Launch of LeNS Mexico/Central America

Supported by

Mexico City, Mexico, June 3th, 2010Sustainable design in emerging economies seminar

LAUNCH OF

LENS Mexico/Central AmericaMexican/Central American Learning Network on Sustainability for curricula development on design for sustainability

LeNS is a 3 years project (Dec/2007 - Dec/2010) funded by the European Commission (Asia Link Programme, EuropAid), involving 7 design schools in Europe and Asia

promote a new generation of Asian and European designers capable of designing for sustainable Product-Service System innovation

(through a new generation of design educators)

LENS’ SCOPE

a web platform allowing interested teachers to download open source and copyleft tools and learning resources (slideshows, texts, audio-videos, etc.) that could be modified/remixed and reused, i.e. adapted according to each teacher’s specific didactic needs, institutional requirements and local context peculiarities

MAIN OUTPUT: Open Learning E-Package on DfS focused on PSS

OLEP: INTRO TO MAIN FUNCTIONALITIES

a quick tour1. download/view learning resources by teacher/course/year

2. download/view learning resources by content/type

3. uploading a course (learning resources collection)

4. Download and regenerate a LeNS based web site

e.g. a TEACHER wants to set-up/up-date a course on DfS and wants to search for appropriate learning resources to

DOWNLOAD, and modify/remix and REUSE in her/his course

e.g. a STUDENT wants to VIEW learning resources of any of the teacher of the network

Carlo VezzoliPolitecnico di Milano – INDACO – DIS

STORYBOARD 2downloading/viewing learning resources by

teacher/course/year

c) … click on the desired teacher/course/ year to

access the related learning resources collection …

b) …selects a desired language/s filtering the available learning resources…

1. the TEACHER/student wants have access to all learning resources of a particular teacher/course/year

a) the teacher/student clicks on “Learning resources” …

…by default the “TEACHER/COURSE/YEAR” section is selected, but a search by “CONTENT/TYPE” is also available…

c) …and click on download …

a) she/he can view the learning resources by

clicking on the eye icon …

b) … and then select learning resources she/he want to

download…

2. the teacher/student can view and download learning resources by title and by format type from the list of the teacher / course / year

slideshow

… other LR formats

video + slideshow


a) she/he can view the learning resources by

clicking on the eye icon …

b) … and then select learning resources she/he want to

download…

d) … A TEACHER CAN

MODIFY/REMIX THE LEARNING

RESOURCES AND THEN REUSE

THEM IN HER/HIS COURSE

3. the teacher can remix/modify the copyleft learning resources and reuse them as learning resource in her/his own course

NEW slideshow

… other NEW LR formats

NEW video + slideshow

slideshow


video + slideshow

STORYBOARD 2download\view learning resources

by content / type

e.g. a TEACHER wants to add a content to his/her own course on DfS

e.g. a student wants to view/download a learning resource related to a specific topic

b) …selects a desired

language/s and this will

automatically select existing

content, year, etc.

a) she/he clicks on “search by content /

type”…

c) …and search with cross filtering by content, years,

formats, license, authors, and resource

title

d) … once selected the set of filtering it

is possible go to view/download by licking on “apply

filter”

1. a teacher/student wants to access to all learning resources, with a desired content

2. teacher/student can view and download learning resources by title and by format type from the list of filtered by content / type


a) she/he can view the learning resources by clicking

on the eye icon …

b) … and then select learning resources she/he want to download…

slideshow


video + slideshow

3. the teacher can remix/modify the copyleft learning resources and reuse them as learning resource in her/his own course


a) she/he can view the learning resources by clicking

on the eye icon …

b) … and then select learning resources she/he want to download…

slideshow


video + slideshow

d) … A TEACHER CAN

MODIFY/REMIX THE LEARNING

RESOURCES AND THEN REUSE

THEM IN HER/HIS COURSE

NEW slideshow

… other NEW LR formats

NEW video + slideshow

e.g. a teacher wishes to upload his/her own course

STORYBOARD 3

uploading a course (learning resources collection)

a) teacher clicks on upload/modify

b) …clicks on “Upload a new

course”

e) …and on “Go to upload/modify”

1. A teacher wants to upload his own course

2. Teacher starts the setting-up of the course structure

c) ... may inserts the learning

“SUBJECT” the resource belong to

d) … clicks on “Upload”

b) …and inserts the set of related

“CONTENTS”

a) …inserts the “LEARNING

RESOURCE TITLE”

3. Teacher upload and tags the uploaded file

d) … clicks on “done”

b) … add a link where the learning resources can be

viewed …

a) …browse to upload a learning

resource

c) ... tags the learning resource

join or become member the network > fill in the record

join the LeNS network to view/download open learning resources on DfS and PSSor request to become a member if are active in the field of design for sustainability and you want to be listed orgenerate your own issue/local related affiliated LeNS-based platform

A “REGENERATIVE”,OPEN AND COPYLEFT LEARNING-BY-SHARING WEB PLATFORM


A “REGENERATIVE”, OPEN AND COPYLEFT LEARNING-BY-SHARING WEB PLATFORM

THE SAME LENS WEB PLATFORM IS DOWNLOADABLE AS OPEN SOURCE AND COPYLEFT> any educational institution, teacher, sustainability-focused network, can generate a new LeNS-based web-platform: reconfiguring it by re-defining partners (the scientific board), the sustainability focus, the geographical representation

[tehy have to receive a permission]> any new generated web platform upload learning resources independently, thought any platform is linked with the others


South America LeNS South America: launch 6th of November 2009, Sao Paolo, Brasil

Africa LeNS Africa launch: 7th of September 2009, Cape Town, South Africa

FIRST “REGENERATIONS”

EU-AsiaLeNS EU-Asia launch: 8th of March 2008,Milan, Italy

FORTHCOMING “REGENERATIONS” LeNS Oceania 1st of july 2010, Sidney

Mexico LeNS Mexico: launch 3th of june 2010, Mexico City, Mexico

TODAY “REGENERATIONS”


LAUNCH OF MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA

MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICAN LEARNING NETWORK ON SUSTAINABILITY FOR CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT ON DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Sandra Molina Mata, Ramirez Lozano AlejandroLeNS Mexico/Central America promoters

LeNS MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA ON DfS: WIN-WIN OPPORTUNITY

FOR THE MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA DESIGN HEIs A LeNS-LIKE NETWORK:. is cost efficient: the web platform is free of charge. is time efficient: teachers need simply to up-load slideshows (eventually recorded), texts, etc. they prepare for their lectures. is knowledge-building efficient: focused copyleft resources speed-up learning-by-sharing-for teaching, i.e. remix/reuse others’ learning resources. is inclusive: DfS focus to be defined by Mexican/Central American partners. is imperative: sustainability must have a Mexican/Central American perspective. increases potential for public fundraising: with an established network it is easier to successfully apply for any public fund. increases potential for private fundraising: reputation and visibility to attract consultancy on design for sustainability

... THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY

. imperative to have a Mexican/Central American perspective

. education is very much the base of every change

. support and mutual interest with the ongoing LeNS EU Asia-Link funded project

AT THE RIGHT MOMENT …

. sustainability is now being incorporated in the worldwide agenda and in all levels

. growing demand of design for sustainability

promote a new generation of mexican/central american design educators and designers capable of designing for sustainability

with a learning-by-sharing strategy, based on an open source a copyleft ethos supported by a regenerated LeNS web platform, to be fed with an articulated set of didactic materials (learning resources), being a disciplinary ground on Design for Sustainability in mexico/central america , free to use and adaptable by (any) teacher

LENS MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE

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