A particularly interesting aspect of being part of the Fablearn Fellows group is to have first-hand experiences of activities that we could offer to our children. Last month’s project was to make a collaborative quilt, in which each component has to make one or more frames. The design of each frame has to be written… Read more »
Category: Cohort 3 Fellows
Teaching Collaborative Programming – a Creativity Adventure Using Lynx
Currently, it is important that teachers and students understand that they can contribute to the effective use of technological innovations in different formats and on different occasions, as well as new ways of using them in activities and projects in the classroom. Making the teaching of programming possible through playful resources can be considered one… Read more »
Reflecting on the teachings of Gary Stager and my work of Robotics with Scrap
I have reflected a lot on what the PhD, educator, author and speaker Gary Stager told us in his webinar. Professor Stager, the founder of Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institute for educators has helped students of all ages in six continents not only to embrace learning by making, but also the power of computers as… Read more »
“Technology is a new kind of Trojan Horse” – Reflections on the text by Professor Paulo Blikstein.
Is the ideal school possible? What is the role of technology to this purpose? And how can teachers promote a meaningful learning atmosphere? This text shares an experience in a high school in Brazil from the perspective of reading and reflecting on the article by professor Paulo Blikstein, Travels in Troy with Freire: Technology as… Read more »
Finding gears late- Revisiting making with a purpose
Papert’s fascination with gears relates to his childhood learning development due to his interpretation of mathematics in the gears’ inherent mechanical properties needed for them to function correctly. Nevertheless, that fascination existed because gears also had a direct relationship with understanding how automobiles operate, which was a topic of immense interest for Papert when he… Read more »
Biotinkering 101
Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract – sustainable development. Kofi Annan Over the years I have tried often how I can work in a fablab or a makerspace sustainably, the answer came last year when I discovered the DIY-Bio movement. What is DIY BIO? “Is a… Read more »
After reading “The Gears of My Childhood”
After I finished to reading “The Gears of My Childhood” by Seymour Papert, it made me think of what I learned from this article during my masters degree. In Thailand, this article is widely discussed especially among constructionists in Thailand. From what Seymour had learned from gears, I had found liberation of thinking and learning…. Read more »
E ala! E alu! E kuilima!
Up! Together! Join hands! Teachers are at the heart of my fondest memories of my primary and secondary education. Ms. Neet, Ms. Kala, and Mr. Akana were my fourth, fifth, and sixth grade teachers, respectively; Mrs. Harbottle taught music in grades four through eight; Mrs. Melahn taught me seventh and tenth grade math; Mrs. Huch… Read more »
Making means head and heart. Not just hands.
Can you recall the secret thrills of your childhood? The deep fascinations that enraptured you across worlds? We might call them obsessions, fixations, or phases — as doomed to end as the passing of seasons — for even as much as I was filling my room and imagination with dinosaurs, I never became a paleontologist…. Read more »
Finding my gear at 23 – Reflection on “The gears of my childhood by Dr. Papert”
After reading Dr. Papert’s “The gears of my childhood”, I realized that I found my gear way past my childhood. As a kid I used to love tinkering with anything I could get my hands on, whether it was an old toy with a mechanical movement, an old computer or even random household objects. Luckily… Read more »