Research

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poppletopen source mindmaps

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Delft Design

Source: https://www.edx.org/course/delft-design-approach-delftx-dda691x#.VPrXsHa5L8o

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Delft Design

Source: https://www.edx.org/course/delft-design-approach-delftx-dda691x#.VPrXsHa5L8o

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relational Design

Source: http://www.relationaldesign.org

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Passive information transference

ACtive information flows

closed multi-dimensional feedback loops

unilateral feedback loops

assessment:extrinsic motivators

assessment:intrinsic motivators

paradigm shift:

content

engagement

peer learningself-reflection

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