Flower Stand
How to teach origami to blind people?
Retour à la page d'accueil
Lien vers la première fiche
Lien vers la fiche précédente
Lien vers la fiche suivante
|
|
Flower Stand |
|
La foire aux questions How to teach origami to blind people? Retour à la page d'accueil Lien vers la première fiche Lien vers la fiche précédente Lien vers la fiche suivante |
How to teach origami to blind people?
| Some remarks drawn from almost ten years of experience: - to ensure an activity without downtime, work with small groups (4 blind people maximum), of the same level. - teach only one model per session, and ensure that the sequence of folds is well understood. - systematically use the same vocabulary, so that the words used gradually become a reference. Do not hesitate to use mathematical vocabulary (medians, diagonals, polygon, etc.) - use repetition as a memorization mode. It is more important to make the same model several times during a session, varying the sizes and weights of the paper, rather than to make three models that no one will remember. - do not hesitate to take people's hands to show them the correct movement, or even how to properly hold the sheet of paper, or to make them feel tactile cues (mountain or valley folds, intersections, etc.). - insist on the precision of the folds. It is better to fold slowly but perfectly than to do it at full speed with folds done haphazardly. - start with scrap paper of a good size (at least 21x21 cm). Once the sequence of folds has been acquired, start again with good quality paper, to finish with at least one beautifully crafted fold. - encourage participants to start again at home, by giving them paper to take away. - space out the sessions by 15 days, so as to leave time to work at home. Experience shows that people who fold at home between two course sessions progress and succeed very well. They can reach a very good technical level, and tackle increasingly difficult models. Conversely, people who do not fold between two class sessions quickly plateau, become discouraged and gradually lose their footing. One solution is to create a group of false beginners, who will enjoy getting together to fold rather simple models. The technical level will no longer progress, but origami will remain associated with the memory of good times spent together |