{"id":284,"date":"2020-06-28T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/?p=284"},"modified":"2020-06-28T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T16:00:55","slug":"activity-three-manifesto-and-empathy-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/activity-three-manifesto-and-empathy-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity Three: Manifesto and Empathy Map"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I started the process of going through my readings and notes, I will admit that I felt as though I was in a bit of an abyss.\u00a0 I tried to figure out a problem of practice that was a real-world dilemma to my organization (Ma, Fitchman, Adams and Kennedy (2018).\u00a0 Based on my knowledge and previous conversations with others, I thought our need was resiliency due to the day to day demands and COVID19.\u00a0 Much to my surprise, once I completed the interviews with managers, I realized that their concern was related to feeling connected with others. All three interviewees discussed the lack of connections and communication between peers, management and staff. Working in this new world that encompasses online meetings, emails, conference calls while not seeing, touching, and truly being able to read the body language of others they described as actually more difficult than face to face conversations. I redefined my problem of practice \u2013 Connecting with others. \u00a0Next, I had to figure out my manifesto.<\/p>\n

What is a manifesto?\u00a0 I reviewed the video of the professor who taught Entomophagy (eating crickets) to students. Brilliant!!\u00a0 The students will never forget what happened that day as they ate crickets or how they felt watching others eat crickets. That is active learning.\u00a0 I imagine that his manifesto is related to active learning in the classroom. Once I reviewed the WI+RE Way: a manifesto and a process for learner-led design, I realized that the manifesto is related to my core values and beliefs as it relates to designing learning for others and ensuring an \u2018inclusive, transformative and learner centered pedagogy\u2019 (p. 3).\u00a0 It occurred to me that I have to be true to my core values as I am happiest with my work when I live and follow my values. I identified the following as my mini-manifesto:<\/p>\n

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  1. Iteration not Perfection<\/strong>: Give myself the time to iterate and think outside the box, each revision will create additional ideas that can be applied; learn from feedback and collaboration with others<\/li>\n
  2. Makin\u2019 it Real SMART <\/strong>: Use Storytelling that provides examples that are relevant to the participants world keeping in mind the SMART ideology :\n