Review of MOOC: Tinkering Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning Pieter van der Hijden msc 1 www.sofos.nl FABFUSE 3, Amersfoort, The Netherlands 8-9-10 August 2014 http://www.fabfuse.org
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Review of MOOC: Tinkering Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning
Pieter van der Hijden msc
FABFUSE 3, Amersfoort, The Netherlands8-9-10 August 2014http://www.fabfuse.org
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Background
Pieter van der Hijden Sofos Consultancy (Amsterdam, The
Netherlands) – http://www.sofos.nl Consultant Fab Lab, Gaming/Simulation,
eLearning External consultant / member of the project
team of Fab Lab Paramaribo (Suriname) – http://fablab.vicepresident.gov.sr & https://www.facebook.com/FabLabParamaribo
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Agenda
• MOOC = Massive Open Online Course• STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
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1. Introduction
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Fab Lab Great learning
potential Motivating Empowering Social knowledge
constructing How to make it
sustainable? How to work in
professional way?
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Knowledge pyramid
Source: Four-in-Balance Monitor, 2013
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2. Learning in Fab LabsFrame of reference
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FabEd = Fab Education
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Support organization for Fab Labs and education
Partners: FabFoundation TIES – Teaching Institute
for Excellence in STEM
Ambitions: Fab Lab Start-up Services
Fab Lab/STEM school Tours Planning and Design Services Fab Lab Installation Curriculum and Assessment
Adaptation and/or Development Professional Development for
Teachers Fab Lab Manager/Guru Training
Fab Lab Continuing Services Professional Development Fab Lab Scaling Services
Source: FabEd
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FabLab@School Research group with own
concept of Fab Labs at school
Digital fabrication and hands-on learning in education
Middle and high school students
Paulo Blikstein at Transformative Learning Technologies Lab; Graduate School of Education; Stanford University
It is NOT: Traditional school science
lab Robotics lab
Source: Website Fablab@school
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School fab labs Many Fab Labs
have been embedded into schools: Programmed lab
sessions Dedicated courses Project group
facilities
Source: Fab Lab, ROC, Bergen op Zoom, NL
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Other fab labs Fab Lab Paramaribo,
Suriname Informal events plus
begin of recurring group of children
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Other fab labs
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Ateneo Lab Corts Barcelona, Spain Parents develop
STEM projects
Source: Ateneo Lab Corts, Barcelona, Spain Source: Ateneo Lab Corts, Barcelona, Spain
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Other fab labs FabLabIL, Israel
Annual program for youth
Source: FabLabIL, Israel Source: FabLabIL, Israel
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MuseumsMuseo Metropolitano de Lima, Peru Various cultural
events and classes
Both pictures: source FabLabMET, Peru
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Museums
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Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, USA Short activities (8+ -
adults, 20-60‘) 3D printing, Laser
cutting, Vinyl cutting) Summer camp (10-17,
one week) Community programs
Science minors, Science achievers, Youth development program, Science minors clubs, Snoozeum 6-12, Science in the community
All pictures: source MSI, Chicago
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MuseumsExploratorium, San Francisco, USA For Educators
Professional Development Programs MOOC: Tinkering
Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning
MOOC: Re-Engineering Your Science Curriculum
Tools for Teaching For Learners
Community Programs Tools for Learning
For the Field Learning About Learning
Source: Exploratorium, San Francisco, USA
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3. Expectations of the MOOC= Massive Open Online Course
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Expectations of the MOOCPersonal expectations Improve developing
and facilitating tinkering workshops aiming at STEM* learning
Learning to train other facilitators
Being inspired by a lot of funny and nice ideas
Experiencing a Coursera MOOC
*STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
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4. Course content
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Week 1 – Introduction to tinkering
Observations Comments
Video potpourri on tinkering activities at Exploratorium• Activity: one for all, not linear• Materials: cheap and casual• Environment: round table• Facilitator: sparking,
sustaining and deepening• Children: central and active
The children have a great time; is there a next step?• Why are we organizing these
workshops at all?• If it is for learning, what did
they really learn (and how do we know)?
• Is it for making STEM jobs more popular?
“(Electrical) circuits play a central role in our activities”
Interesting, but why?
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Week 2 – Initial explorations with tinkering
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Observations
Comments
Various videos on making circuit board building blocks
• Very useful activity guide (8 pages)!
