Assignments and Where I Post Them

Before our discussion of assignments and where to post them, users should familiarize themselves with Navigating within a Studio. The basic layout of a studio that will be referenced in this post is highlighted there. Please take a minute to review this layout. We will be using a studio with the layout: Feed, Info, Resources, Assignments, Projects. 

Often times in a Studio, the question arises: Where do I post my work? The answer isn't always clear without help from an instructor. In this post, we will be talking through some scenarios and where to post work for each.

Project Work

Documentation of project work is arguably the most important type of work to know how to post. First, navigate to the Projects tab and then into your individual project. As highlighted in the slideshow above, once inside your folder you will see a few tabs. In our example, we have: Updates, Precedents, Portfolio, Writing each made for housing different type of posts. Let's go over each one and what work is posted in them:

• Updates
  • This is where you will be posting the most. The Updates tab is where you will post your daily posts, random updates and any other work that doesn't have a home. The Updates tab is the most robust tab in the studio. Post any work here related to your Project that doesn't fit in the other 3 sections.
• Precedents
  • The Precedents section is used for all Precedent resources from instructors and students. As an instructor, this tab is useful for posting relevant background for a student's project in an easy place they can see. For students, this tab is useful to have a one stop shop for all of your Precedent and background information related to your project.
• Portfolio
  • The Portfolio tab will only be used close to the end of a Studio. All final work should be posted in this tab. It will house: Final Presentations, Final Diagrams and all other Final Work. This tab is useful for showing off the culmination of the work made by students in studios. It is often used as the portfolio for the studio after it is completed.
• Writing
  • The Writing tab is used at NuVu's Main Campus: Cambridge. Writing is used for "The Brief". The brief is a piece of writing used to describe a student's project and provide insights into its background. 

Updates Tab (Assignment Folder)

Outside of a Project Folder, the majority of a student's posts will be posted in an Assignment Folder. Throughout a Studio, students will complete a variety of assignments. All of this work should be documented on the website, but a question arises: Where do I post it? For each assignment, a folder should be created in the Assignments Tab. Inside of each of these folders, there will be at least two tabs. In our example there is: Prompt and Updates. Prompt is used by instructors to introduce the assignment while Updates is used by students to post their work that is related to this assignment.  

Creating your First Post

In this video, we will be talking about creating your very first post. This video talks about basic movement around the website, navigation to a studio and creating content on the website. After this post, consider checking out other videos such as Making the Most Out of Your Posts to get a more advanced look into the editor.

Follow these steps to reset your password on the NuVu website.

Resetting your password on the website is the same process as setting up your password for the first time. The post Logging in for the First Time covers this content, but it will be repeated below for ease of access. If you'd prefer to digest this information in Video form, please click the link mentioned above for a video. 

1. Go to your school's domain, such as https://cambridge.nuvustudio.com.
2. Go to the top right corner of the page and click on Login.
3. Click on Reset Password, enter your Email and click Send Password Reset Link.
4. Go to the email you entered in the previous step and look for an email from NuVu with the subject line: "NuVu Password Reset Instructions". Open up this email and click on the pink button titled: Reset your Password.
5. Follow the link from Reset your Password. Enter a new password once, and then again to confirm. Afterwards, click Update Password to finalize your new password. You'll be automatically logged in. 

Cardboard lends itself to different mechanisms compared to wood and acrylic. This mechanism combines aspects of the parallel linkage and eccentric cam. It also uses the springiness of cardboard as the returning force to bring the flag back down.

Learning Goals: 

1. Understand the basics of the cam and linkage mechanism. 
2. Apply your understanding of the mechanism to create a unique prototype. 

Part I: Template model

Using the template file provided, you will create the cam and linkage cardboard model. To complete the activity, you will need cardboard, scissors or Xacto, a dowel or a pencil. 

Part II: Build your own version

Once you’ve completed the model, prototype at least 2 different ways to modify the pre-existing elements to: 

a) change the movement of the mechanism, 

b) customize components, 

c) introduce a new add-on feature, 

d) posit a novel application.

Deliverable

In the Responses tab above, make a post featuring 3 photos of your work (they can be process photos as well as final photos) 

In the text portion of your pot, make sure to describe the prototypes and explain your work process. 

Additionally, post your answers to the following reflection questions:

1. If you were to repeat this exercise, what would you do differently? 
2. Describe the parts you've modified from the original template. 
3. Are there other mechanisms you'd like to learn how to make?

My Project, “My Name Is” is an exploration of the intersection of the past, present and future understanding of my name; Aoife. In making this moving picture and name tag frame, I wanted to take the viewer through the experience of having a name like mine: its origin, why it was given to me and the constant mispronunciations of it. My name can be found in the cross section between external identifiers and internal identity. I have never had the option of my name being an influential and important part of my identity because I have been told who I am or who I am supposed to be for my entire life. As this project is personal and tells my experience, this piece tells a story that many people all around the world can relate to. Because name pronunciation is extremely important to childhood development of confidence, especially for children of color, I knew that this would give a voice to those who are too afraid to speak up and correct. 

LEIGHTON - BRIEF

The Drop: Causes the viewer to question how they are polluting the oceans, in light of oil and power usage. The artifact consists of a metal chain which is pulled, it then releases the drop which hits a sensor and releases red LED lights.

The Ocean covers more than 70% of our Earth and provides weather, clean air, and provides food for the world. However, 706 million gallons of waste oil enters the ocean each year. When the oil first enters the ocean it spreads in the water and depending on the conditions, waves will move it throughout. The oil waste poisons sensitive marine life which interrupts the food chain which fish and other animals depend on. Finally, we are a large contributor to this problem because, in 2017, we used 7.28 billion gallons of oil, which is around 20 million barrels of oil per day. The Drop provides an abstract representation of the harm the human race is doing to the Ocean.

Composed using LED lights to create a ripple effect, the Drop represents how just “one drop” of oil will affect the lives of marine life. The viewer will interact with the artifact by releasing the chain which will allow the drop to hit the sensor and turn the beautiful blue lights to red. The acrylic box the lights are in cause them to reflect up and appear as a ripple. They are originally blue to represent what was once a clean ocean and then turns to red once the oil strikes. This portrays the damage people are doing to their oceans by being consumers, using gas, power, and pollution.

ALEX - BRIEF

It is estimated that 1.3 million gallons of oil is spilled into the ocean each year; Drip is a conceptual art piece that is designed to raise awareness about oil that annually enters the ocean through spills. The design is made out of plexiglass, which is sanded, to mimic the blurry ocean. A strand of LED lights arranged in the shape of a wave is attached beneath the first layer of plexiglass to show how one drop of oil can cause a long ripple of damage upon the ocean. This is an art piece that represents how everyday life leaves a long-lasting carbon footprint on the ocean; slowly damaging the habitat of marine life.

Crude oil is essential for many industries that rely on an endless demand for power for their electronic machines. In an effort to profit from consumers, many industries fail to acknowledge the immense impact on other species around them. The piece is not confined to a demographic; instead, Drip aims to raise awareness, among all consumers about the immense amount of oil spilled into our ocean and their responsibility for the damage it causes.