= LEONG LI JING =
Project 1
Experiencing & Documenting Nature
The idea of this project is for the students to experience and appreciate nature. The site visit will allow the students to be part of nature to observe and collect information. Students will have to represent their findings and information as an info graphic interactive poster and booklet. This project will not just benefit the students in this class, but it will spark awareness and inspiration to others around the world once they share it online and on their online TGC Portfolio.
Site Visit – Experiencing Nature
It is compulsory for the students to attend a site visit with their group members as organised by the lecturers. The site should be about 5mx5m. At the site students are required to explore and collect the following information:
1. Record the things that excite your senses
a. See (what do you see at different times, scales of things, colours, elements, near far etc?)
b. Smell (what kind of smell at different time and places or things?)
c. Hear (what kind of sounds do you hear or can you make?)
d. Feel (how do you feel emotionally, the heat or the wind, fresh air in the morning, the texture of things around you like the tree branch etc)
e. Taste (try some fruits, the food provided)
2. Record and explore your 5x5m site
a. Sketch out or draw the layout of your site. Include some basic measurements.
b. Record the significant elements on your site.
c. Take photo and video record your site from all angles.
d. Observe your site and zoom into everything as a group and individually concentrate on a certain natural subject(s) or element(s).
e. List and record everything on your site. Take note on the texture, pattern, colour, plants species, animals and insect species, what is it eating, how does it survive, how does it move, features and characteristic of these natural elements, natural topography, landscape, and as many natural elements on site.
Students are advised to Take pictures, record video, tabulate the information on a schedule, sketch and take notes.
Individual
Journal Booklet
Students are required to produce a series of journal booklet of their experiences and information collected at site which in A4 size and not exceeding 6 pages in total. This booklet should show your personal experiences and thought, attach photographs, information and also information of elements that you personally investigated. The booklet should include understanding of the ecosystem/habitat/natural environment, description and elaboration of one plant species and one animal.
For this individual task, I choose Western & Victorian Crowned-pigeon as my animal and Psychopsis Mariposa (butterfly orchid) as my plant species. The site chosen was the place Western & Victorian Crowned-pigeon stay.
Individual Journal Booklet
Group
Infographic
In groups students will then have to transfer these experiences and information collected from the site into an info graphic interactive poster. Students will need to use their creative thinking skills knowledge to create an original and interactive info graphic poster. The poster will concentrate on the habitat or any specific theme of nature approved by their tutor. Videos or short clips can be embedded and should focus on the student’s experience at site, their concise understanding of the habitat or theme. Infographic Interactive Poster shall not exceeding 8 A2 size, all portrait or all landscape. Group Presentation should not exceed 15 minutes.
In this group work, students are required to form a group of 10 members in total. My group mates are included Brandon Liaw (group leader), Ng Sheng Zhe, Goh Jia Jun, Tay Siew Wen, Sii Siaw Hua, Wong Mei Xin, Kenneth Tan, Zachary Ooi, Klaus and me.
After we came back from site visit, we had some discussion and gathered all our information and photos together for further discussion. We separated our work equally to make sure all of us did participated in this project. After information were gathered, Brandon, Sheng Zhe, Jia Jun and Siaw Hua did the digital infographic together. On the presentation day, Brandon, Sheng Zhe and me had represented out group to present our infographic group work.
Presentation
Infographic poster
Based on the Taylor's Graduate Capabilities that were to be harnessed from this assignment, I managed to practice discipline specific knowledge, intrapersonal skills and communication skills.
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE
I can describe the different characteristics of the natural and built environment by exploring the basic elements.
INTRAPERSONAL SKILLS
I able to do my own research on internet for ideas and inspirations. I also did some research on the particular topic for the information needed.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
I able to have a better communication skills throughout this project. We did communicate well in discussion to make the project easier.