The rehearsal with Brian was really helpful. As always, it was excellent to see what my classmates are working on — especially because these are students whose work I haven’t seen yet this semester! I loved seeing that Noah was also taking a more pedagogical approach to thesis, and Siri’s AI explorations always impress me.
Some of the feedback that I heard from Brian was that I need to get to the point much more quickly. I need to state up front what my project is, and then giving the background information becomes easier to follow and more relevant. I also need to be clear what the project is — is it Research as Practice, or is it pedagogy, or is the the sculptures. I’ve heard this from Sarah too, so this is further reinforcement that I’m not quite there yet with the explanations.
This weekend I am spending more time revising the presentation, and then I think I will find some people who have NOT heard about my project yet to practice with. Woohoo!