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Group 1: Second-Year Fellows Seminar Class Plan Template |
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Group Members: Melanie, Damon, Mary Sue, Libby, Alexander
Group 1 draft assignment
Directions to the Navy Yard (for those who cannot walk over with us)
http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/direction.html
Timeleine (revised)
10:00-11:30 Museum/divide into work group
11:30-12:30 Tour
12:30-1 Lunch Museum Café
1:30-2 Work in Group
2-2:30 Debate
Four positions on" admiral row" to be debated by four teams.
- Proceed as outlined in RFP (preserving two buildings)
- Remove all the site buildings to complete a larger scale civic structure/Museum/University
- Refashion and secure some buildings of the buildings and transform site into a park
- Preserve all of admiral row and create a new use for the site
Reading assignment prior to the debate:
US Army corps of engineers review of buildings;
http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/admiral/index.php?bldg
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation Request For Proposals For A Developer Of Admirals Row. Pages 1-16;
http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/AdmiralsRow/DeveloperRFP.pdf
Suggested Videos to watch on Youtube:
1. Preserving Admiral's Row (approx. 3 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsWFR1zvgY
2. Admiral's Row (approximately 2.5 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxuaMUaD-Ok
3. Hearing of the Executive Committee of the Brooklyn Community Board considering the motion to develop Admiral's Row - July, 2011 (approximately 16 minutes and VERY boring, but note opposition speaker at 13 minute mark)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfeKK4CkJtQ
Title of Activity: Use of Space at the Brooklyn Navy Yard: Should the city sell half of the navy yard to private owners? Or, perhaps a debate about the recent transfer of the "Admirals Row" to the city and the plans for the property, See http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/admirals-row/?scp=3&sq=brooklyn%20navy%20yard%202011&st=cse
http://allezallie.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/admirals-row/
http://gothamist.com/2009/02/02/inside_admirals_row.php#photo-1
Location/outside partner: Brooklyn Navy Yard/BWRC
Timeline for the session:
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Activity Steps |
Learning Objectives |
Learning Outcomes |
Assessment |
| Decide upon overall learning goal |
1. Present the class with the question, divide the class into two opposing groups |
To collaborate and coordinate with others to achieve a shared goal |
Work with teams, including those of diverse composition. Build consensus. |
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| Organized tour routes and outline important places to investigate |
2. Field Trip - Take a tour of the site and document your observations through photographs, videos, and notes.3. Research historic and existing use.4. Interview existing and potential tenants/owners5. Synthesize data.6. Present data. |
To recognize and document viable evidence |
Demonstrate an ability to recognize and interpret multiple forms of evidence (visual, oral, statistical, artifacts from material culture) |
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| Coordinate with local institutions to facilitate meetings and interviews |
Map the site's relationship to the neighborhood |
To use discipline-specific skills to support a larger thesis |
Use the arts, sciences and humanities as a forum for the study of values, ethical principles, and the physical world |
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| Develop an assignment packet with reference materials |
7. Formulate defense and participate in debate. |
To be able to form a position and defend it under examination and within a larger discourse |
Show ability to contribute actively by applying knowledge to the identification and analysis of societal and professional problems to enact solutions. |
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