Developing Quality Workflow
What is Workflow?
Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/
“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com
What is a quality workflow? How do we develop it? Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something. First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage. Read on and find out!
Stages of Creation Development
Inspiration
How do we find ideas to develop?
- To find ideas, we could watch highly rated films and/or communicate with one another about ideas that students may already have
- Watch movies -> Youtube research -> Articles -> Students
- If ideas are coherent and perform accordingly
- Students
Intention
How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?
- Marking them down on Google Sheets
- Check in and remind ourselves of our goals
- If we achieved the goal
- Students and teacher
Pre-production
How can we brainwrite, brainstorm, storyboard, and plan our ideas at this phase?
- Breakout rooms to allow for communication, Google Docs
- Communicate at once and then divide into specific tasks
- If tasks were completed
- Students measure quality through if tasks were accomplished with the best effort
Production
How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.
- Breakout rooms, text message, Google Docs, video calls, or in-person meet ups (taking precaution for Covid)
- Stay in communication and allow group members to know what each person has accomplished
- If roles were attempted and executed
- Student, group members, and teacher
Post-production
How do we communicate with each other and execute our final stages of the project for this phase? This is where we publish the project.
- Breakout rooms, text message, Google Docs, video calls, or in-person meet ups (taking precaution for Covid)
- Sharing the film created to the group to allow ideas and changes
- Stay in communication and allow group members to examine work while commenting on any changes that need to be made
- If the film met with all required goals and skills
- Students and teacher
Presentation/Performance
How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?
- Zoom call or have a shared Google Drive
- Zoom call where advisory members can watch the films and communicate opinions or use Google Drive to allow for the members to watch the films beforehand and then comment on afterwards
- If projects can be shared and projects are high quality with the presentation
- Advisory members and non-group members
Feedback
How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?
- Zoom call or Google Doc
- Zoom call: advisory members communicate with students on progress and opinions
- Google Docs: advisory members comment on progress and opinions through Docs
- If feedback is given
- Students and teacher
