Final Project

For my project I chose a How To presentation titled “How to make a no-sew blanket”. If I was teaching a class and every student had their own material to work with, they could follow along and create their own just by following my directions and the PowerPoint presentation that shows how to make it.
The multiple intelligences that are involved in this How To are:
1. Logical-mathematical – people need to know how big of a blanket they want to create to fit whatever they will be using the blanket to cover or lay on, and they also need to know how to measure so they know where to place the pins in order to cut.
2. Spatial – Once again you need to be able to judge how big you want the blanket taking into consideration that each side will be cut in strips and tied so realizing that you will be losing some of the solid coverage of the blanket needs to be thought about. Also, each strip that you cut is not marked out so being able to judge capably to make each strip equal is important.
3. Bodily-kinesthetic – Being able to place the material in the proper position and lay it out so the cutting can take place uses control of one’s body and this also deals with being able to cut with scissors.
The ADDIE process is shown in this presentation in the following ways:
1. Analysis – The goals and objectives are decided before and during the purchasing of the fleece used in the project. For example, do you want to make a pillow cover? Do you want to make a lap blanket? Or are you interested in making a blanket to cover a bed? Once defined, then the learning can begin.
2. Design Phase – the goal is to end up with finished fleece project best suited for the learner’s needs. There are specific ways to handle the material and these are shown in the PowerPoint and described by the teacher as the project is being talked about and mentally planned.
3. Development Phase - The material purchased is now taking shape according to the PowerPoint and the instructions given by the teacher.
4. Implementation Phase – The learners are creating a finished project step by step. Once completed the learner should be able to continue to make more of the same.
Andragogy is the act of learning strategies focused on adults. All of the above methods and steps are focused on adult learning. This is a project for adults due to the planning, purchasing, assembling, and tool usage. The way the project is explained is also in terms that suit an adult’s way of learning.