Title: Inventors & Investors: A Game of Creativity and Strategy
Synopsis: This class session was designed to engage students in a creative and strategic game where they acted as both inventors and investors. The objective was to foster innovation and critical thinking by having them identify problems, create products to solve those problems, and then pitch their inventions to potential investors within the classroom setting.
Attendance:
– Number of students absent: 2 (Tilia and Yohkan mentioned as not present)
Topics Covered:
1. **Documentary Screening Preparation:**
– Reminder of documentary submission on Friday via eCourse.
– Structure and content requirements for the documentary discussed, mirroring previous presentation and essay structures.
2. **Game Introduction:**
– Explanation of the game’s concept, where students assume the roles of inventors and investors.
– Discussion of the purpose of inventions in solving problems.
3. **Problem Identification Exercise:**
– Students received sentences with blanks to fill in with creative, challenging problems.
4. **Invention Creation Activity:**
– Students drew their product solutions without using words and submitted pictures of their drawings.
– Title and tagline creation for the products.
– Pitch preparation, where students devised a presentation to sell their product to investors.
5. **Investment Simulation:**
– Students presented their pitches.
– Anonymous investment activity with students allocating ‘money’ to the products they believed in.
Actionable Items:
– **Documentary Submission:**
– Ensure students are clear on the submission process for their documentaries.
– Address any remaining questions regarding documentary content and structure.
– **Game Feedback:**
– Gather student feedback on the game to assess its effectiveness and engagement.
– **Exam Results Inquiry:**
– Investigate the issue with exam results and grading discrepancies mentioned.
– Follow-up with Camelia regarding access to graded materials for review.
Homework:
– Finalize and submit documentaries by Friday.
– Include interviews in the documentary as specified.
– Prepare for the screening of documentaries in the next class.