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Evaluation Meeting 11th June | Virtually There
2012-07-12
Evaluation Meeting 11th June
We had a very successful project evaluation meeting in June, which brought together all the artists and teachers involved in the project, to share the work that they had done and discuss in more detail, focusing on reflection of the process - positives and challenges.
To start, each artist/ teacher pairing gave a short presentation of the work that they did with the children, across a range of themes.
Some of the themes were: ’layers’, ’changes’, ’light and translucence’, ’listen, compose, perform’, ’interconnectedness’, ’movement’.
All of the work was also documented on our online journals: http://projects.kidsown.ie
After the presentations, we conducted a short evaluation of what we had seen and heard, based around the following 3 questions:
- What did you see and hear?
- When were you nodding in agreement or frowning in confusion?
- What learnings/ insights did you gain about your own work or in general?
Here are some of the responses:
(1)
"I’m learning"
"The studio is a special place"
"You have to be able to listen"
"We" (over again)
"Stepping back"
"Focused"
"Not so sure"
"Valuable"
"Will I stay or will I go?"
"Giving time"
"The children really enjoy it"
Tiny screen
"Window"
"Took longer than expected"
"Where was Joe?"
"Trust"
"Delay"
"Plan in time to allow for deviations"
"Review and reflect"
Saw hard work
"Cup of tea"
"Not making anything"
"Exhausted"
"Slowing down"
"Waiting"
"Really listening"
"Things shifted for the children"
"ooh" and "ah"
"Confidenct"
"Balance"
Heard elephant sounds
(2)
Agreed with slowing it down
and the value of mentoring
Not worrying about end product (agreed)
The importance of feedback
- and stepping back
Brave to stick with layering (taking a risk)
The value of building a relationship
(3)
The notion of a window
The importance of the visual language that you use (esp. when working virtually)
Visuals were key: Can say more than words
Interconnectedness
We then went on to carry out an evaluation of the project in pairs - artists and teachers, using the ORID tool:
Objective - facts
Reflective - emotions/feelings
Interpretive - Insights/ learnings
Decisional - decisions for future/ next steps
Here are some of the responses.
What did you write or say:
Valuing the work (Interpretive)
Pulling back from leaning so much (trusting the class)
Achievement in the unknown (trusting the process)
Jumping in!
Recognition that risks are taken collaborative confidence
Overwhelmed (emotional response)
Learn a lot about yourself: protect relationship and partnership
i.e. protect yourself/ be true to your practice
Overcoming fears
Seeing breadth of what art can be
Value of meeting days like today
Teacher has some ownership from artist not being there
How did the exercise feel?
Structure
Easy to digress
Good to start on facts
Helps you to properly articulate thoughts
Good to jog memory
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