Changing The Conversation

"The objective of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives." - Robert Maynard Hutchins

Have I mentioned that this project is completely voluntary? The DILo (Digital Innovation Lounge) project has been an extraordinary experience so for with 5 weeks in. What has been most impressive so far is watching the student take charge of their own learning. The SILC (Student Innovation Leadership Committee) captains have truly taken charge of their project meetings, established consistent real-world collaboration with their TCU Interior Design Coach and their Huckabee Architects. What makes taking charge of their learning impressive is the change in conversation.

Having experts in the field as mentors has noticeable changed the way the teams think critically about the project in terms of relevance and functionality. The influence has made collaboration meaningful within the teams. They no longer sit and fantasize about the what ifs, now they evaluate the why to extrapolate the rationale behind the design. The conversation has definitely changed. Might I remind you, this is a voluntary activity. These remarkable students are schedule their own free time to collaborate with one another and the community. Sometimes, I have to turn off the notifications in the Slack to accomplish other task, but the discussions have become so rich to where I find myself following along at all times. Below is the email I received displaying the project disucssions in the past week. This is evidence that it's getting good! The culture is definitely beginning to change it's view about how students learn, starting with the conversation students are having.

The DILo Project’s Weekly Summary

Sunday, February 14th - Saturday, February 20th

Hope you are having a good weekend! Here's a summary of what happened on your team last week:

+ 6 members were added Adrianna Arias, Rachel Cooper, Maddi Walker, Valerie Gozzo, Marifer Mares, and Helen Rodriguez.

- 5 members became inactive Kory Stanley, Johnnie Wilkinson, Marcela Ruiz, Lester Polty, and Terrance Jones.

View a complete list of member changes

Your team sent a total of 210 messages last week (that's 160 more than the week before). Of those, 41% were in public channels, 53% were in private channels and 6% were direct messages. Your team also uploaded 63 files (that's 63 more than the week before).