Weds- Senior Project IdeaFest

DUE DATES- ON TIME​

1. ​Senior Project Brainstorm 1: 3-2-1 Brainstorm. DUE: Wednesday, 10/5, Start of Class.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​

1. Seminar Reflection + Writing Goals. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Tuesday, 10/4, MIDNIGHT.

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SLIDESHOW FOR TODAY

Our Goals Today (5 min)

1. Generate a bunch of different potential ideas
2. Build on and make those ideas more specific
3. Walk out with different ideas for thesis, project, connections to start researching next week

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Where we’re going next 2 weeks

1. Narrow ideas and do initial research
2. First critique round

Initial Brainstorming

1. Students in groups of 15 (3 total groups)
2. 3 Stations
   1. Research questions (what do you want to understand)
   2. Project ideas (what could you build, create, do)
   3. Community Connections (who could you work with/help)

Cycle 1- Generate as MANY IDEAS as possible (15 min)

1. Explain “Yes, and…” philosophy
2. 5 minutes per station
3. EVERYONE is writing!

Cycle 2- Focus, specify, build (35-40 min)

1. Choose a focus area- we should end up with 3 roughly equal groups
2. Kyle and Lori Demo on whiteboard
3. Research Questions
   1. Focus on the most interesting ideas
   2. Make them more specific
   3. Build on them
   4. Combine them
   5. Generate MORE questions!
4. Project Ideas
   1. Refine them
   2. Identify potential audiences
   3. Identify impact
   4. Community connections?
5. Community Connections
   1. Local
   2. State
   3. National
6. Each Group Share out: 3 best ideas and why

3-2-1

1. Access Brainstorming Document in Google Classroom
   1. A repository for ALL of your brainstorms
   2. Do NOT turn this in unless we tell you to!
2. Explain 3-2-1 style brainstorming
3. Are there connections between these?  Where could they be?