One example of whole-brained problem solving is when I was setting up a studio for course directors to produce the digital content. I had to develop some features that required both creative and logical thinking. The problem was to create an environment that would produce the high-quality video and get it done by an intuitive and user-friendly way.
To solve this problem, I had to use both the left and right hemispheres of my brain. I used my left brain to analyze and install some software and hardware, and my right brain to visualize the recordings and create an aesthetically pleasing user interface.
I started by breaking down the problem into smaller, more manageable parts. Once I had all equipment settled up, I used my creative skills to design a user interface that would display the results in an engaging and visually appealing way.
The task demanded a whole-brain approach and you rose to the occasion. I would love to know when you were pushing for creativity if you felt the stretch. Whole-brain Threes are definitely in the minority.
To make sense of the whole-brained approach, I can think of educating my children. Concretely, this implies allowing them to eat and play with food (right-brain activation) and teaching them how to eat appropriately with their forks and knives (left-brain mode). Or let them paint and draw without intervening and teach them how to write, giving clear instructions. It's a polarity. We need to balance out both sides to achieve the ultimate goal of education which is autonomy.
Yes, a good example of how most of us raise our children to do and have both right and left mode experiences. It makes it all the more puzzling that high schools all over the world think art and music classes are all that is needed, (usually not for credit) neglecting how to think and feel and do in one half of our brain system.
One example of whole brain activity would be a presentation I had to make on the MENA region and its actual challenges. I started reading a lot the actuality and the current challenges, I put all of that on paper based on expert knowledge and present events. Then I tried to find a common concept that could link all these events, a common meaning to my presentation, a common objective. Once I had found the meaning to why my presentation is relevant I started thinking about how it would be best to convey it so that it has an impact. I chose imaged and words that I put on the Power Point that were relevant, that conveyed a visual message and helped the public make a connection to the text I was presenting.
You started with the Left and then conceptualized what you had found so the content would be relevant to your learners. And you added images. Good grief Anca, that sounds a bit like 4MAT to me. Nice work!
I love to do things with my hands, in the back country of Finland. My of my hobby is architecture - I repair and build things myself. Often the plan does not go as I have drawn it on paper. There are concrete challenges that prevent the progress of the whatever project. Certain materials and tools are not always available, so new models and ideas have to be created in place. What is really interesting about drawing buildings (for example I have built several saunas in Finland). While house or building is for a person's protection against the weather - Same time you can create construction which is a mental space for humans to calm down and feel safe. To do this you are using your engineer skills but same time you have to feel how humans react when they enter and pass their time the building.
One example of whole-brained problem solving is when I was setting up a studio for course directors to produce the digital content. I had to develop some features that required both creative and logical thinking. The problem was to create an environment that would produce the high-quality video and get it done by an intuitive and user-friendly way.
ReplyDeleteTo solve this problem, I had to use both the left and right hemispheres of my brain. I used my left brain to analyze and install some software and hardware, and my right brain to visualize the recordings and create an aesthetically pleasing user interface.
I started by breaking down the problem into smaller, more manageable parts. Once I had all equipment settled up, I used my creative skills to design a user interface that would display the results in an engaging and visually appealing way.
The task demanded a whole-brain approach and you rose to the occasion. I would love to know when you were pushing for creativity if you felt the stretch.
DeleteWhole-brain Threes are definitely in the minority.
To make sense of the whole-brained approach, I can think of educating my children. Concretely, this implies allowing them to eat and play with food (right-brain activation) and teaching them how to eat appropriately with their forks and knives (left-brain mode). Or let them paint and draw without intervening and teach them how to write, giving clear instructions. It's a polarity. We need to balance out both sides to achieve the ultimate goal of education which is autonomy.
ReplyDeleteYes, a good example of how most of us raise our children to do and have both right and left mode experiences. It makes it all the more puzzling that high schools all over the world think art and music classes are all that is needed, (usually not for credit) neglecting how to think and feel and do in one half of our brain system.
DeleteOne example of whole brain activity would be a presentation I had to make on the MENA region and its actual challenges. I started reading a lot the actuality and the current challenges, I put all of that on paper based on expert knowledge and present events. Then I tried to find a common concept that could link all these events, a common meaning to my presentation, a common objective. Once I had found the meaning to why my presentation is relevant I started thinking about how it would be best to convey it so that it has an impact. I chose imaged and words that I put on the Power Point that were relevant, that conveyed a visual message and helped the public make a connection to the text I was presenting.
ReplyDeleteYou started with the Left and then conceptualized what you had found so the content would be relevant to your learners. And you added images. Good grief Anca, that sounds a bit like 4MAT to me.
DeleteNice work!
I love to do things with my hands, in the back country of Finland. My of my hobby is architecture - I repair and build things myself. Often the plan does not go as I have drawn it on paper. There are concrete challenges that prevent the progress of the whatever project. Certain materials and tools are not always available, so new models and ideas have to be created in place. What is really interesting about drawing buildings (for example I have built several saunas in Finland). While house or building is for a person's protection against the weather - Same time you can create construction which is a mental space for humans to calm down and feel safe. To do this you are using your engineer skills but same time you have to feel how humans react when they enter and pass their time the building.
ReplyDeleteThis is very fine, Niko. Great example. Mental space and physical comfort.
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