Meeting+Minutes

Education (Modes of conveying knowledge to students) - Conventional way of conveying knowledge is one-way teacher guided learning (Teacher teaches, student listens) - Alternative ways to do this 1) Hands-on learning (Science practical, humanities fieldwork) 2) Independent learning (Self directed learning, whereby there is autonomy in learning)
 * 18 May 2010**
 * Case study: **

__ Background to topic __ - Statistics on lack of sleep __ Reasons for topic __ - Benefits of sleep __ Problem statement __ - Many in society lack sufficient sleep due to irregular working hours, poor time management, and indifference to harmful consequences of insufficient sleep. __ Target audience __ 1) People with irregular working hours a. Especially shift workers  2) People with poor time management a. Especially students who spend loads of time doing unimportant stuff __ Aim __ 1) Improve quality of sleep a. Mainly for those with irregular working hours  2) Promote planning of sleep as a way to improve time management __ Overview of proposal __ - Design alternative ways to conduct a sleep campaign, apart from the conventional informative method - Two pronged approach: Conduct workshops on power nap and distribute sleep organizers __ Similar strategy to case study __ 1. Workshop on power sleep a. By letting participants personally practice the art of power sleep during this session (Hands-on learning, get participants more involved in learning) 2. Sleep organizer a. By allowing the target audience to plan their own sleep, we give them autonomy and let them be independent in achieving sufficient sleep __ Sleep Organizer __ 1. Details of content 2. Draft design (Front page, Back page, 1 page inside the organizer 3. Feasibility  a. Will people use it?  b. People have their own preferences for the format of organizer  4. Manufacturing process  a. Company to produce them  b. Cost  c. How many to produce  5. Mini trial  a. How to produce the trial product  b. When to distribute  c. To whom to distribute to  d. Conduct surveys to evaluate success (Draft survey questions) __ Power nap workshop __ 1. Details of workshop  2. Logistics  a. Hiring any external vendor to conduct?  b. Are we learning first, then conduct it ourselves?  3. Feasibility  a. Will people attend?  b. Survey on whether people want to attend workshop (Draft survey questions)  4. Mini trial  a. Target audience for trial (How many people? Age group?) b. Location for workshop  c. Who conduct this trial workshop?  d. How to get people to participate (Force? Let them sign up?)
 * Content to be included in GPP: **
 * Area of concern **
 * Proposal **

Present: All group members Item || Comment || --Work Allocation on the day: Speaker: Meng Ying, Jin Jian (busy), Xiaodong, Nicholas Recording: Helin Cameraman: to be decided depending on actual condition ( cameras not allowed ) 2. Trial: --To be conducted during CT combined session --More research needs to be done to add credibility to methods introduced in the workshop --Power nap workshop outline should be shown during interview ||  || 3. Survey: 51 students responded to the survey by last month ||  ||
 * 6th July**
 * # Preparation for interview with Dr. Lim
 * 1) Everyone should review the interview questions back home
 * 2) An additional question raised during discussion to be asked in the interview: ‘Is power nap a proven method of alleviating sleep deprivation?’ ||   ||

**12th July, 2010** Time: 12/7/10 All Present

Topic of discussion: 16/7/10 class oral presentation

Content || Action || Background introduction --- introduction of the problem of lack of sleep of Singaporean teenagers: Scenario portray: e.g. stay up late for watching world cup Statistics: newspapers, survey results… --- objective of project || Meng Ying || Case Study ---Innovative learning in Singapore (visual, kinesthetic learning) Link between current approach to the problem of sleep deprivation and our new approach (SSS approach-informative learning e.g. brochure || Nicholas || Workshops  5W1H ||  Helin || Sleep organizers and other products (e.g. T-shirt, website, can use school to do publicity?…)  5W1H ||  Jin Jian || Limitations and Evaluations  For both workshops and sleep organizers ||  Xiaodong ||

Note: 5W1H What: 1) Products 2) Processes 3) Measurement of impact 4) Cost Who: 1) Target 2) Audience 3) Impact Where:  1) Venue 2) Publicity 3) Contacts 4) Time/duration/stages When:  1) Starts 2) Stops 3) Future studies 4) limitations Why  How

30/7/10 Minute Focus: Power nap workshop Poster design Card designon healthy sleeping tips to be given to napping students randomly Eye mask designto be given to sleeping students with card Jin Jian, Nicholas(design) Xiaodong(research on card content) Helin (Workshop content review)
 * 30th July 2010 **
 * 1) Publicity
 * 1) Content
 * 2) Sleep organizer sample design (to be distributed during workshop)
 * 3) Work allocation: