Day Five
Designing for Learning Skills/Tools
Designing for Learning Skills/Tools
We're going to continue talking about the connections between making and learning.
FOR CLASS FIVE READ:
Riley's What Do People Learn from Using Digital Fabrication Tools? in Meaningful Making 1
Hann's Real Tools, Real Life, Real Learning in Meaningful Making 2
How does authentic training impact learners of all ages?
What makes learning these tools important for students?
What tools do you think are essential for making for your audience?
why weld?
Use this time to tinker, learn, and consider your design challenge.
Rotate between stations to design, make, and play!!!
Bounce ideas off of your group members before moving to the next station.
What are you making?
What do you want it to be?
What could you design for learning?
What could you design for tinkering?
How might you design a maker kit that provides immediate feedback, fluid experimentation, and open exploration?
Think through and plan what you might include in a maker kit for beginners.