Personal Project Workshop

• Part 1 : Monday 14th May 2012

– Information needs• What do you know and don’t know about

your topic

– Information sources• Types of information

Showing responsibility for natural and man-made environments

Areas of Interaction

Environment

Community & Service

Helping and contributingto others in the community

Human Ingenuity

Creating & exploring human creation, ideas and inventions.

Health & Social education

Looking after physical, social & emotional health of self & others

Investigating boxing as a sport for CISHelping children at a hospital

Testing the pollution on beaches around HK

Approaches to learning

Different skills to learn, organize and communicate and reflect.

Approaches to Learning

Collaboration Communication Information literacy Organization Reflection Thinking Transfer

How do I learn best? How do I know? How do I communicate

my understanding?

Frameworks

Planning your ProjectLike a journey you need a map

The Research Process

Planning & development

Collection of information

Selection of information

Recording of information

Working on the product

Creating and presenting

Bringing it all together

Planning your project

Ask yourself

What do I already know about my topic? Brainstorm and/or mindmap this.

What is my key goal, my key questions and keywords?

What format might my product take and who is my audience?

What is my time line so that I can meet deadlines?

Where could I possibly find information?

Supervisor meeting

Finding Information What information do I need for my Personal Project?

Print ? Places? People?

Collecting InformationWhat information do I need for my Personal Project?

Print?

Places?

People?

Surveys?

Interviews?

What information do you need?

Coaching a team Organising an event Writing a short story Painting a portrait Designing a scrapbook Creating a music DVD Cleaning up the beach

Every PP involves researchWhat information do you need to make this PP

a success?

Coaching a younger children's team

Every PP involves researchWhat information do you need to make this PP

a success?

Organising an event

Every PP involves researchWhat information do you need to make this PP

a success?

Writing short stories, poetry anthology, short film script

Every PP involves researchWhat information do you need to make this PP

a success?

Creating a

piece of

artwork

Every PP involves research

Making a scrapbook/magazine

of an exchange trip to France.......

Every PP involves researchWhat information do you need to make this PP

a success?

Creating a music

DVD

Your own PP

• What is your topic

• What do you know about it?

• What do you not know about it?• List out your KEY QUESTIONS

• Comment on your partner’s key questions

Info resources and sources

Types of information

Hard copy or digital

Identify where to look for information

Within the school

Within your own community

Within a broader community

How many types of info do I need?

Sources of information1. Print sources

books, newspapers, magazine articles

Sources of information

2. Digital sources:

• audiovisual materials

• Internet• Websites, podcasts, emails ….

• online databases• Collection of newspaper & magazine articles

Sources of information

3. People • interview / questionnaire

Sources of information4. Site visits

Sources of information5. Courses, experiments etc.

Be S.M.A.R.T.

Self interestManageableAOIResearchableTimely

Researchable = Information Rich

Before you get started can you find information on your topic?

CIS Library Hong Kong Public Library Online Encyclopaedias Online databasesOnline databases: : newspapers & magazines Websites People & places

Prepare your own research plan

• Goal

• AOI

• Plan

• Things that you know about the topic

• Things that you don’t know about• How to locate answers

My research planI need information about the following:

1. What kind of style should I choose for my art work ?

2. What kind of paint to use?

Where /How to locate the answer?

1.Art books that discuss different artistic styles / encyclopedia

2.Talk to art technician / teacher / sales person in art supply store

•Website (check Webpath express)

•books (check library)

PREPARE YOUR RESEARCH PLAN NOW

WORK IN PAIRS

Well done!

Keeping your Process Journal

Your Supervisor will want to see your

Process Journal every meeting.

Your Process Journal is a practical notebook

~ plans, draft ideas, diagrams, sketches.

It doesn't have to be really neat.

Include photos in your Process Journal

to show 'work in progress'.

Keeping your Process JournalSee Appendix examples

► Decide on your format

► Date all your entries.

► Each time you work on your Personal Project spend 5—10 minutes writing up what you have done.

► Write about the people you have consulted, the places you have visited and the resources you have used.

► Highlight the ATL keywords used.

Keeping your Process Journal Reflect honestly on how you think you are going

and how you are feeling about the process.

Mention the challenges you face and your

plans to overcome them.

Evaluate your progress ~ write about

the skills you have learnt.

Include any queries or problems you want

to discuss with your Supervisor.