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LESSON LOCATOR - 2102 Conference of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America

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Larry Goldfarb

Introduction to the LESSON LOCATOR - a Mind in Motion project to create a database of attributes of Moshe Feldenkrais' written and recorded Awareness Through Movement (R) lessons. Contact naffie -at - sbcglobal.net for information

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LESSON LOCATOR - 2102 Conference of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America
Do you know the lesson where you¡¯re . . .
What is it? ? The Lesson Locator is a database of all of ATM lessons taught Moshe Feldenkrais that were captured in some way, including audiotapes, videos, transcriptions, and notes. ? The LL will serve as ¡°card catalog¡± for the library of lessons Dr. Feldenkrais left us. ? The LL is a means for quickly and easily sorting through these lessons.
What we¡¯re aiming for: ? Making the library less opaque and more user- friendly so that the teacher community will appreciate and utilize the lessons more easily. ? Develop a deeper understanding of the content and structure of the ATM lessons. ? Creating the means for scholarly research into the composition of ATM lessons.
History of the project ? Started in 2007 by Anastasi Siotas, Richard Ehrman, and Larry Goldfarb ? First database built by Richard Green 2010 ? Launch of Lesson Locator in July 2011 - Naffie Fischbacher ¨C coordinator - Invited 70-some practitioners around the world to participate in initial - ¡°proof-of- concept¡± - phase
The steps in building a DB ? The lessons are translated into a common structure ¨C a synopsis ? The synopses is checked for accuracy ? The data from the synopses is added to the DB ? The DB entries are checked from accuracy
What is a synopsis? ? A lesson synopsis distills the structure, instructions, and indications of a recorded, transcribed, or notated Awareness Through Movement? lesson into a special outline format. The synopsis captures the necessary and sufficient details of an ATM providing a comprehensive, detailed representation of a lesson¡¯s composition.
The format of synopsis ? Lessons are considered in an outline structure consisting of: ACTS Scenes Variations
Each scene contains ? Position: The student¡¯s relationship to the support surfaces. ? Configuration: The student¡¯s relationship to her/himself. ? Action: What the student is doing. ? Indications: - How to the student performs the action. - What the student is asked to notice.
What we¡¯ve learned: ? It takes a village. Creating a structure for the process ? You find what you¡¯re looking for. Humbled by habits of perceptions ? This is an iterative process. Revisions continue
Where we are now: Phase One continues : ? Continuing to create synopsis ? Redesigning the database structure according to what we¡¯ve learned ? Creating the data input and query interfaces ? Preparing for Phase Two Guidelines Sample lessons FAQ Cheat Sheet Contracts Overview History Completing the list
Where we¡¯re heading ? We aim to complete the indexing of all 550 Alexander Yanai Lessons for the 40th Anniversary of the death of Moshe Feldenkrais, 1 July 2014 ? A sneak peek . . .

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LESSON LOCATOR - 2102 Conference of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America

  • 2. Do you know the lesson where you¡¯re . . .
  • 3. What is it? ? The Lesson Locator is a database of all of ATM lessons taught Moshe Feldenkrais that were captured in some way, including audiotapes, videos, transcriptions, and notes. ? The LL will serve as ¡°card catalog¡± for the library of lessons Dr. Feldenkrais left us. ? The LL is a means for quickly and easily sorting through these lessons.
  • 4. What we¡¯re aiming for: ? Making the library less opaque and more user- friendly so that the teacher community will appreciate and utilize the lessons more easily. ? Develop a deeper understanding of the content and structure of the ATM lessons. ? Creating the means for scholarly research into the composition of ATM lessons.
  • 5. History of the project ? Started in 2007 by Anastasi Siotas, Richard Ehrman, and Larry Goldfarb ? First database built by Richard Green 2010 ? Launch of Lesson Locator in July 2011 - Naffie Fischbacher ¨C coordinator - Invited 70-some practitioners around the world to participate in initial - ¡°proof-of- concept¡± - phase
  • 6. The steps in building a DB ? The lessons are translated into a common structure ¨C a synopsis ? The synopses is checked for accuracy ? The data from the synopses is added to the DB ? The DB entries are checked from accuracy
  • 7. What is a synopsis? ? A lesson synopsis distills the structure, instructions, and indications of a recorded, transcribed, or notated Awareness Through Movement? lesson into a special outline format. The synopsis captures the necessary and sufficient details of an ATM providing a comprehensive, detailed representation of a lesson¡¯s composition.
  • 8. The format of synopsis ? Lessons are considered in an outline structure consisting of: ACTS Scenes Variations
  • 9. Each scene contains ? Position: The student¡¯s relationship to the support surfaces. ? Configuration: The student¡¯s relationship to her/himself. ? Action: What the student is doing. ? Indications: - How to the student performs the action. - What the student is asked to notice.
  • 10. What we¡¯ve learned: ? It takes a village. Creating a structure for the process ? You find what you¡¯re looking for. Humbled by habits of perceptions ? This is an iterative process. Revisions continue
  • 11. Where we are now: Phase One continues : ? Continuing to create synopsis ? Redesigning the database structure according to what we¡¯ve learned ? Creating the data input and query interfaces ? Preparing for Phase Two Guidelines Sample lessons FAQ Cheat Sheet Contracts Overview History Completing the list
  • 12. Where we¡¯re heading ? We aim to complete the indexing of all 550 Alexander Yanai Lessons for the 40th Anniversary of the death of Moshe Feldenkrais, 1 July 2014 ? A sneak peek . . .