Module 3: Intro to Artifact Design

Due: EOB Tues 6/6/2023
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At A Glance

Guiding Questions

What are you expected to design this summer?

What are some approaches to design that might support us this summer?

How can we use data practices to learn about and be inspired by others’ designs?

Key Terms

Design process

Data practices (sorting, filtering, visualizing, finding patterns)

Concept / process modeling

Iteration

Pacing

This part should take you approximately 2 hours to complete.

Prepare

Prepare

Module Introduction Video

Watch our module introduction video to prepare for the rest of the activities.

Transcript here, or you can use closed captioning on the video.

Module 3 Intro Video
Explore

Explore

1. Read / Review

CITE’s Artifact Design Task Guidelines — these spell out the expectations for your work this summer.

If you have any questions about these expectations, you can share them on our Q and A forum, or join us for tech help sessions on Mondays. See our calendar for the call links.

2. Tinker with last year’s artifact data
CITE-2022-Artifacts-Data-Analysis-2Download

Download this file, which contains a data analysis activity to help you explore CUNY faculty’s artifacts from 2022. Start by reading carefully through the Instructions tab (bottom left of the Excel window).

We recognize that many of you may not be comfortable with Excel, so we recorded a video that steps through the file and models a little bit of tinkering. We encourage you to watch it if you are feeling hesitant.

Intro to data analysis of last year’s artifact data
3. Read / Review

Check out this Padlet library of design process resources. It shares approaches to design including Speculative Design, Design Thinking for Educators, design for Viral Justice, Liberatory Design, and more.

Apply

Apply

Visually represent or model your own design process using some digital tool. Click on your college below to get directions for this activity and to share your ideas on your college’s discussion thread.

Discussion Thread Links

Consolidate

Consolidate

Module Exit Video

Exit videos are here to help you consolidate and reflect on all the knowledge contained in a module. Feel free to take notes and consider your key takeaways!

Transcript here.