Environment - Agile Modeling Walls and Supplies

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THIS IS CRITICAL TO FOLLOW EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED


This is a hands-on workshop in which students spend significant time in small teams of 3 or 4 at LARGE “whiteboard” areas, doing agile modeling work. e.g., if 16 students, 4 teams. Thus, a prime need is a room with these qualities:


Very large “whiteboard” areas. Very large “whiteboard” areas. THIS IS NOT AN OPTION; THE WORKSHOP CAN’T RUN UNLESS THIS IS SATISFIED.


Either:

  • 2 large (e.g., each is approximately 1 meter x 3 meter; 4 foot x 8+ foot) whiteboards for each team.
  • Or, lots of open wall space to cover the walls (6 meters or 16+ feet per team) with “write-on static cling sheets” that create a temporary whiteboard (see Other Supplies for details). These special thin plastic sheets have a static cling that makes them stick to walls (and glass) and can be used to wallpaper large areas, creating temporary “whiteboards”.


A combination of the above to achieve the goal; e.g., 1 large whiteboard + 8 feet of wall space for each team.


Since the walls are of prime importance, a room with many tables touching the walls (making wall access awkward) or un-removable art or posters is not suitable.


The walls may be unadorned plain paint, wallpaper or glass, but not cloth, so that the cling sheets (if there are not giant whiteboard) will cling and can be written upon.


The room needs to be relatively large; each team is using lots of wall space. Rooms with large glass windows representing a wall are OK, as the cling sheets can cling to glass.


Picture of Large Wall Spaces and Cling Sheets for Agile Modeling

Course room - modeling.jpg