I know that I could have done a much much better job and honored the material I gathered more. I was so bowled over by what the students shared that I got lost in trying to work out how to represent it. I read through it many times and would get bogged down in wonderful …
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Analysis of data: descriptions of how the comfort zone feels
Participant 1 = A sense of being present, getting a sense of something heavy to make you feel you own lightness, Feeling irritable, having an itch you can’t scratch, safe, boring, frustrated, anxious, procrastination Participant 2 = A bubble, being in suspension (being in in a diving pool, half way down), being bored, nothing happens …
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Quotes and some analysis of data from interviews 1
Question: what is your perception of your comfort zone? ‘What do I do to feel safe taking the plunge on something?’ Participant 13: ‘If it something like speaking in front of others then I just try to block them out and try to focus on telling myself I can do it. I guess I also …
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Data Analysis: Participant 4’s response to the idea of comfort zone
‘I am very aware that my comfort zone within my practice sits within low-tech processes, especially in processes that I have developed myself. I have often felt unsure of more technical and complicated processes, and I have often steered away from working in workshops and with technicians because I feel much more comfortable working things …
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This was my original SIP idea from July 2021:
I am interested in supporting digital literacy and plan to make a video of my learning the ‘language’ of 3D printing from my perspective as a digital immigrant/visitor. I have a Prusa 3D printer, bought in lockdown last summer, and intend to learn how to use it in order to be able to teach these …
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Art Schools of the Future Need to Teach Students to Understand Technology.
Article taken from ARTNET = ‘Art Schools of the Future Need to Teach Students to Understand Technology. How Will That Change the Future of Art?’ My research question aims to explore how a digital immigrant/visitor could become proficient in a digital skill in order to teach a digital resident/native. I have begun to find material …
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3D/Sculpting compared to painting: Is one more challenging than the other?
Whilst I’m compiling my research question, I am thinking about who to interview and how I would frame my question. It’s important that I am aware of how I position myself in relation to 3D and 2D concerns as I have strong views about sculpture being more challenging than 2D artwork. The idea of positionality …
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SIP Session on 25th October
Hearing other’s research questions today – so inspiring to hear people be so passionate about their subject. We talked as a group about our project outlines and I made notes on colleagues research questions and their initial thoughts; Firstly a peer talked about making a resource for potential students preparing portfolios for admission to BA …
The research question I began with and how this has evolved.
My original SIP idea was How would a digital visitor/imigrant learn a digital skill in order to be able to teach a digital native/resident? A particular skill would be to learn how to operate a Prusa 3D printer and to explore this from the perspective of a digital immigrant in order to be able to …
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SIP participants
I’m aiming to talk to my target group this week. I’m in two minds about whether to show them an example diagram/map of the comfort zone from off the web as inspiration or to simply ask them to draw what they think theirs looks like. I’ve spent a fair bit of time looking at the …