Building Blocks (presentation)

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UIDi Group 6 / Kkel - Leinonen - Puttonen - Simmonds


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Challenges

After two years ofcounseling many kidsstill dont have an ideaabout their future

Counseling lecturesare boring and theinformation is notconveyed effectively

The counsehave enouginformationstudents foface meetin


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Answers

Activate kids tothink about theiraspirations and futuredirection earlier

Turn counseling into apersonal project

Design an arepresents career explostatus

After two years of counseling manykids still dont have an idea about their

future

Counseling lectures are boring and theinformation is not conveyed effectively

The counsell ors dopersonal informatio

face-to-face meetin


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Concept:Building Blocks

An Education package /toolkit for counsellors

Can be used to replacepart of the careercounseling studies

Work is focused aroundstudents personalpinboard that growsand develops duringthe process

Through different tasksand weekly themes thestudent is encouragedto explore careeroptions themselves

Also works as an artifactfor communicationbetween the counsellorand student


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LectureTemplate:Family

LectureTemplate:Role models

ContactTeaching

Student

Counselor

Resources

preparing

the class

Checking the

board beforehand

Class:Family

Class:Role models

Face to fmeeting

Task: Family

interview Task: Rolemodels

PersonalExploration

PersonalExploration

Preparing the

Class

Check theassignment

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3


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Hi Wilma, youre getting closer to your goal!

What are you going to explore today?

March 2017Sept 2015

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My Tasks My Explorations

Wilma Jrvinen

164Blocks

90Likes

5Followers

23Following

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5Week 6

Hobbies

My music video from summervacation.

My favourite memories and myown soundtrack.

2Task: Week 8

Interview a relative about their job.Write and illustrate a report aboutwhat you learned.

There are all kinds of interestingcareers to explore. A good way tostart finding out about what kindof work youd like to do in thefuture is to talk to relatives orfamily friends about their careerpath and current job.

2Schools

8 4

International DJ School MusicAcademy

musacademy.ru

6Careers

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Electronic Arts Finland

EA Finland lounge.

6Careers

4 2

Helsinki - EA Visit

EA Finland.


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8Tasks

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Wilmas TasksWeekly Tasks for Career Exploration

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Week 6

Week 5

Week 7

Learn more

Visit three company websites.Write about three jobs that inter-est you at these companies.

Many companies feature employee

profiles or stories in their Blogand/or Careers sections. Go to thewebsite of a company that inter-ests you and explore the types ofroles and careers they offer.DueNovember 07, 2015

Describe areas you are interested

in working in. You can write, draw,photograph or video your ideas.

What inspires you? What hobbiesand/or sports do you enjoy? Thesecan be a source of i nspiration forshaping your future.DueOctober 29, 2015

Take photos, draw or write aboutyour idea of your dream job.

In your wildest dreams what doyou want to be when you grow up?Sketch, make a collage or writeabout it.DueOctober 22, 2015

2Week 8

Interview a relative about their job.Write and illustrate a report aboutwhat you learned.

There are all kinds of interestingcareers to explore. A good way tostart finding out about what kindof work youd like to do in thefuture is to talk to relatives orfamily friends about their careerpath and current job.DueNovember 15, 2015


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Week 5

Take photos, draw and write about your idea of your dream job.

In your wildest dreams what do you want to be when you grow up?Sketch, make a collage or write about it.

Provide atleast 3 photos or one sketch and a one page written explana-tion of your dream job and describe why its your dream job. Dont beafraid to think big. You can back up your ideas with f urther research ifyou like.DueOctober 02, 2015

Invite a friend to collaborate

Discussion

Dear Counsellor. Is it OK if I send a video diary instead?

Task Completed

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Week 5

Take photos, draw and write about your idea of your dream job.

In your wildest dreams what do you want to be when you grow up?Sketch, make a collage or write about it.

Provide atleast 3 photos or one sketch and a one page written explana-tion of your dream job and describe why its your dream job. Dont beafraid to think big. You can back up your ideas with f urther research ifyou like.DueOctober 02, 2015

Invite a friend to collaborate

Discussion

Dear Counsellor. Is it OK if I send a video diary instead?

Task Completed


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Week 5

Helsinki DJ Club

Inspiration for my sound design/mixing tutorials.

Related Pins

DJ Groups

DJ Clubs

Sound Mixers

DJ Girls

Helsinki Electronica

Finland DJs

Music Mixers

Groups


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Prototyping

Participatory design with onecounseling classDeveloping the frst tasksPiloting with a school wherestudents have computers or

tablets


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Minimum viable product

Kit has already some tasksfrom the pilot

Possibility to add tasks viacrowdsourcing

Existing pin board

applications: Trello, Pinterest...


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Introducing the concept

Using an open teachingmaterial portal to share theidea, tasks and guidance

Pitch the idea throughteaching committee or OAJ.

Contact and inform all studentcounselors of this material.Potentially all the studentcounselors in Finland could beusing this kit.


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Task examples

The Undercover StudentChoose a school subject that you are not very keen on.Attend a lecture normally but this time with differenteyes! Use your imagination and twist the unpleasantlecture into a dream job of the future.

Add the following to your board:1. What was the lecture about? Explain briey with

pictures and text2. Based on the subject and the lecture, try to imagineyourself a future job that you could even like.3. Draw or Record an audio clip where you explainit. Where would you work? What would you do?What would you need to change in order to make itinteresting for you?

My most interesting relStart by asking your parents of all youroccupations. List the persons and theiChoose the most interesting occupatiothat relative.

1. Ask in detail:-what is that they do?

-how they like it and why?-what is the most important aspect of -where and what they studied, was it h-what other jobs they have done in theAdd the interview to your board as an text.

2. (Optional) Visit this relatives work pthe most inspiring things you fnd!


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Coming back to theexperience machine...


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How can Designers help toimprove high school studentspersonal exploration of theircareer direction?

Build students understandingproles and educational progthrough innovative content deprograms and devices

Facilitate and encourage studcapacity to make satisfying de

Help them cope with the outsinuences and social pressuretheir decision-making proces

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