Joyce's Science Access class held their Energy Saving Event in the foyer on Wednesday 27 October. They were just back from the October week’s holiday, one or two were absent, students were tired, and (human) energy was low. However, they decided the show must go on.
At 9.30, they started setting up equipment and display boards, and were ready for action by 11am. At first things were quiet, but soon we were in full swing. They announced our presence, asked other students to share their energy-saving ideas, and generally drew attention to the fact that this was Energy Saving Week. About 100 students shared their ideas but many more were aware of the event and stopped to look at the displays.
The Science students did themselves proud. They organised themselves into shifts, enjoyed talking with other students, took photographs, and were visibly growing in confidence as the event wore on.
The following week, in class, Joyce gathered all the energy-saving ideas together and chose the best. One student agreed to type up all the ideas for publicity purposes later. They then reflected, as a group, on the whole process from planning to execution. What had gone well? What hadn’t gone so well? What might we have done better? What did we learn? This became a participatory engagement exercise in itself.
Students were then in a good position to write up a report about the whole event – just as they might for a funding body. These reports will count as their formal written assessment for Communication, and Joyce can already tell from the first few that the quality is excellent.
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