In the class of open learning, I have gained a lot. It seems more like playing games with a group of people every day, discussing interesting and magical topics together.
In theΒ first week, we set up the Basho group, which was my first contact with Basho, a dynamic of direct engagement in art learning as a form of collaborative investigation. Basho became a great bond for us. The first discussion was at the coffee shop. We built quadrants in miro for peer collaboration, discussing the four aspects of positive, negative, forbidden, and ideal.
During the second-week workshop panel discussion, we questioned gold from different angles. What does the gold feel like? What is the taste of gold? There is an old saying in China that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”. “Lucid waters and lush mountains” refers to the ecological environment, and “gold and silver mountains” refers to economic development. Therefore, our group chose this as the final general direction. How to achieve a Good environment is the gold. We have collected a lot of elements, likeΒ fresh air, sunlight, animals, green grass, clouds, clear water,Β happyΒ moodΒ to populate our “environment”. For example, we collect fresh soil, air, and clean water and release them.Β Then we do step-by-step “cultivation”, add some water to create the OEEAN, put the sun, moon, and stars in the sky, add some rain clouds to ensure the humidity, plant some plants, put some animals and set upΒ aΒ happy mood. During discussions with other groups, questions were asked about animals and happy moods, we assumeΒ that animals can grow better here and even speak.
In the process of discussing with other groups, I am very interested in the topic of the red group. They quoted Zhao Heng’s “Persuading Learning Poems” from the ancient Song Dynasty in China. “That meansΒ if you want to live a stable life, you don’t need to build a grand and majestic house, there is gold in the book. built house. I thought it was fantastic.Β After evaluating each other with other groups, we have also revised and supplemented our own content.
Through two weeks of group activities, a group of people focused on a topic, made bold conjectures, and put forward open criticism and open suggestions. Through the shared platform of miro, we can achieve collaborative work and complement each other. I think it is very interesting and efficient.
For peer cooperation, the most basic thing each member should do is to respect each other and respect each other in all aspects. For example, it is very important to make appropriate suggestions. It is not to be praised blindly. This is not respect; maintain a positive attitude in the process of group discussion or content arrangement, actively participate in and bring some positive help. It is preciselyΒ because of cooperating with peers that they will not be so restrained with each other. Once there is a problem that they do not understand or have new ideas, they should take the initiative to communicate with the members of the same group. Communication is the most important element in cooperation. Often a lot of new ideas and perspectives are sparked in communication.
Good post. You give good insight into the first two workshops, particularly Make Gold. It’s good to hear more about the what informed your Basho’s thinking here. It’s also great that you spend time here reflecting on and comparing with what the other Basho were doing here. This comparison (alterity) is crucial to how this course works (as will become more obvious…) Good also to see you noting the importance of communication in Basho work. What is missing here is your critical engagement with the learning module materials that accompany the workshops. For example, Make Gold is really ‘about’ how we create and follow instructions. It is important to reflect on this since the key issue of implicit Vs explicit knowledge is something you need to address practically in your own Toolkit.
It might be worthwhile returning to tackle these questions here in Week 5, when you have time to reflect on Sprints 1 & 2
Your post has inspired me in a new way and I can see from your words that your learning process is enjoyable. Because at the beginning you have mentioned that it is more like learning by playing and that it is a lot of people discussing interesting topics together. I think that’s very important because it’s rare to find fun in learning and enjoy it, it also stimulates creativity and I think that’s something I should learn from you. And in the part of your text about making gold, you mentioned that “clear water and mountains are priceless”, which is a part I hadn’t thought of, and indeed in today’s society, environmental issues are very important to people. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts, I was very inspired by reading your words.
it was interesting, as you have said in the blog, to see what other groups had produced in the make gold workshop and how they had come up with a resolution to this recipe problem as a group. as you have mentioned, it is vital to respect each others opinions when collaborating, but also being honest and constructive in order to complete the task; something we all learnt whilst completing this. i like how you mention how communication results in multiple perspectives of something, in turn making a workshop a lot more interesting and fun to engage with.
Respect is really important in team work and members welcome to critic and reflect.