Shari_March_30

I must say, I was quite surprised by the change in direction for the class. However, it was very interesting to me to see how when 'mama bird' kicked us out of the nest, we all knew how to fly. And we all flew in different directions. It was an interesting phenomenon. When Linda explicitly stated there are no rules, go create a lesson and share it with the others, it was interesting to see how everyone dove in and how creative we all were. One thing that I learned from everyone last night was the value of metaphor.

I am a storyteller, and I enjoy coming at things from a story. So that's how I approached the challenge, however, I am came at it from a very literal perspective. Suzan and Manal hit on a compelling analogy with the magnet. Chatchada, Watsatree, and Miriam's journey was also a compelling metaphor. It would make for an interesting lesson. I think a good metaphor will allow us to communicate a technical message in more simple manner.

We didn't go over the chapters in the textbook that were in the plan, which is fine, but I do think that the topics were apropos for the process we are navigating. Problem Solving is what we are doing. ID is a problem solving process - albeit a very messy one.