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| The wonderful meal that my team made! |
Peace,
Mariam
Sunday, February 24, 2013
BLF Iron-Chef Cook-Off
COOKING. Dun dun dunnnn. Not my forte, but it turned out better than I could've thought! Proud of my team and my dad.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Metacognition and ODIP
My expectation for the workshop was that we would be taking part in some creative activity or creative challenge that was semi-hands on. Although we didn't do this, I do see how the creative/critical thinking component came into play with the activities that we did do. I actually really enjoyed the activity where we spent 30 minutes looking at just one work of art and analyzing it because like the hosts mentioned, I don't think I've spent more than a few minutes looking at one piece in a museum before moving on. I actually felt like I understood art and the critiques of art which I valued because, honestly, sometimes the point of something artistic just evades me.
One thing that I learned is that not everyone is innovative. It's something that I've always thought, but innovation is so highly valued and needed in today's world that I talked myself into thinking that anyone can be innovative as long as they are a hard worker. This isn't necessarily a negative realization, just a realistic one. The interaction between imagination, critical thinking, and innovation was one that I never fully understood, and although I will still need some more explanation about the theory that the Columbus Museum of Art representatives put forth, I'm open to their interpretation.
One thing I didn't say that I wanted to was while we were doing the small group challenges at the end. A few people made comments that they just did not agree with the interpretation that the specific group made about their selection without looking outside their point of view to understand the other group's perspective. Although different viewpoints are valuable, so is the ability to acknowledge different interpretations. You can just flat our refuse or say no. The point of the challenge was ambiguous for a purpose and if some groups wanted to take an angle of choosing a piece that evoked the certain emotion rather than literally representing that emotion, then that is also a legitimate course of action as well. Actually, I think it is better because it shows creative, critical, out-side-box thinking.
The following picture is the view from my apartment window (it was one I took last semester, but I thought it fit well for this assignment).
ODIP
Observe: This is a picture of a view outside a window.
Describe: There are three windows in a dark room with few trees in the scenery outside. There are silhouetted images infront of the window including what looks like a floating table and a glass on the table.
Interpret: Whoever lives here is in a rush to leave.
Prove: There's papers everywhere, there is no light on, the glass of water hasn't been put away, there is no chair with the table illustrating that it's been moved out of the way.
One thing that I learned is that not everyone is innovative. It's something that I've always thought, but innovation is so highly valued and needed in today's world that I talked myself into thinking that anyone can be innovative as long as they are a hard worker. This isn't necessarily a negative realization, just a realistic one. The interaction between imagination, critical thinking, and innovation was one that I never fully understood, and although I will still need some more explanation about the theory that the Columbus Museum of Art representatives put forth, I'm open to their interpretation.
One thing I didn't say that I wanted to was while we were doing the small group challenges at the end. A few people made comments that they just did not agree with the interpretation that the specific group made about their selection without looking outside their point of view to understand the other group's perspective. Although different viewpoints are valuable, so is the ability to acknowledge different interpretations. You can just flat our refuse or say no. The point of the challenge was ambiguous for a purpose and if some groups wanted to take an angle of choosing a piece that evoked the certain emotion rather than literally representing that emotion, then that is also a legitimate course of action as well. Actually, I think it is better because it shows creative, critical, out-side-box thinking.
The following picture is the view from my apartment window (it was one I took last semester, but I thought it fit well for this assignment).
ODIP
Observe: This is a picture of a view outside a window.
Describe: There are three windows in a dark room with few trees in the scenery outside. There are silhouetted images infront of the window including what looks like a floating table and a glass on the table.
Interpret: Whoever lives here is in a rush to leave.
Prove: There's papers everywhere, there is no light on, the glass of water hasn't been put away, there is no chair with the table illustrating that it's been moved out of the way.
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