Author: Emma Haseli

During this week’s class we had an informal critiquing session, in which we all took turns explaining our journey and experiments so far and where we’d like to take them in the near future.  As mentioned in the previous blog, I had multiple ideas but I could not decide which to actually do, so I decided to present my statements and my research to my team and get their help in brainstorming and progressing my project. Similar to last week, I will be using the Integrated Reflective Cycle model (Bassot, 2013) to help guide and allow me to explain and articulate how I felt and what knowledge and insight I gained from the experience. [ Figure 1: Integrated Reflective Cycle

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After the tech demo this week has been significantly easier. Without the looming strain or the stress of the demo, I could now focus on other experiments that I was interested in. This week we were also introduced to a new reflective model.  The new model that was introduced to us is called the Integrated Reflective Cycle (Bassot, 2013). This model while relatively similar to the Gibbs Cycle combines certain elements which allows for a free flowing and flexible reflection. The model is split into four steps. The Experience, the Reflection on Action, the Theory and the Preparation. [ Figure 1: Integrated Reflective Cycle (Bassot, 2013)] Over the course of this week I have been coming up with different concepts

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D-day! It’s finally arrived. After a couple of weeks of occupying all the available space inside of my head I had finally come up with an idea that I am happy to present in front of my team. Honestly, the thing that was mostly on my mind is how am I meant to take all these models and equipment into the class?  Like previous weeks, I will be using the Gibbs Reflective Cycle model (Gibbs, 1988) to help guide and allow me to explain and articulate how I felt and what knowledge and insight I gained from the experience. [ Figure 1: Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle (University of Edinburgh, 2024) ] Description As mentioned in last week’s blog, I had a

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This week was insane. From knowing what I was doing to having no idea, to considering ideas during class to completely changing my mind every few minutes to realising that I didn’t need to use this process for the rest of my project and that I wasn’t necessarily responsible for teaching other people these skills but was rather showcasing the skillset, it’s been a rough and tremendously stressful week. I considered so many different things,  from air drying clay modelling to creating trinket dishes, to leather work and making traditional Persian bracelet cuffs (which would connect my work to my heritage), 3D modelling, 3D printing, back to Adobe Aero (like last week) and MR spaces, paper prototyping, even to mosaic

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This week was the first week of my last year of university. Known as our capstone projects. My peers and I came into this year with no prior information as the course went under construction over the summer.  I came into it with an open mind, ready to tackle my last year of university and to start off with a bang! Having had friends who did their capstones the year before I thought I had a good grasp of the workload and mental load, and based on the explanations given during the first lecture I wasn’t very far off the mark. After the expectations were set and our assignments were explained, we launched into action during small group discussion with

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