What's Your Problem? by Elizabeth Anderson

Group 02

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:49 UTC

Group Members' Names: Brittany Vandergrift, Adriana Campos, Nick Miranda, Gabi Valentine

1.) Noticing:
-books open
-people on laptop
-different volume in buildings
-color of the building
-students on tables vs students on floor/couches
-grouping of people in different buildings
-gender ratio is even
-women studying more

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:
-the lighting of the buildings affect the students mood
-a more natural lighting makes students concentrate & get work done

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
-Does lighting affect work ethic?
-What type of lighting to students prefer to work under?
-Is more natural lighting conducive to productive work?

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
-School's arrange lighting to be either more natural or artificial
-To aid in more productive work
-To inform students on what is more beneficial to their needs

Group 03

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:37 UTC

Group Members' Names: Karen Castillo, Johnny Howorth, Tony Alberto

1.) Noticing: Different atmospheres between buildings
-One very INTERACTIVE individual
-Social interactions vary in rooms
- how groups interact depending on subjects
- Gaming individual, alone
- studying alone
-Majority males in lounge
- people questioned our objective
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2.) Articulating a problem and its details:
- Personal space issues!
- Social interactions vary
- gender populace variation between rooms

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
-why are the different rooms and buildings have different atmospheres?
- WHY IS LARRY HUGGY?
- Why is einstein bagels so far away?

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
- Larry's safety

Group 01

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:58 UTC

Group Members' Names:
Tuba Altaf, DeeDee Leng, Gabbi Gruver

1.) Noticing:
-cafeteria was full
-3 older hispanic women speaking spanish
-people sitting by the windows were sitting by themselves with some sort of technology
-on average, people were sitting in groups of 2 or 3 while eating and socializing
-everyone studying were sitting by themselves
-one guy noticed we were spying and asked about our English class
-there was less technology use than we anticipated- people were socializing more

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:
-does technology prevent you from socializing?

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
-why do people prefer to study in the cafeteria?
-how do people choose where to sit?
-are people actively aware of their surrounding them?
4.) Identifying what is at stake:
-missing out on social interactions

Group 04

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:11 UTC

Group Members' Names:

1.) Noticing:

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:

3.) Posing fruitful questions:

4.) Identifying what is at stake:

Group 06

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:01 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:

1.) Noticing:

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:

3.) Posing fruitful questions:

4.) Identifying what is at stake:

Group 05

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:01:08 UTC

Group Members' Names:
Vanessa Caballero and Edwin Huerta

1.) Noticing:
-Gloomy weather but social students
-Bland room
-Full cafeteria
-Most people were socializing
-Only a couple of individuals sat alone
-Only a couple of people were eating and texting
-Good lighting
-Individuals sitting alone were on their phone/laptop

2.) Articulating a problem and its details: The problem is that individuals prefer to sit alone because they are scared to socialize and would rather use their technology.

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
-Why did they prefer to be on social media?
-What did they think about while socializing?
-Why did no one use their phone while socializing?
-How did they manage to eat and socialize?
-How did the people sitting alone manage to eat and text/type?

4.) Identifying what is at stake:
People believe that technology takes over our free time but that's not always the case.

2016-02-02 15:42:12 UTC

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.

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 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 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 11

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:00:19 UTC

Group Members' Names:
Veronica Storc
Ariel Gorski
Fabian Cruywells
Adrian Tira

1.) Noticing:
In the college cafeteria, we observed how many people sat alone, where they sat, and whether they were using technology of any kind or not.

2.) Articulating a problem and its details:
Technology's affect on social interactions, including how one's specified activity affects where they choose to sit.

3.) Posing fruitful questions:
How does technology affect social interaction?
Has technology exaggerated our need to be consistently busy/distracted?
Does technology influence where we choose to go/place ourselves?
4.) Identifying what is at stake:
It becomes apparent how technology has taken up our lives-- rather than a luxury, it's a necessity, and so common that we don't even notice it.

Group 12

eanderson90 — 2016-02-02 00:00:09 UTC

Group Members' Names:
Nikola, Karina. Malik, Josh

1.) Noticing:
We saw a group of people wearing traditional African clothing. What we noticed was the group watching them were mostly African-American.

2.) Articulating a problem and its details: A problem is that there wasn't enough diversity in the crowd.

3.) Posing fruitful questions: How can we make a more diverse crowd?

4.) Identifying what is at stake: The purpose of BHM is to try to defeat stereotypes, teach multiple different cultures, and celebrate black history. If there isn't a diverse group of people then the message isn't going to reach out far enough.