In this video conversation, Nalin Tutiyaphuengprasert speaks with Sylvia Martinez about how the DSIL Fab Lab in Bangkok Thailand is working with local hospitals and medical professionals to design, prototype, and build aerosol boxes for COVID-19 patients. These acrylic boxes are placed over a patient during procedures requiring close contact, reducing the chance of disease… Read more »
Category: webinar
FabLearn webinar: What is AI – Educator Edition with Stefania Druga
UPDATE: The webinar archives are available: Full video link Audio only link Webinar Resources (provided by Stefania) Cognimates.me – Live platform for AI experiments in Scratch http://cognimates.me/projects/ – Example projects https://medium.com/mit-media-lab/kids-teach-ai-a-little-humanity-with-cognimates-e812aa91e221 -Blogpost on co-design and impact of Cognimates https://medium.com/mit-media-lab/growing-up-with-ai-how-can-families-play-and-learn-with-their-new-smart-toys-and-companions-fe9abcc6e152 – Blogpost on transition from maker ed to tinkering with AI Research links: Druga, S., Vu, S.T., Likhith, E.,… Read more »
FabLearn Webinar – Assessment strategies for maker courses
We are pleased to share a recent webinar led by Daniel Schermele with several FabLearn Fellows in a conversation about assessment strategies for maker courses. The conversation included: Intent of assessment / why do we teach specific content Types of assessments Backwards planning vs. self-determined education Why do we assess? Accountability or just part of an… Read more »
FabLearn webinar with guest Tony Perry of the Lehmlson-MIT Invention Education program
We are pleased to share a recent webinar with guest Tony Perry, Invention Education Coordinator at the Lemelson-MIT Program that celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention. Tony shared the goals of the program and current opportunities for young people in their Invention contests and programs. Justin Brown,… Read more »
FabLearn webinar – What is the “Maker Mindset”?
Watch this FabLearn Fellow webinar. The topic is “Maker Mindset” – what does it mean for modern learning spaces? Audio only link This webinar will also be available as part of the FabLearn podcast series Meaningful Making at meaningfulmaking.simplecast.fm. If you want to have the latest episode of Meaningful Making delivered to your phone / computer the moment… Read more »
FabLearn webinar – What does “Maker Mindset” look like in the real world?
Watch this FabLearn webinar about what the “Maker Mindset” looks like in real learning spaces. The FabLearn Fellows discuss the topic with Sylvia Martinez and Paulo Blikstein, director of the FabLearn program, wrapping up with a guest appearance from the students in Tracy Rudzitis’s maker class in New York City. This webinar will also be available… Read more »
FabLearn Fellows webinar – guest Gary Stager
Watch this FabLearn Fellow webinar with special guest Gary Stager. Gary spoke on the topic of “Constructionism and Teaching.” We covered a lot of ground in this webinar including: constructivism, Seymour Papert, changing teaching practices, what makes a good project, use of kits, documentation, making as more than just “hands-on,” makerspaces vs. classroom integrated making… Read more »
Three Cs Webinar – Constructivism, Constructionism, and Critical Pedagogy
This video is the first of a couple of webinars with the FabLearn Fellows about some of the big ideas of education that support digital fabrication and making in education. Along with several of the FabLearn Fellows, Sylvia Martinez interviews Paulo Blikstein about “Three Cs – Constructivism, Constructionism, and Critical Pedagogy.” We were also… Read more »