What are you trying to tell me?

Belonging is not always about whether you believe you can do something. It is also about whether you see yourself as a “tech person.“ This component of belonging is related to mindset: the static idea of a “tech person” can indicate a fixed mindset about who is in tech.

Pair activity

• Talk with your partner about what resonated in the video and reflect on whether it has played a role in the courses you have chosen to (not) take

• After about 8 minutes, each pair will have about 2 minutes to share out

Kris Camp leads us in the woodshop!

Due to timing constraints, there are no expectations that you work with the woodshop beyond the in-class sessions on 9/26 and 10/3. The focus is to reflect on the experience of being in the sessions and working with the tools. Whatever you've completed by the end of the 10/3 session is your final tangible product. Creating an interactive object is optional, outlined below in purple.

Requirements

Document your process on your web site, including successes and failures encountered along the way. There should be:

• pictures of your design and steps that you took when creating the project

• a final video or collection of photos that shows the final product

• a reflection on the project and how it relates to the topics of belongingness (which can intersect with self-efficacy, mindset and active listening) and feedback

  • you can choose to write the reflection (4-6 paragraphs) or record it as video/audio (3-5 minutes)

  • challenge yourself to step back and think about any parallels you can draw to your learning journey at large, using these prompts:

• have there been courses or co-curricular activities that you have embraced or turned away from because you felt a stronger or weaker sense of belongingness?

• looking back, did messages from the environment play a role?

• if you were to revisit a decision to embrace or turn away from a course/activity, what would you tell your former self?