Roll up, roll up!

funfair

It was the hall of mirrors which did it…This nugget of an idea finally formed into a metaphor which seemed to offer what was needed to represent the chaotic richness of the IDEL course.

The process of putting the Lino together was satisfying and stimulating. Initially, I intended only to use the images and the descriptions explaining why the imagery was appropriate for highlighting and symbolising certain aspects of the course. However, as I immersed myself in this, I started to make connections between readings, blog posts and activities which it seemed appropriate to include. I enjoyed the meta-textual, creative process of putting this together. As Christine noted, it offered an opportunity to take a mind-wander through the activities, readings, thoughts and communications of the past weeks.

process

With regard to my disengaged teachers, I think that this might be a useful exercise to ask them to undertake. Thinking about how they can represent the changes they and their schools have gone through in the last year might offer opportunities to reflect on successes and failures, on positives and negatives. Hopefully it will also stimulate frank and supportive discussion.

If you’d like to extend the metaphor, you can take a ride on the fairground here.

 

2 Replies to “Roll up, roll up!”

  1. Hi Helen,

    I’m glad you enjoyed this exercise. I’ve always found it helpful to develop my ideas by making big colourful maps on paper but have never found a technology that does the trick. It’s just dawned on me that lino would probably be just the thing! Great use of cross linkage in this blog.

    Best,

    Velda

  2. Hi Velda,

    When I was first at university, I used to use rolls of lining paper to draw huge mind-maps on…

    Yes: Lino is great as a ‘white space’. Have you used OneNote yet? I love it and keep myself and my notes organised through that.

    Best,

    Helen

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