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Paradigms
for Designing, Planning BHWs, BHTLMs
I.
Instructional Design Paradigm for Designing, Planning Brief
Hybrid Workshops
II. Other
Paradigm for Designing, Planning Brief Hybrid Workshops
III.
Narrative Paradigm for Designing, Planning Brief Hybrid
Workshops
What do
Aristotle, television and the three act theatrical structure
have to do with teaching and learning? A lot. The ability
to fully engage a learner is one of the fundamental
attributes of a good teacher or a good teaching tool; and
throughout history humans have engaged and educated each
other with the help of stories. We make sense of (and
provide context for) new experience and information by
connecting them with stories.
Aristotle
realized this as far back as 350 BC. In his Poetics
he described stories as having three acts: Beginning,
Middle, and End. In television and feature films these acts
are often relabeled as Setup, Complication and Resolution.
And that's how we tell stories.
To create a
Brief Hybrid Workshop within this narrative paradigm, try to
frame it in terms of problem/challenge/question.
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Version 1 - Aristotle |
Version 2 - TV, Film |
Version 3 - Brief Hybrid Workshop |
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Act
I |
Beginning |
Setup - Teaser |
Problem/Challenge/Question |
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Act
II |
Middle |
Complication |
Explore & Engage - Identify obstacles and assets |
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Act
III |
End |
Resolution |
Tools, Answers, Solutions |
ACT I:
What is your
problem/challenge/question? To steal a trick from TV start
with a “TEASER”. Pick the most controversial,
exciting or interesting aspect of what you’re about to
present and start there. Then think about answering
questions like: What's this all about? Why should I care?
What's at stake? Why do I believe
this is so important, exciting?
ACT II:
Expand on
problem/challenge/question. Explore and engage it. What is
needed to solve the problem, overcome the challenge or
answer the question? What are the obstacles?
ACT III:
Reveal the
answer/solution or provide tools for the participants find
the answer/solution themselves. If further interaction is
desired, create a cliffhanger by not fully resolving the
answer/solution or by posing another
problem/challenge/question.
Other
Paradigms????
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