ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT – PLANNING

The below experience map will illustrate the planned activities with a possible plan to take the ARP forward into a repeatable project:

One of the successes of this ARP was that it inspired me to think about making it repeatable and a useful activity that I can take across the college in a scaled-down version. It would be possible to remove some of the clutter of organising the day, coach, lunct etc working with external partners.

• Ethics form
  • CONSIDER PHYSICAL IMPACTS OF THE EXCURSION- PLAN FOR ACCESSIBILITY
  • CONSIDER PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON STUDENTS
  • CONSIDER RESEARCH ETHICS
  • SUBMITTED 10 NOV VIA TURNITIN – SIGNED OFF LINDSEY JORDAN

• Draft activity plan/brief
  • DIVIDE GROUPS INTO TWO TO SWAP AROUND DURING THE DAY

• BOOK COACH AND DEVELOP ITINERARY
• Date: Tuesday 14th November  Number of people: 40 passengers

Pick-up: 8:00 am – Both groups – London College of Fashion – Carpenter’s Road, Stratford, London E20 2AR

Stop 1 – 10.00 am – Group 1 drop off – Kettering reprocessing centre  NN14 1UD

Stop 2 – 10.30 am – Group 2 drop off: – Wollaston corporate donations centre, NN29 7RG

Stop 3 – 12.30 pm – 1 pm – Group 2 transfer – Wollaston corporate donations centre NN29 7RG transfer to Kettering reprocessing centre  NN14 1UD

– 1 pm – 1.30 pm – Group 1 transfer – Kettering reprocessing centre  NN14 1UD to Wollaston Corporate Donations Centre, NN29 7RG

Stop 4  – Group 1 – 3.30 pm – 4pm Group 1 from Wollaston Corporate Donations Centre, NN29 7RG to Kettering reprocessing centre  NN14 1UD

-Group 2 pick up – 4.00pm – Pick-up Kettering reprocessing centre  NN14 1UD

Return – 4.00pm – Both groups – Return to London College of Fashion – Carpenter’s Road, Stratford, London E20 2AR

Arrival – 18:00/ 18.30pm – Both Groups – London College of Fashion – Carpenter’s Road, Stratford, London E20 2AR

• MAKE LUNCH ARRANGEMENTS BOTH GROUPS
  • Sandwiches at SATCol boardroom – SATCol to organise locally

• DEVISE SORTING ACTIVITY WITH SATCOL TEAM (See Appendix 1)

• Run activity
  • TOUR OF FACILITY
    • Collection
    • Unloading
    • Removal of disrupters (non-textile donated products)
    • Presort – wearable/ unwearable textiles
  • SORTING ACTIVITY
    • Recyclable textiles
    • Non-recyclable textiles
      • Discussion:
      • Channels for recyclable textiles
      • Channels for non-recyclable textiles
      • Avoiding use of non-recyclable textiles/ Alternatives in design/ product development
  • CIRCULARITY DISCUSSION at Woolaston Donation Centre

• Capture outputs – Data collection
  • QUESTIONNAIRES
    • BEFORE QUESTIONAIRE – Establishing knowledge and awareness
    • AFTER QUESTIONAIRE – Understanding improved knowledge
  • OBSERVATIONS
    • Association with topic

• Reflect on session- Data analysis
  • PRACTICAL ELEMENT
  • CLASS DYNAMIC DURING VISIT
  • STUDENT/ TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS

• Debrief with Observers
  • On coach journey home
  • Pizza and beer post-trip

• Get feedback
  • FEEDBACK RECEIVED – EVA FELD
  • FEEDBACK REQUESTED ELLA SHARP, SEAN-HENRY FITZSIMMONS, JACKIE ANDREWS-UDALL, YOSANA LEAL

• Debrief with students
  • Short session on campus to:
    • Debrief – check on understanding
    • Deliver more academic content to round of content
  • Q&A – testing -interest and engagement

• Plan next steps
  • OBSERVE ON-GOING ENGAGEMENT WITH LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT
  • Bring workshop in-house at East Bank with mobile devices and

• Presentation slides
  • VISUAL NOT TEXT HEAVY