The Engagement presentation

PURPOSE:

This presentation provided an opportunity for the UGA students to introduce themselves to the students, teachers, and staff, while sharing relevant information about the project's plans and ideas. It also served as a platform to gather valuable feedback from the students on what they would like to see incorporated into the plan.

DESIGN PHASE:

(highlighted in bold are the phase or phases most applicable)

Exploring
Envisioning
Designing
Evaluating
Implementing

MATERIALS NEEDED:

A room with a projector or TV
PowerPoint document

PREFERRED FORMAT:

Class of students
Teachers
Other staff

SUGGESTIONS:

Most suited for students in Baldwin County High School.
Include many pictures and less words to catch the eyes of the students listening

Overview

The Baldwin Grows engagement presentation serves as a platform for students, teachers, and staff to learn about the site located on their school grounds. It provides an opportunity for the landscape architecture students to introduce themselves, familiarize everyone with the site, and explain the vision and programming planned for its development. This event sets the stage for interactive activities like site poster coloring and surveys, encouraging participants to share creative ideas and feedback that will help shape the project's direction.

Process of the Presentation

1. Introduction

The team of 4 from the University of Georgia expressed who they are, what they do, and why they are helping design this site?

2. Aerial

The group shows an aerial of the site in order to familiarize the students, teachers, and other staff that may have never been on it.

3. Walk-Through

Display images of the existing site to the students, teachers, and other staff members. This helps them understand the key areas of the site and what is in it.

4. Programming

What the designers want to add to the site after studying it. This also gives ideas for the students on what they want to see in and throughout the site.

Raised beds
Pollinator Garden
Trellis or vertical element
Outdoor Classroom

Case Example

Our activity of the engagement process was for the students and teachers alike, to be able to familiarize themselves with the site of Baldwin Grows. In the process the UGA students were able to explain more in depth of what the site looked like giving them pin point locations of existing spots. The students were also able to be shown pictures from around the site in a first person perspective. The UGA students were then able to give them some programming topics to think about such as raised flower beds, pollinator gardens, trellis, and an outdoor classroom space. The design team of UGA overall goal was to help the students feel involved with the site along with adding criticism and feedback that could hep enhance the design.

Lessons Learned

The major takeaway we had from the engagement activity was that it is crucial to keep high school students engaged for a certain amount of time. The UGA students wanted to keep it quick and finish in a timely manner so the students could do more fun activities for the site.

The students also learned how to present our thoughts and take inputs from various students at the same time with different interests. The activity also encouraged everyone to participate in the discussion, either actively (speaking during discussion) or passively (writing on paper).

Here are some tips for define your audience engagement activity :

Make sure everyone is actively listening
Keep all students engaged by asking them questions
Respond to questions they have when they raise their hand

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