## what they need to do at orientation * multimodal basics ("alternative to what?") * backwards design * bloom's taxonomy, etc. handouts * what's working well in the academic writing in the discipline and what isn't * who we are, what the LL is, etc. * onboarding logistics * ice breaker * alternative assignment design * alignment between form + discipline * unpacking of a form together * importance of process of making/scaffolding * live experiences/using the LL studio * responding/feedback/celebrating student work ## week of August 21: * tues: * onboarding + multimodal basics * could record these sessions for folks who miss * draw your diss on a card icebreaker * initial thinking about what works in the discipline, what doesnt (activity with a reading from their field) * maybe DAS - need to follow up * thurs: * live experiences/using the LL studio? or save for week 2? * stations in the studio * they have to combine 3-4 mechanics * they go around to get a sense of the possibilities, then choose a few (like selecting dishes from a menu) * then they pitch their workshop idea, thinking about rationales for the mechanics * bonus points for coming up with their own mechanics! * doing something with games? design a game that makes use of LL studio? * could do alternative assignment design here if not in week 2 * Belle Lipton, 1 - 3 pm * need to download qGIS on machines * 1st hour - conceptual re: data, maps, storage * 2nd hour - demo in qGIS on historical maps ## week of August 28: * tues: assignment design * unpacking of a form(s) * defining learning goals * designing assignment * process of making/scaffolding * thursday: responding/celebrating * jk idea: a discussion around challenges to give feedback on the form/content and how we often suggest "the artist statement" as a way of getting students into the metacog zone in providing rationale for their form choices given their content * maybe we could break into lab stations and lab leads could present the ILP and there could be an activity around how to give feedback on those? ## other sessions * DAS: Wednesday, August 23, 1-3pm? * Belle: Thursday, August 24, 1-3pm * HGSU: Wednesday, August 30, 10:30-11:00am * caitlin/mindich TBD * ATG (contacted 06/23 - TBD) ## who's around when new folks around week of August 21: 1. alexia 2. graham 3. bes 4. alexa 5. arianna 6. laura 7. lara (monday and tuesday) **not** around week of August 21: - Julia - Victoria - Lara (from wednesday Aug. 23 onward) new folks around week of August 28: 1. alexia 2. graham 3. bes 4. alexa 5. arianna 6. laura 7. Julia 8. Victoria **not** around week of August 28: - Lara ## optional sessions we did last year: * capture * audio * video * 3D * blender * editing * fcpx * coding * next.js * designLab w/LLUFs * paperLab ## optional sessions this year * organize them around labs? lab previews? * for coding: really quiz/manually coded personality quiz? possible to do this in two hours? (esp. if sets up for initial learning project in codeLab) ## other optional session ideas * graphic design * paper folding * AI ## save for Friday MDF meetings: * grading/responding and celebrating? ## links * [last year's orientation schedule](https://hackmd.io/cko3LMyIQP-0WSFVwbs80Q)