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I teach unicorns
Teaching Tangibly
on Rodents and Religion
Christina Wodtke | eleganthack.com | cwodtke
I teach unicorns
THIS PRESENTATION IS ANNOTATED.
THAT WHAT THESE BIG GREY BOXES
ARE!
I don’t teach future information
architects, I raise unicorns. But I care
about IA as part of that equation.
We are in the middle of the second
information tsunami. This one is
made of personal data. We need IA.
THE DEFINITION PROBLEM
1. The structural design of shared information
environments.
2. The art and science of organizing and
labeling web sites, intranets, online
communities and software to support usability
and findability.
3. An emerging community of practice focused
on bringing principles of design and architecture
to the digital landscape.
The practice of deciding the order in
which the pieces of a whole should be
arranged to uphold the integrity of the
meaning that is intended by the maker.
Unfortunately this is not helping me.
IA needs to know what it is and why
it matters, and how to explain that.
Can we get behind one of these?
IA is boring
This simple reality is students find IA
boring.
Which is sad, because it really isn’t.
reflection
instruction
practiceHow I
teach
Sorting candy, then making the
homepage creates the first cognitive
shift
I start with ACTION:
This is the bouncy ball exercise (also
done with candy)
First students sort candy as they see
fit. Then the make a store for the
candy. This is the first time they
realize they have to resort the candy
Find a after dinner mint
Find a candies for a upcoming party for a 57
year old
Make users aware some candies are on sale
Find again a good choice for that party that
you saw earlier
I then teach them Donna Maur’s Four
Modes of Information Seeking
(INSTRUCTION), and have them alter
their org again based on tasks.
http://boxesandarrows.com/four-modes-of-seeking-
METADATA
FACETS
I teach them about metadata, and
we work with that. We make facets.
They redo their organization.
They do, learn and redo.
I teach them about associative terms,
and how it can sell or repulse.
Instruction
(lecture)
Reflection
(discussion)
Action
(studio)
This preso from Upworthy gave me
insight on how to motivate.
12
China cap = chinois = strainer
This is the pragmatic reason: so I can
sell more stuff.
This is the personal reason: as
students, they know these sites suck.
Classification is
Contextual
Students laugh that the capybara is
a fish. They get upset at inherit
culture patriarchy of dewey.
This I never need to comment on.
MetadataINTRINSIC, ADMINISTRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE
I teach all the most boringest stuff!
And have fun!
Intrinsic is useless, tagging too
much work
17
How can I teach intrinsic? By
showing how even smart ppl can’t
be bothers, and machines don’t
know much. +cute dogs.
Handcrafted FTW
• Add pic of netflix
18
I show how radical innovation
comes form descriptive metadata.
And I show how administrative
metadata can help protect kids. I tell
a personal story about how a guy
was bookmarking semi-nude kids on
Flickr, and how metadata helped me
reset permissions.
DRAW
YOUR
WEEK
I finally talked about how reflection
can be more than just diaries and
papers, but drawing.
Which is sometimes a therapeutic
necessity.
THE FUTURE
MUST GIVE A DAMN
Thank you
@cwodtke

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Teaching Information Architecture Tangibly

  • 1. I teach unicorns Teaching Tangibly on Rodents and Religion Christina Wodtke | eleganthack.com | cwodtke
  • 2. I teach unicorns THIS PRESENTATION IS ANNOTATED. THAT WHAT THESE BIG GREY BOXES ARE! I don’t teach future information architects, I raise unicorns. But I care about IA as part of that equation.
  • 3. We are in the middle of the second information tsunami. This one is made of personal data. We need IA.
  • 4. THE DEFINITION PROBLEM 1. The structural design of shared information environments. 2. The art and science of organizing and labeling web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability. 3. An emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape. The practice of deciding the order in which the pieces of a whole should be arranged to uphold the integrity of the meaning that is intended by the maker. Unfortunately this is not helping me. IA needs to know what it is and why it matters, and how to explain that. Can we get behind one of these?
  • 5. IA is boring This simple reality is students find IA boring. Which is sad, because it really isn’t.
  • 7. Sorting candy, then making the homepage creates the first cognitive shift I start with ACTION: This is the bouncy ball exercise (also done with candy) First students sort candy as they see fit. Then the make a store for the candy. This is the first time they realize they have to resort the candy
  • 8. Find a after dinner mint Find a candies for a upcoming party for a 57 year old Make users aware some candies are on sale Find again a good choice for that party that you saw earlier I then teach them Donna Maur’s Four Modes of Information Seeking (INSTRUCTION), and have them alter their org again based on tasks. http://boxesandarrows.com/four-modes-of-seeking-
  • 9. METADATA FACETS I teach them about metadata, and we work with that. We make facets. They redo their organization.
  • 10. They do, learn and redo. I teach them about associative terms, and how it can sell or repulse. Instruction (lecture) Reflection (discussion) Action (studio)
  • 11. This preso from Upworthy gave me insight on how to motivate.
  • 12. 12 China cap = chinois = strainer This is the pragmatic reason: so I can sell more stuff.
  • 13. This is the personal reason: as students, they know these sites suck.
  • 14. Classification is Contextual Students laugh that the capybara is a fish. They get upset at inherit culture patriarchy of dewey.
  • 15. This I never need to comment on.
  • 16. MetadataINTRINSIC, ADMINISTRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE I teach all the most boringest stuff! And have fun!
  • 17. Intrinsic is useless, tagging too much work 17 How can I teach intrinsic? By showing how even smart ppl can’t be bothers, and machines don’t know much. +cute dogs.
  • 18. Handcrafted FTW • Add pic of netflix 18 I show how radical innovation comes form descriptive metadata.
  • 19. And I show how administrative metadata can help protect kids. I tell a personal story about how a guy was bookmarking semi-nude kids on Flickr, and how metadata helped me reset permissions.
  • 20. DRAW YOUR WEEK I finally talked about how reflection can be more than just diaries and papers, but drawing.
  • 21. Which is sometimes a therapeutic necessity.
  • 22. THE FUTURE MUST GIVE A DAMN Thank you @cwodtke