Assignments: Journals, Ethnographies, Digitals and Reflections
One ethnography and two diary entries per person are the assignments that need to be electronically completed before we leave China. You will be able to change and edit any of the submitted materials later after we return but I do need what you believe to be the best rough draft you can produce while still in China. I know from experience that when you come back you will be too exhausted to want to recapture any of those great fresh ideas that you had while you were in China. At least one diary entry must be in the sister school setting. They can both be in your school setting but I am giving you the option of submitting a great insightful experience that you may have captured in another setting. The part you submit does not need to be long. You might think of it as a China field experience reflection that grows out of one or two insightful ideas that you think your school or community might benefit from.
The ethnography must be in the sister school setting. There are plenty of "subjects" for an ethnography in a school setting -- a classroom, early morning exercise, etc. Your goal is to describe a situation in which you remove any personal judgments or interpretations. You are an anthropologist observing a culture. An ethnography can be used effectively as a teaching tool and provides you with an opportunity to analyze your own cultural China experience. An ethnography can also be used as a conversational tool to engage students, your colleagues and community in meaningful discussion.
The visuals are primarily for your own school use. I will ask for some samples to use in powerpoints or on the website. These can be submitted after we get back from China. You will be returning from you sister schools sometime Friday. Friday, Saturday and the unscheduled time on Sunday is when you can catch up on any of the assignments you need to complete as well as enjoying Beijing.
Finally, please provide an open-ended narrative reflection of your experience. This will serve as the evaluation tool for the trip. This can be completed on the last day or on the plane ride home but make sure everything is completed prior to landing. I will have a memory stick so files can be transfered to my computer or you can email them to dwgregg@gmail.com
How will the above be used? The data collected will be useful for school and community use, professional development presentations and reports to the Freeman Foundation. They are also used to prepare groups that go to China in the future. I need to demonstrate results and impact
Finally, the ethnographies, journals and reflections can be used as the basis for submitting an article to the local community or be the genesis for developing local school programs or collobarative projects with school consortiums. You will have time to talk to your colleagues about ideas to build on the experience once you get back home.
Assignment Summary:
-- Two journal entries with one from sister school setting
-- One ethnography, preferably school setting
-- One open-ended reflection narrative for evaluative purposes
I know that there is possible overlap in the content of the assignments. The bottom line is to collect information that you can use in your teaching or administrative environment. I will provide samples of journal entries and ethnographies at Seminar 3 on March 29.
The ethnography must be in the sister school setting. There are plenty of "subjects" for an ethnography in a school setting -- a classroom, early morning exercise, etc. Your goal is to describe a situation in which you remove any personal judgments or interpretations. You are an anthropologist observing a culture. An ethnography can be used effectively as a teaching tool and provides you with an opportunity to analyze your own cultural China experience. An ethnography can also be used as a conversational tool to engage students, your colleagues and community in meaningful discussion.
The visuals are primarily for your own school use. I will ask for some samples to use in powerpoints or on the website. These can be submitted after we get back from China. You will be returning from you sister schools sometime Friday. Friday, Saturday and the unscheduled time on Sunday is when you can catch up on any of the assignments you need to complete as well as enjoying Beijing.
Finally, please provide an open-ended narrative reflection of your experience. This will serve as the evaluation tool for the trip. This can be completed on the last day or on the plane ride home but make sure everything is completed prior to landing. I will have a memory stick so files can be transfered to my computer or you can email them to dwgregg@gmail.com
How will the above be used? The data collected will be useful for school and community use, professional development presentations and reports to the Freeman Foundation. They are also used to prepare groups that go to China in the future. I need to demonstrate results and impact
Finally, the ethnographies, journals and reflections can be used as the basis for submitting an article to the local community or be the genesis for developing local school programs or collobarative projects with school consortiums. You will have time to talk to your colleagues about ideas to build on the experience once you get back home.
Assignment Summary:
-- Two journal entries with one from sister school setting
-- One ethnography, preferably school setting
-- One open-ended reflection narrative for evaluative purposes
I know that there is possible overlap in the content of the assignments. The bottom line is to collect information that you can use in your teaching or administrative environment. I will provide samples of journal entries and ethnographies at Seminar 3 on March 29.
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