What's Your Problem? by Elizabeth Anderson

Group 12

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:00:09 UTC

Group Members' Names:

1.) Noticing:

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:

3.) Posing fruitful questions:

4.) Identifying what is at stake:

Group 11

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:00:19 UTC

Group Members' Names:

1.) Noticing:

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:

3.) Posing fruitful questions:

4.) Identifying what is at stake:

Group 10

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:00:26 UTC

Group Members' Names:

1.) Noticing:

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:

3.) Posing fruitful questions:

4.) Identifying what is at stake:

Group 09

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:00:34 UTC

Group Members' Names:

1.) Noticing:

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:

3.) Posing fruitful questions:

4.) Identifying what is at stake:

Group 08

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:00:40 UTC

Group Members' Names:

1.) Noticing:

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:

3.) Posing fruitful questions:

4.) Identifying what is at stake:

Group 07

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:00:47 UTC

Group Members' Names: Rameez, Liz, Zach, Jack

1.) Noticing: How everyone is socially awkward in the Homeland Security Building

2.) Articulating a problem and its details: In the Hec, everyone either is really serious about doing their homework or they're on their phones, but never talking to someone.

3.) Posing fruitful questions: Why does this happen? Is it because of the atmosphere in the building? Can this be changed?

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
Losing social skills in the HEC. A negative social impact in COD. More students becoming socially awkward amongst each other.

Group 06

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:01 UTC

Group Members' Names: Michelle H. S, Matthew D, Bridget M

1.) Noticing:
-Most people are walking in a hurry, looking down, technology is present (laptop or phone on hand), some people are wearing t-shirts and some people are wearing coats, very quiet

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:
-Technology is being used all the time therefore they are not socializing with each other preventing them from meeting new people

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
- Why is everybody so addicted to technology?
- What makes individuals rely on technology so much?
-How does not being social not affect somebody?

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
-The opportunity to meet new people and gain new ideas about life from different perspectives

Group 05

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:08 UTC

Group Members' Names: Dean S. & Mark T.

1.) Noticing: Students are quiet, library-groups of computers, students studying.

2.) Articulating a problem and its details: People are talking to loud and then distracts everyone from studying.

3.) Posing fruitful questions: How can we keep other students from not being distracting? What are steps to take to prevent students from being distracted? Why is the environment more open and less constricting with walls and boundaries?

4.) Identifying what is at stake: The performance of how efficient the students are studying with the easy distractions of others disrupting.

Group 04

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:11 UTC

Group Members' Names: Yusuf A, Jackie Hermiz, Jackie Strejc, Julisa
Gutierrez

1.) Noticing:
-When there is food/beverages involved people talk more
-If you have head phones in, no one will talk to you
-Most aren't drinking coffee

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:
-there is a long line, can create students to be late to class
- some people are studying, others are socializing, it can create distractions

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
Why would people risk being late to class just to buy Starbucks?
Why would they choose to study there considering how busying it is?
Why would you sit there if you didn't buy Starbucks?

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
A potential problem would be the lack of respect from each parties of studying and socializing. To solve this problem designated sitting should be created to separate socializers and studiers.

Group 03

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:37 UTC

Group Members' Names:
Mia
Mal
Lily

1.) Noticing:
People on their phones in the library instead of studying

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:
Being on your phone while working on academic work can distract you from succeeding in your classes

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
-Why even go to the library with all your books and studying materials out, if you're going to be on your phone the whole time?
- How are you going to study for your class if you are on your phone?
- Will your grade in the class have a negative correlation with the use of a cell phone

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
- lack of learning
- lack of education
-failing out of your classes
-not getting good grades on homework or tests.

Group 02

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:49 UTC

Group Members' Names:
Connie Wash, Rokas Gerulskis, Sam Sullivan

1.) Noticing: half the room was playing video games in the dark, half were sitting on their own, they were speaking loudly and talking over each other.

2.) Articulating a problem and its details: In part of the room there was a lack of community and there was a lack of interest among the individuals sitting on their own.

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
Why would you go to a student life lounge if you're going to isolate yourself?

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
People often need to communicate but have trouble doings so. They are either shy or not included often.

Group 01

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:58 UTC

Group Members' Names:
Nick Champagne, Katelyn Sevatson, Patricia Lopez

1.) Noticing: Student Life Lounge
One half of the room was quiet, the other was silent.
The Mac building had more activity near seating areas and Einstein's. However, down the hallway, there was dead silence.

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:
The Student Life Lounge is divided-- only one half of it is social while the other is not. The proper use of the lounge is to interact with other students as opposed to a study area instead.

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
Why is one half of the room dark and the other half lit?
Why is the lounge not the same temperature at the rest of the BIC building?
The MAC is more appealing to the eye (colors on the walls, etc) but lacks in social interaction areas. Why is this the case when it appears to be more student friendly?

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
The lack of social interaction is at stake. People could be sitting together at a table talking despite doing different activities.

Instructions

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:02:49 UTC

This activity is based on the class reading for Tuesday, 2/2, "Looking for Trouble: Finding Your Way into a Writing Assignment."

Add your group members' first names and last initial to your group note.

1. Go out around the campus and observe. Spend a few minutes quietly observing in a few different locations. Discuss what you have observed. Did you notice anything about the way people behave? What about the layout of the college? The weather? A sign or flyer? As a group, decide what observation might be most interesting and list it on your group note.

2. As you discuss what you observed, try to formulate a potential problem: an assumption, a gap, a theory, etc. On your group note, write a description of one potential research problem that you observed.

3. Pose some fruitful questions about the research problem. Remember that Why, How, and What are the more useful ones. List at least three questions on your group note.

4. As a group, discuss what is significant about this potential research problem. Write a few sentences about what is at stake on your group note.

2016-02-02 15:42:12 UTC