Monday, February 24, 2025

Blogging with Year 11 DVC

 This week I started blogging with my Year 11 Design and Visual Communication class. I decided to go with one blog for the class that they can all post onto rather than each working on individual blogs. I decided to do it this way as I was a big fan of my classes using Google Plus Communities, where we would post up class work and give each other feedback - link to blog label for Google Plus Communities. I want the blog to work in a similar manner, where we can see and comment on each others work and it is easy for everyone else to see too.

Matt Goodwin came to the class on Monday to help us get to know how to use Edublogs. Some of the students had used it in intermediate school and could remember, so to be honest, most of the help was for me! We leaned how to embed a Google document, a Google presentation and how to put in an image. These are the 3 things that we will be needing to put into our blog posts so it was good to get a chance to try all 3 of these methods.

I decided to try this with only my Year 11 DVC class at first, as this is my smallest class this year and it will be a good group to try this with. We will be working on Google docs, presentations and drawings and in our sketchbooks so it will give us chance to try out different ways of getting work onto our blogs.

Link to blog



I was posting up my examples of the work we have done so far while it was up on the TV screen so the students could see how it was done.
So far we have posted up our Architect Information, our Mood Boards and our Design Words. work. Some examples from the students are linked here.
Mood Board - from Avania
Design Words - from Alyanna

The work we are on with at the moment is looking at the design elements in their chosen architect's work, so our next posts will be presentations of the models and drawings from that. We had a go at some comments on the posts we have done so far but I want to go into that a lot deeper as we post more so that the students are analysing each others work.


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  1. AnonymousMarch 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM

    It's particularly exciting to hear about the next phase, where students will delve into the design elements of their chosen architects. This progression, from research and inspiration to analysis and creation, is a brilliant way to foster critical thinking and design skills.
    Your focus on developing deeper peer feedback is also a wonderful initiative. Encouraging students to analyse each other's work will not only enhance their understanding but also build a collaborative and supportive learning environment.
    This blog post is a testament to the engaging and enriching experience you're providing for your students. I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing the models and drawings, and witnessing the growth and development of these budding architects! Keep up the amazing work!

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