casting a wider net
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HandHeld Learning 2009 talk on how Arduino is changing how people and students learn about electronics and become creative in non-traditional ways.TRANSCRIPT
Casting a wider net Teaching creativity differently.
Alexandra Deschamps-SonsinoCEO & Co-Founder Tinker.it!
Tinker.it! London
www.tinker.it
MassimoBanzi
David Cuartielles
Gianluca Martino
Dave Mellis
Tom Igoe
Arduino.cc
ArduinoOpen source hardware hacking platform
for artists, designers and hobbyists.
ArduinoA cheap and easy way to
learn and experiment with electronics.
The basicsBorn out of academia in 2005(Interaction Design Institue Ivrea)Manufactured in ItalySold in 28 countriesMore than 60K units sold
Arduino USB Mega
Mini
Lilypad
Pro Nano
FreeduinoSeeduino
Boarduino Gainer IO
Arduino USB
What can you do with it?Pretty much anything you like…
Track your catCaTaLog http://www.nermal.org/
Track if your plants need waterBotanicalls
Tell the world your baby is kicking Kickbee
Check how much energy you use Ambient Orb & Current Cost meter hack, Nick O’Leary
Teaching ArduinoHands on & learning by doing
MIT Media Lab, BostonIDEO, ChicagoNYU, New YorkParson’s School of Design, New YorkSmart Design, San FranciscoThe Bartlett School of ArchitectureRoyal College of ArtCentral St MartinsThe AAGoldsmithsMiddlesex UniversitySt Paul’s School for BoysUniversity of Malmo, SwedenCIID, DenmarkInteractive Institute, SwedenINRIA, FranceFH Postdam, GermanyArt + Com , GermanyFabrica, ItalyHyperwerk, Switzerland
Flexible teaching materialsCommunity moves faster than traditional publications
Open learning processHelp through online conversations/forums
Montessori 2.0Help through conversations/meetups/housing
Arduinofun.comUK Hackspaces
5 Thoughts
0. CTL + C, CTL + VTeaching programming through self-directed projects
1. Failure is part of the processExpertise and success is an ongoing process
3. Teaching the value of open sourceSharing experiences and resources is a good thingin a downturn.
4. Intergenerational experiencesLearning together, teachers, parents and students.
Thank you!
Alexandra [email protected] // twitter.com/tinker_it