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A Guide to Delivering LEGO-A-GO-GO
Dr. Alan Richards, Mr. Alex Masters, and Mr. Oliver Wood
Date: 5th April 2017Version: v1.3
This document and the content within it is licensed under the creative commons CC BY-NC-SA license.
LEGO-A-GO-GO is an interactive and engaging Beyond Flipped method for problem solving; regardless of discipline, learning level, or topic area. Application of the method results in a rich environment that facilitates a deep learning experience.
Utilising the L·E·A·R·N framework, LEGO-A-GO-GO creates a learning model that delivers quality by placing the student at the centre of the learning experience.
OverviewBriefIntroductionApprox.10minutes.ProvidetheclasswithanintroductionfortheuseofLEGO®asalearningandteachingresource.Youcanusethefollowingexplanationstodescribetheconcepttoparticipantswithintheirsession:
1. WhatCanitdo?Legocanbeutilizedasanexplorationanddeliverymethodforconceptuallearningthroughacombinationofmodelsandnarratives.TheuseofLEGO®facilitatesdeeplearningthroughinteractiveandimmersiveactivitiesintendedtosupportself-organisedlearningenvironments.
“WhenplayingwithLEGOyouarenotaconsumer;youareaproducer.”
OlafurEliasson,Danish-IcelandicArtist
2. HowDoesitdoit?TobestdescribehowtheuseofLEGO®canimprovelearningandteachyoucanrefertoDonnaDeniofromTeamDynamicsBoston’sexcellentexplanation:
1. 100PERCENTPARTICIPATIONGUARANTEED–ThehighlystructuredLSPprocessdesignguaranteesthateverypersonintheworkshopparticipatesequally.
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2. GIVESSHYPEOPLECONFIDENCE–Havingtimetothinkduringthebuildingprocess,amodelforreference,andaspecifictimetospeakbuildsconfidence.
3. FRESHPERSPECTIVEGUARANTEED–Thenumberofoptionsandsolutionsgeneratedandthefactthateachmodelisanoriginalexpression(insteadofbuildingonanideathathasalreadybeenvoiced)guaranteesthatfreshperspectiveemerge.
4. GETSTOCOREBELIEFSANDVALUES–Youlearneveryone’sREALfears,areasofdisagreement,hopesanddreams(insteadofthesanitized,politicallycorrectbusiness-speakorlips-sealed-shutsilencewehavecometoaccept).
5. AUTHENTICEXPRESSION(NOLIES)–ItisdifficulttomisrepresentorinflateyourrealitywhenusingLSPtoexpressideas.
6. CREATESACOMMONLANGUAGE–Professionaltrainingandculturalnormsinformeachperson’sverbalexpressionsowordscanmeandifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Somewordsorphrasesareonlyunderstoodbypeoplewithsimilarprofessionaltraining.TheLSPmodelseachpersonbuildscreatesacommonlanguagethatcanbeseen,questionedandunderstoodwithoutchallengingthemodelbuilder.
7. CLARIFIESCOMPLEXITY–Theprocesssupportscreatingalandscapewhichmakesconnectionsandrelationshipsamongandbetweencomponentsclear,concrete,andeasytounderstand.
8. GROUPALIGNMENTGUARANTEED–ThehighlystructuredLSPprocessincombinationwithskilledfacilitationassuresthateveryperson’scoreideas,valuesandconcernsareincorporatedinthefinalsolutions.
9. MEMORABLERESULTS–Ithasbeensaidthatonepictureisworthathousandwords.Three-dimensionalLSPmodels,storedinyourmemoryaspicturesofrecognizableobjects(suchasagear,globeortiger)triggeraccesstotheworkshop’skeyinsights.
10. SAVESTIME–Inpostworkshopsurveysandinterviews,participantsagreethatLSPworkshopsacceleratetrustandconsensusbuildingattwo-to-threetimesthespeedofothertraditionalmethodsforgroupdecision-makingorstrategydevelopment.
http://seriousplaypro.com/2014/07/30/top-ten-reasons-to-use-lego-serious-play/
3. WhatWillitAchieve?Throughthemediumofplay,participantsfeelmorecomfortableintakingrisksandexploringnewconceptsandideasthroughemploymentofkinestheticlearning.
Generatingsolutionsthrough3Dmodellingenablescreativecentreswithinthebraintobeengagedinwayshithertounderutilisedbytraditionallearningadteaching.Throughtheexplorationofideasinthreedimensions,aricherlearningexperiencecanbeachieved.Themethodalsoexpandsthedepthofparticipantengagementbyremovingunnecessaryrules,conventionsandcreativerestrictionsimpliedbytraditionaltwo-dimensionalpracticesandliteralrepresentations.
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BringintheBricksAstheintroductionsessiondrawstoaclose,nowisthetimetointroduceyourLEGO®boxesintothesession.Placethemaroundtheroom,readyforparticipantstouse.Note:Itisimportanttodothisattheendoftheintroduction-notthebeginning-soasnottointroduceadistractionintothesession.
DeliveryResourceList:
• BoxofLEGO• IntendedLearningOutcomes• Slide:Corequestions,plusthedictionarydefinitionof‘metaphor’• Pre/PostFeedbackQuestionnaire.
LOCATE5minutes.Poseuptothreediscipline-specificquestionstothegroup,basedupontheintendedlearningoutcomes.ParticipantswillthenexploretheascribedproblemdomainthroughcreationofmetaphoricalLEGO®modelsandassociatednarratives.
EncourageSelf-organisation
Individual Groups
Allowparticipantstooperateasindividuals,utilisingtheirownLEGO®kit.
Kitscanbepooledasacentralresource.Whatlargergroupssacrificeinindividualcontrol,theygaininphysicalresources.
Werecommendallowingparticipantstoestablishsmallergroupsthemselves,ratherthansettingtheseoutsideoftheircontrol.Thiswillencouragetheroomtoself-organise,furtherestablishingtheirindependence.Ifthisdoesnotproduceadequategroups,thenstepinandarrangegroupsaccordinglytopreventthepresentationsrunningover.
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EVALUATE30minutes.Taskallgroupsandindividualstoidentifyandutilisecrediblesourcesofinformationthroughonlineresearch.ThisresearchisdesignedtoinformthedevelopmentoftheLEGO®modelsandassociatednarratives.Thiscanbeachievedthroughtheuseofasmartphone,tablet,laptoporanyavailabledesktopmachinesorwrittenmaterialscontainedwithinthespace.
Instructparticipantstogeneratemodelsbasedupontheirresearchintotheaforementionedproblemdomains.IfthisisthefirstLego-A-Go-Gosessionthattheparticipantsaretakingpartinthen:
Inthefirstinstance,THEMODELMUSTBEMETAPHORICAL,NOTLITERAL.
Ifthisistheirsecondsessionormorethenwerecommendgivingparticipantstheoptiontocreateeithermetaphoricalorliteralmodels,dependingonwhichapproachbestsuitstheirneeds.
ARTICULATE3minutespergroup/individual.ParticipantsgeneratenarrativepresentationsbasedupongeneratedLEGO®modelsfordeliverytopeers.Staffshouldinterject(whereappropriate),andsummarise,withcoursespecificreal-worldexamples,baseduponparticipant’spresentations.
Theseinterjectionsmustbefactualnottheoretical!
Theaimofthisprocessistoaddreal-worldcontexttothemodelsgenerated,inordertohighlightlinkstoexistingpracticesthatdirectlyrelatetotheconceptsdemonstratedbyparticipants.
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RE-EVALUATE15minutes.Alloweveryonetospendafewminutesdiscussingallthegroups’ideasandconceptmodels,selectingthosemostpertinent,andamalgamatingthemintoarevisedmodeloftheirown.
Thiswillcreateanin-depthunderstandingoftheself-organisedlearningenvironment,inadditiontotheinitialquestionposed.
Thiscreatesasharingeconomywithintheclassby:
• Addingvaluetoeachgroup’smodels(throughinspirationwithinothergroups)
• Addingdepthtoeachindividual’sunderstanding(notonlytheproblemdomain,butalsoassociatedtopicsandconcepts)
• Raisingawarenessofthevalueofgroupcollaborationforsolutiongeneration.
NATURALISE3minutespergroup/individual.Oncegroupshavesuccessfullycompletedthere-evaluationstage,theyshouldpresenttherevisednarrativestotheirpeers.Groupsshoulddemonstratelinksbetweenpriorknowledgeandnewcollectivefindingsgainedthroughthisexercise.
Optional:Recordthefinalpresentations,transformingresultantinformationintoknowledgeforadoptionintofuturesessiondelivery.
Testimonials
“LEGO®allowsstudentstobecreativeinacompletelyoriginalway;unlikeanyotherpracticaltoolIhaveused.”
CassDavenportCourseDirector,BSc(Hons)AviationManagement
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