Carillon Studio

In the Carillon Studio, we equip you with the tools needed to become a creative problem solver. Creative problem solving tools include how to work in teams, interview experts, synthesize information and experiment rapidly. These are skills that will allow you to address any Big Question. Here you will begin to draft a Maryland experience unique to you. In the Carillon Studio we will address: What is Your Unique Maryland Experience?

In the Carillon Studio you can expect to:

  • Interview family and friends to learn more about yourself
  • Collaborate and brainstorm with teammates
  • Mind map
  • Sketch
  • Practice improv techniques
  • Give an Elevator Pitch

Students at work in the Carillon Studio class

Students at work in the Carillon Studio class

The Carillon Studio is a weekly one-credit course comprised of 20 students, from the same community. In this course you will also learn about the UMD academic experience. For example, many courses at the University of Maryland use active learning rather than lecturing. The Carillon Studio is a place to get comfortable with learning in this way. The Carillon Studio is complemented with community-wide sessions on University resources and topics of student interest, e.g. time management strategies, study abroad programs and career center resources.

Carillon Studio sample syllabus.

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  Creative Problem Solving
  Teamwork
  Build Empathy
  Generate Ideas
  Prototype to Test
  Ask Big Questions

Start of Semester

DAY IN DC

  Meet your community
  Design Sprint
            I-Series Big Question
  Museum exploration

WEEK 01

Intro & Expectations
Launch Teams

Due Week 02: Team Contract

Design Project

WEEK 02

  INTRO TO CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
  Launch Design for Wellness Project
  Build Empathy
Assess Interviewing Skills
  Generate Ideas

Due Week 03: First Look Fair Reflection, Week 2 Reflection

WEEK 03

  Generate Ideas (cont’d)
Assess your Idea Generation Skills
  Prototype to Test
  Evaluate Design for Wellness Project

Due Week 04: Design for Wellness Team Canvas, Week 3 Reflection
 

WEEK 04 (PART 1)

  Wrap up Design for Wellness Project
  Team Check-in
  Creative Problem Solving Revisit
 
 
 
 
 


Design My Maryland

WEEK 04 (PART 2)

  PART 2 // LAUNCH DESIGN MY MARYLAND
  Build Empathy
  Generate Ideas

Due Week 05: Friends & Family Interview Notes and Week 04 Reflection

WEEK 05

Unpack Friends & Family Interviews
Draft Fearless Mission Statement (FMS) v1
  Team Check-in

Due Week 06: Week 05 Reflection (with interview info)

WEEK 06

  Design Tests
How to Contact Email
  How to Interview (Faculty Panel)

Due Week 07: Week 6 Reflection and How to Contact Email

WEEK 07

No class!
How to Contact Email
1:1 Check-ins with instructor


Due Week 08: Test 1 Notes
(in class)

WEEK 08

Assess Your Interviewing Skills
  Unpack Test 1M
Iterate on FMS v2
  Team Check-in
1:1 Check ins

Due Week of 09: Test 2 notes (in class), Week 9 Reflection (with Test 1 info)

WEEK 09

  Unpack Test 2
Iterate on FMS v3
Revisit My Maryland Plan
1:1 Check-ins


Due Week 10: Week 9 Reflection (with Test 2 info)

WEEK 10

  My Maryland Plan Brainstorm Storytelling
  Team Check-in
Teamwork Review


Due Week 11: Fearless Elevator Pitch (in class)

WEEK 11

  Fearless Elevator Pitches
Celebration of Learning




Due Week 12: Course Feedback, My Maryland Plan