Training Materials

Shared Session Content

– Readings to complete before workshop –

Children are Not Hackers, Paulo Blikstein & Marcelo Worsley – link

The Gears of My Childhood, Seymour Papert – link 

Eight Big Ideas Behind Constructionist Learning Lab, Seymour Papert – link

What Do People Learn from Using Digital Fabrication Tools?, Erin Riley – link

– Overview –

Organizational Development Plan – link

Overview handout – link

– Pedagogy A –

Site visit observation handout, with research focus questions – link

– Pedagogy B –

Activity:

  • Split into 5 groups (by 5 topics)
  • Prepare a short presentation (20 minutes to prepare):
    http://bit.ly/2rrldZE
    No more than 5 slides per group
  • Share with everyone (Friday morning: 8 minutes / group)

– Pedagogy C –

Site visit observation handout, with research collection questions – link

– Pedagogy E –

Activity:

  • Split into 5 groups (by 5 topics)
  • Prepare a short presentation (20 minutes to prepare):
    http://bit.ly/2rrldZE
    No more than 5 slides per group
  • Share with everyone (Friday morning: 8 minutes / group)

– Theory A – (please do in this order)

Papert, S. (1980). The gears of my childhood. (same as reading before workshop)
bit.ly/FLtraining-TheoryA-AssignmentA

Writing assignment: Write about your own gears. Prepare to share in a small group in the language of your choice on Thursday, at Theory B.

Papert, S. (1980). Computers for children.
bit.ly/FLtraining-TheoryA-AssignmentB

Ackermann, E. (2001). Piaget’s constructivism, Papert’s constructionism: What’s the difference?
bit.ly/FLtraining-TheoryA-AssignmentC

 – Theory B –

Papert, S. (1999). The Eight Big Ideas Behind the Constructionist Learning Laboratory. (same are reading before workshop)
bit.ly/FLtraining-TheoryB-AssignmentA

Stager, G. S. (2016). Obituary. Seymour Papert (1928-2016).
bit.ly/FLtraining-TheoryB-AssignmentB

Turkle, S., & Papert, S. (1999) Epistemological Pluralism and the Revaluation of the Concrete”
bit.ly/FLtraining-TheoryB-AssignmentC

 – Tools A –

GoGo Board Handout – link

Extra GoGo Board Examples – link

What Do People Learn from Using Digital Fabrication Tools?, Erin Riley (same as reading before workshop) – link

 – Tools B –

Flores, C. (2016, July 7). Designing for Constructionism and Learner Autonomy [Blog post].
bit.ly/FLtraining-Assignment-ToolsB

Tools B Handout – link

Tools List – link

 – Tools C –

Tools C Handout – link

M. Resnick, B. Myers, K. Nakakoji, B. Shneiderman, R. Pausch, T. Selker, and M. Eisenberg. (2005). Design principles for tools to support creative thinking – link

 

Transportation

Stanford’s free bus system (use the “filter by destination” option on the right) –  https://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite