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Visualization

Challenge   The challenge that we were going to address was about making the online education more  interactive, much easier and student friendly especially when there is a sudden change from  offline to online education. Students not only prefer going to school or college just to get  education but also many other things associated to their health and social wellbeing.  Comparatively online education lacks such interaction and practical knowledge convey  methods.

Selection  Visualization is about using images. It’s not about drawing; it’s about visual thinking. It  pushes us beyond using words or language alone. It is a way of unlocking a different part  of our brains that allows us to think nonverbally.    When you explain an idea using words, the rest of us will form our own mental pictures,  usually informed by our training. When you say, “We need a new growth platform,” the IT  specialist sees servers and code and the marketing guru sees an advertising campaign. If  instead you present your idea to us by drawing a picture of it, you reduce the possibility of  unmatched mental models.

The first tool I used was the tool of Visualization, or Visual Thinking to make a possible solution  for making online classes more interactive and help full to students during this pandemic.

I selected visualization as a tool to solve as the problem which I was going to address as it was  very complex and based on many thoughts that a student expects or enjoys during a complete  course session he / she gets from an institution. Making education more enjoyable and especially  during this pandemic when we all are locked down at home.

Application  I started the process by closely observing the online education methods and try to brainstorm the  problem that a student faces which creates the lack of attention to online education. Started to  draw scribbles on a blank sheet of paper. I took help of my teammates and drew in the sheet  whatever problem we thought to be a problem on online classes. We took some volunteers and  gave them sheets to draw their notion on online classes.

The drawing format was 11” X 14” tracing paper. This size provided a compromise between  smaller formats where often it is difficult to explore details, and larger formats that are difficult  to fill. In the initial phase team members and volunteers were challenged to move beyond single  solutions and explore a broad range of opportunities.

The next phase was to transform loose concepts into a meaningful design. This was achieved  through the construction of more accurate visualizations and sorting down the same points that  the volunteers expressed through it which communicated a clearer intent using tracing paper

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overlays to develop the design. Soon people were able to visualize the problem they need to  work on or the area they were facing the problem.

The final deliverable was a detailed drawing of their thoughts on problems faced in online  education and some sort of ways to overcome it, at last we found out complete evolution of our  concept on the way the problem needed to be addressed.

There were areas we need to gain data like number of student facing network issues during these  online education and how the teachers need to approach a particular area of their subject by using  more interactive videos and interactive new possible ways to solve a particular equation in maths  our field if interest.

INSIGHT AND APPROACH   By conducting this exercise with several groups I learnt that drawing or designing graphics  incorporates a person or a group of people essential feedback. Which stands is important for  reinforcing their understanding of the problem they are working to solve, the more precious  aspect of the activity is the shared insights and shared learning that occurs while they are  working to define their problem space. The graphic gives the diverse group of team a focal point  for discussion that allows them to share their perspectives and develop insights into which helps  to find root causes of their problems more efficiently and enhanced way. Where they could  create the graphic from a blank slate in a collaborative manner, and more easy way to veiw their  points they need to cover. People can quickly identify where they are in the graphic or if there is  something missing and can more quickly gain new insights about relationships between key  entities instead of taking time to identify them. A team working in a problem can also identify  variables in the problem space that is, it helps them to identify what they don’t know, in what  areas they need to obtain information and work accordingly to gain data and pave there way to  sort out the problem in a design thinking approach.


Priya Jeet Page 1 Visualization Challenge The challenge that we were going to address was about making the online education more interactive , much easier and student friendly especially when there is a sudden change from offline to online education . Students not only prefer going to school or college just to get education but also many other things associated to their health and social wellbeing . Comparatively online education lacks such interaction and practical knowledge convey methods . Selection Visualization is about using images . It ’s not about drawing ; it ’s about visual thinking . It pushes us beyond using words or language alone . It is a way of unlocking a different part of our brains that allows us to think nonverbally . When you explain an idea using words , the rest of us will form our own mental pictures , usually informed by our training . When you say , “ We need a new growth platform , ” the IT specialist sees servers and code and the marketing guru sees an advertising campaign . If instead you present your idea to us by drawing a picture of it , you reduce the possibility of unmatched mental models . The first tool I used was the tool of Visualization , or Visual Thinking to make a possible solution for making online classes more interactive and help full to students during this pandemic . I selected visualization as a tool to solve as the problem which I was going to address as it was very complex and based on many thoughts that a student expects or enjoys during a complete course session he / she gets from an institution . Making education more enjoyable and especially during this pandemic when we all are locked down at home . Application I started the process by closely observing the online education methods and try to brainstorm the problem that a student faces which creates the lack of attention to online education . Started to draw scribbles on a blank sheet of paper . I took help of my teammates and drew in the sheet whatever problem we thought to be a problem on online classes . We took some volunteers and gave them sheets to draw their notion on online classes . The drawing format was 11 ” X 14 ” tracing paper . This size provided a compromise between smaller formats where often it is difficult to explore details , and larger formats that are difficult to fill . In the initial phase team members and volunteers were challenged to move beyond single solutions and explore a broad range of opportunities . The next phase was to transform loose concepts into a meaningful design . This was achieved through the construction of more accurate visualizations and sorting down the same points that the volunteers expressed through it which communicated a clearer intent using tracing paper Priya Jeet Page 2 overlays to develop the design . Soon people were able to visualize the problem they need to work on or the area they were facing the problem . The final deliverable was a detailed drawing of their thoughts on problems faced in online education and some sort of ways to overcome it , at last we found out complete evolution of our concept on the way the problem needed to be addressed . There were areas we need to gain data like number of student facing network issues during these online education and how the teachers need to approach a particular area of their subject by using more interactive videos and interactive new possible ways to solve a particular equation in maths our field if interest . INSIGHT AND APPROACH By conducting this exercise with several groups I learnt that drawing or designing graphics incorporates a person or a group of people essential feedback . Which stands is important for reinforcing their understanding of the problem they are working to solve , the more precious aspect of the activity is the shared insights and shared learning that occurs while they are working to define their problem space . The graphic gives the diverse group of team a focal point for discussion that allows them to share their perspectives and develop insights into which helps to find root causes of their problems more efficiently and enhanced way . Where they could create the graphic from a blank slate in a collaborative manner , and more easy way to veiw their points they need to cover . People can quickly identify where they are in the graphic or if there is something missing and can more quickly gain new insights about relationships between key entities instead of taking time to identify them . A team working in a problem can also identify variables in the problem space that is , it helps them to identify what they do n’t know , in what areas they need to obtain information and work accordingly to gain data and pave there way to sort out the problem in a design thinking approach .