Diseño de Materiales - Week 14 -  Presenting your Materials

Introduction: Hello and welcome to Week 14 of the course Diseño de Materiales. In this class we will reflect on our experiences in the course, articulate some of our takeaway learnings, and share the results of your final project, the Didactic Materials File. 

Today's Goals:

• Present your Didactic Materials Files, describe your design process, and make connections between the materials created, the context and needs analysis, and your own materials evaluation criteria.
• Summarize the course contents, guiding questions, and your takeaway learnings from the course. 

Guiding Questions:

• What is the dynamic relationship between needs and context analysis, materials evaluation, and materials development?
• What are your takeaway learnings from the course?

Warm up: Holiday BS Game

In this game you will learn about the origin of some popular holiday symbols. You will hear three explanations given by your partners. Only one of the explanations will be correct. You need to answer the question:

• Does it sound true or does it sound like BS?

• Topic 1: Origin of the Cristmas Tree
• Student A: CLICK HERE
• Student B: CLICK HERE
• Student C: CLICK HERE

• Topic 2: Origin of Santa Clause
• Student A: CLICK HERE
• Student B: CLICK HERE
• Student C: CLICK HERE

• Topic 3: Origin of Santa's Elves
• Student A: CLICK HERE
• Student B: CLICK HERE
• Student C: CLICK HERE

• Topic 4: Origin of Mistletoe
• Student A: CLICK HERE
• Student B: CLICK HERE
• Student C: CLICK HERE

• Topic 5: Origin of the Christmas Stocking
• Student A: CLICK HERE
• Student B: CLICK HERE
• Student C: CLICK HERE

Task 1: Course Contents and Takeaways

Take a few minutes with your partners to discuss questions related to some of the contents we have seen during the course. 

• Group Document: CLICK HERE