Synectics Model

Synectics Model for EDUC 530

1. The Synectics Model EDUC 530 Unit 7 - Chapter 8

2. Making the Familiar Strange Describe the Topic Create Direct Analogies Describe Personal Analogies Identify Compressed Conflicts Create a New Direct Analogy Reexamine the Original Topic

3. Step 1: Describe the Topic Alcohol

4. Alcoholic Beverage

5. Alcoholic

6. Step 1: Describe the Topic In your groups, discuss the term Alcohol and come up with 6 descriptors for the word Go to www.pollev.com/khoward and enter the 6 words (One at a Time) on the poll You can include both positive and negative terms (preferable)

7. Step 2: Create Direct Analogies As a group, identify a famous person that reminds you of as many of the words in the word cloud as possible ( enter on poll ) Provide the rationale for your choice and be prepared to discuss

8. Step 3: Describe Personal Analogies View reality from the perspective of the person you just identified How do you think it would feel to be that person? Enter as many responses as you like to the poll

9. Step 4: Identify Compressed Conflicts From the words used to describe feelings about the person identified, select pairs of words that seem to be in conflict Enter your selected compressed conflict combination on the poll As a class, we will select the combination that provides the best compressed conflict

10. Step 5: Create a New Direct Analogy Using the selected compressed conflict, create another direct analogy - what other object, animal, etc. reminds you of both of the words in the selected compressed conflict?

11. Step 6: Reexamine the Original Topic Compare the new analogy to the original term “Alcohol” What are your thoughts as to how the new analogy represents the original term? Does this comparison bring any new images to mind?

12. Making the Familiar Strange Describe the Topic Create Direct Analogies Describe Personal Analogies Identify Compressed Conflicts Create a New Direct Analogy Reexamine the Original Topic

13. Group Activity In your group, determine a topic that you wish to explore with the Synectics Model Locate or create (Animoto) a video that introduces your topic to students Prepare a presentation with “Slides” for using the model to examine your chosen topic Post link for slide presentation to Blackboard

14. Slide Presentation Elements Title slide with names of all present and contributing members of group (1) Topic introduction slide (2) Topic introduction video slide (3) Examples of the following (each with own slide): Three or more possible direct analogies (4) An example of a personal analogy with rationale (5) Three possible compressed conflicts (6) A new direct analogy for one compressed conflict (7)

15. Individual Synectics Model Using the same format described on the previous slide, create an individual Synectics Model slide presentation using Google Slides Submit the link for your Slides presentation (and write-up) to Blackboard before next class session Complete your lesson write-up using the posted template (see “witches” model on page 167 of text for sample) and post it to Blackboard