Introduction
I hope you have some good ideas for responding to your problem from that last module, as well as have fun ideating! Now begins the tougher part of ideation, deciding which of the ideas to prototype. I have three bits of advice for you when it comes to prototype: Keep It Cheap, Be Speedy, and Don’t Fall in Love. By keeping it cheap, it will allow you to make low-cost prototypes with minimal investment, which will increase your budget so you can make several of them. When it comes to being speedy, you need to be able to produce your prototypes quickly, so there is not much downtime, and that will setup you for more time to test. Finally, and most importantly, don’t fall in love with your prototype. Odds are you are going to develop several prototypes, and falling in love with a prototype can be come a barrier to cheap, speedy development of new iterations.
Design Thinking Outcome
Students will be able to articulate their prototype by creating a storyboard of it.
EdTech Outcome
Students will focus on their ability to annotate and design images to communicate information.
Module 5 Activities
- 5.1 – Complete a FlipGrid post and record a response to at least one classmate
- 5.2 – Read about famous tech prototypes and view the impact of a minimally viable product
- 5.3 – Annotate the low cost and speedy features of a prototype
- 5.4 – Create a storyboard to document your prototype