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Overview of The Project

The Problem:

The Solution:

Following a large scale renovation to all the school district buildings, each art room received a new kiln with a cone sitter. The district noticed a gap in training art teachers and wanted more targeted instruction to make use of the new equipment.

The Solution:

The fact of the matter is that each subject area has specific learning goals. Training needed to be efficient and targeted to meet the needs of each department. This is the first in several trainings offered for art teachers specifically.

Action Map

In my tenure as an art teacher, I became aware of the lack of training for art specific equipment, such as a kiln. As an experienced art teacher who not only grew up in a ceramic studio but also ran the kiln at an art center, I considered myself a subject matter expert (SME). I also enlisted the opinions of my coworkers in the art department.

We began by identifying common mistakes made by new teachers when it came to setting up their kiln and ceramics program. Brainstorming with colleagues at various levels in their careers and experience with ceramics was eye opening. It goes to show that learning is a truly ongoing experience.

Text Based Storyboard

Action Map to Text

Following my discussions and brainstorming with my SME to create an action map, it was time to craft actionable skills into tasks in a scenario. To do this, I began with the job aid and then attached questions to each item.

The Proper Order of Tasks

I began by thinking of the order of events in beginning a brand new ceramics program. There is a specific order that tasks in which the have to be carried out. This was actually a sticking point during discussion as there was disagreement about the order of unpacking and reading the manual. In the end it was agreed that these could be put together into one task.

Positive & Negative Consequences

Out of the 4 choices made, there were a few that would elicit dire consequences that would force the learner to restart. In real life, these choices would have resulted in catastrophic failures. While, there were other choices that were merely inconveniences. It was fun thinking of what the incorrect choices and their consequences would be.

Click through the pages below to peruse my storyboard

Creative Process

The Title

I interviewed for my current position the day before my wedding. I felt confident and energized when I walked in. When asked if I could operate a kiln, I answered "Oh, I rock the kiln!" When brainstorming ideas for a scenario based course, this quote popped into my head. The rest is history.

The Helper

My dad, who taught ceramics for many years was my inspiration for the helper's voice. I began creating the image of Joyce with diversity in mind. She needed to appear approachable as well as knowledgeable of the subject matter. I used the Pixton extension for Power Point to create Joyce and Adobe Express to edit her.

Color Scheme

I wanted to use earth tones because clay is essentially dirt. I began planning with an image of clay in various shades and expanded from there. The zoomed in image of clay ended up being used as the background for the response slides. These colors are used in the background image of the ceramic studio, as well as Joyce's clothing, the buttons and text.

Button Appearance & Functionality

The buttons used follow the color scheme outlined above. The high contrast between the dark brown and white draw attention to the desired action. The color as well as the function of the buttons is uniform through out the course.

Rockin' The Kiln

Audience:

Responsibilities:

Key Take Aways:

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Overview of The Project

The Problem:

The Solution:

The Solution:

The Solution:

The Solution:

The Solution:

My Process

1. Analyze the gap between knowledge and current training.

2. Create a action map

3. Wrote a detailed text based story board

4. Designing a visual mock-up

5. Develop a prototype

6. Finalized and published the project

Action Map

Text Based Storyboard

Action Map to Text

The Proper Order of Tasks

Positive & Negative Consequences

Click through the pages below to peruse my storyboard

Creative Process

The Title

The Helper

Color Scheme

Button Appearance & Functionality

Scenes Used

Rockin' The Kiln

Audience:

Responsibilities:

Key Take Aways:

Tools Used:

Overview of The Project

The Problem:

The Solution:

The Solution:

The Solution:

The Solution:

The Solution:

My Process

1. Analyze the gap between knowledge and current training.

2. Create a action map

3. Wrote a detailed text based story board

4. Designing a visual mock-up

5. Develop a prototype

6. Finalized and published the project

Action Map

Text Based Storyboard

Action Map to Text

The Proper Order of Tasks

Positive & Negative Consequences

Click through the pages below to peruse my storyboard

Creative Process

The Title

The Helper

Color Scheme

Button Appearance & Functionality

Scenes Used

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