Friday, March 16, 2012
Human Bridge
Let us know how this activity went for you? Where we successful? Remember the guidelines, everone must be in contact with at least one other person, all materials need to be used, can't touch another prop or the ground, one person must be totally off the ground and the bridge must be symetrical (look the same on both sides).
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We were successful in that every one was touching at least another person, all props were used and were not touching the ground. We were just not symmetrical from one end to the other...
ReplyDeleteSorry Forgot my name in the above post.
DeleteBrady Koht
I think this was just a hard activity to coordinate. From what the reps said it sounded like we were on the same page until the last meeting. We just needed to stick to the plans we talked about. We were successful in touching at least one other person and having all the props follow the right guidelines, but the symmetry was jyst obviously not there.
ReplyDeleteAudrey Phan
I agree completely with Audrey- it was just difficult. Everyone had different ideas and we should have done a better job of listening to each other, and compromising. Compromising in that maybe no one would get their exact idea, but we needed to reach a common idea that everyone knew and agreed to or we wouldn't accomplish the goal. When Bailey and Mert made the decision to all be in a crawling position or whatever, some people our group didn't agree with it because it would be harder to hold all the objects by just balancing them on our backs. A valid point, yes- but maybe we should've just stuck with Bailey and Mert's idea because it was what they agreed to. Then the next meeting could've been spent by making a list of the objects' order so it would be symmetrical. I don't think we were successful because we were certainly not symmetrical, for one...and even if we had been, we needed to do a better job of listening and communicating.
ReplyDelete~Melissa Wilkinson
i wasnt there but oh my this looks...interesting? i was sick so its sad i couldnt participate but it looks fun~!
ReplyDeletehahaha yeahh... We were not good at this! It seemed to be a very difficult activity to coordinate. I thought we had everything working well for us but then something got lost in translation and it didnt turn out well. Also the part where none of the props could touch eachother was hard. Even if we had gotten the props right, the symmetry was just not there. I wasn't one of the people that communicated with the other group, but from what i heard, it seemed like the last meeting could have used a little more time. I think if we gave it another run, we could get it right... maybe.At least we were all touching someone!
ReplyDeleteRachel Zimmerman
I feel that the biggest reason we failed to create a bridge successfully is because of the constraint on communication. Had the two groups been able to continuously communicate, possibly using the same representatives throughout, we would have been successful in this activity.
ReplyDeleteI think we got everything in the rules except the symmetry part... We didn't d the best at this but we tried hard at it. I think if we had maybe another meeting and each part lasted for maybe 5min we would get it. It is hard to switch off the communicator and still get down what you need to say so if we had one communication leader, i think it would go a lot smoother.
ReplyDeleteRandi Sorensen
This was definitely a challenging activity! As people have said we were successful in a few aspects, but not even close in symmetry. I think this was mainly due to a lack of participation by many people and I think timing was the most challenging part. In almost every task we have been assigned all year, we have been afforded as much time as needed to accomplish it. I think many people were either not interested in doing team building on Friday or were bogged down by many of the requirements, but in my group it seemed like half of the group was participating and the other half was not even listening, so it was hard to coordinate as a team. I think we spent too much time trying to figure out what position to be in, as opposed to sorting out the items. My group wasted a lot of time, arguing about the positions. As the third representative, I think I did do a poor job of communicating. Although, I do believe that deciding how the items should be placed and agreeing in three minutes was a difficult task. Ricky actually had a great idea on how to get the symmetry right off the bat, by having each group be in one line spanning from block to block and the other team be next to them from block to block. As long as each side was symmetrical from end to end, the entire bridge would have been symmetrical. So I think that if we had communicated better right from the beginning, we may have been able to accomplish the task. I think lately though, teambuilding has not challenged us as much and we have begun to have a more carefree attitude, so this activity was a reality check that the class needed.
ReplyDeleteWell, we obviously failed with the symmetrical part, but I think my team, the one that was out in the hallway, did not work as hard as we should have. We basically depended on the other team to figure out what equipment goes where, and we didn't put any effort into working it out ourselves. Also I was frustrated at the lack of input from other members of our team, and the lack of listening that was going on. A handful of people decided how it was going to work, and no one contested it, though there was complaints. We didn't manage time well, and had to rush at the end to put everything in place, but I think we can't complain about time because the other team's placement looks fine and they had the exact same amount of time as us.
ReplyDelete-Katie Rose Haugh
I wasn't there. It looks fun and I hope I can come back to class soon!
ReplyDeleteDiane Kohlin
The human bridge activity was definitely a challenge. When I first heard what we had to do, I honestly thought the hardest part was going to be figuring out a way to create the bridge, but the hardest part was actually communicating with the people creating the other side of the bridge in the separate room. It was difficult coordinating how to make each side symmetrical. Both sides were getting confused because everything kept changing, trying to accommodate to both sides' ideas. Overall, it wasn't horrible and if we did it a second time, we would probably be able to complete the activity in a more sufficient, clear way.
ReplyDelete- Katie Boland
I agree with Brady. We were doing everything correctly on either side but when it came to putting the two groups together, it was the miscommunication that messed us up in the long run.
ReplyDeleteMatt Mondy
This activity was definately challenging. I think that there was a lot of miscommunication, not only between our group and the other group, but also within our own group. The time aspect of it was hard, as well as trying to figure out an idea that everyone was comfortable with. I think that we would be capable of completing the activity correctly if we did it another time.
ReplyDeleteSam Bartolai