• Cheap materials are welcome, collect them
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Week 3 – Identifying learning indicators
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Observations CommentsVarious videos on scribbling machines & activity guide
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Pedagogical Perspective by Edith Kaufmann
Recommended reading / watching: E. Kaufmann
Learning dimensions framework:• Engagement• Initiative and Intentionality• Social Scaffolding• Development of Understanding
Interesting learning (observation) framework, but…• Only generic competencies• No direct link to STEM
curriculum
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Week 4 – Personal expression through tinkering
Observations CommentsSewn circuits and paper circuits this week
Again with interesting activity guides (see references)
Poster on “Tinkering tenets” Two suggestions for extra tenets:• Choreography (scenario for
tinkering session with plenary, group and individual time slots)
• Take something home (and continue tinkering)
Both pictures: source: Exploratorium, San Francisco, USA
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Week 5 – Computation, Deconstruction, and Reconstruction
Observations Comments
Toy Take Apart activity Funny, e.g. Furby Autopsy
Makey Makey Nice, but always the same examples
Reflection on facilitating exercise
Good to reflect on facilitating an activity and to write it down
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Week 6 – Putting it all togetherObservations
Comments
Some loose ends
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Wrap-up of the course
Final assignment plus peer review
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5. Course format
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Week 1-6
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Watch Read Your turn
Weekly activity Reflection
question Other resources
Source: Shortened screenshot of Coursera course page
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Last weeksAssignment option 1 Assignment option 2
Tinkering design notebook: Tinkering action plan notebook:
• Initial goals and expectations
• Midpoint reflection• Final reflection
• Initial goals and expectations
• Your SOMEDAY action plan• Your MONDAY action plan
2 peer reviews 2 peer reviews
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6. Course technology
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Course technologyDescription Comments
Virtual learning environment (VLE)
OK
Every week• Welcome email• Course page• Your turn
• Home tinkering activity • Reflection activity
Home tinkering activities• Ordering materials was
expensive / clumsy
Other virtual environments used:• Weekly hangout (Google)• Social media wall (via Twitter
and Rebelmouse)
Weekly hangout• Life: inconvenient due to time
zones• Archive: boring
Social media wall• Clumsy and not protected
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7. Conclusion
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ConclusionPersonal expectations
Score Comments
Improve developing and facilitating tinkering workshops aiming at STEM learning
+ • The course itself was like a tinkering activity; good experience!
• Learning general competencies OK. However, the real link between tinkering and STEM curriculum is still a blank spot.
• The machine-focussed approach of Fab Labs turned out to be less important. The machines are great, but only when we need them. Facilitators do not have to master "all" tools, techniques and machines.
Learning to train other facilitators + • Great to see (videos of) colleagues at work.
• Maybe that is also the way to train volunteers / facilitators
• Library with 100 annotated video fragments of tinkering sessions (to be figured out)
• Great to see and feel the importance of regular reflection.
Being inspired by a lot of funny and nice ideas ++ • Accompanying book “The Art of Tinkering” is beautiful
• Excellent activity guides (see references)• Useful learning observation framework• Plenty reading materials
Experiencing a Coursera MOOC + • Content well structured• VLE easy to operate• Great to slow down video speed (.75); big time saver! • Linking to other sites clumsy (Google hangout &
Twitter/Rebelmouse)• Large group of participants, maybe better to work in
small online groups
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References
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References All pictures without source: Computerclub Wanica / informal Mini Fab Lab Wanica; Pieter van der Hijden; http://www.flickr.com Ateneu de Fabricació de Les Corts; Barcelona, Spain; http://bit.ly/ateneofabricación Coursera; http://www.coursera.org Exploratorium; http://www.exploratorium.edu/ Fab Lab Paramaribo, http://fablab.vicepresident.gov.sr,
https://www.facebook.com/FabLabParamaribo FabEd - Fab Education; Fab Foundation; http://www.fabfoundation.org/fab-education/ FabLabIL, Fab Lab Israel; Ohad Meyuhas; http://www.fablabil.org/ Fab Lab Museo Metropolitano de Lima; Victor Freundt; https://www.facebook.com/fablabmet FabLab@School; http://fablabatschool.org/ Four in balance monitor 2013; Kennisnet, The Netherlands, 2013; http://bit.ly/1lLN9hc Invent to learn; making, tinkering, and engineering in the classroom; Sylvia L. Martinez, Gary
Stager; Constructing Modern Knowledge Press; 2013; http://www.inventtolearn.com/ The art of tinkering; meet 150+ makers working at the intersection of art, science and
technology; Karen Wilkinson & Mike Petrich; Weldonowen, 2013; http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/the-art-of-tinkering
TIES - Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM; http://www.tiesteach.org Tinkering Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning; Coursera; https://
www.coursera.org/course/tinkering Social media wall; https://www.rebelmouse.com/tinkeringstudio/Tinker-at-Home/ Activity guides for cardboard automata, circuit boards, light painting, paper circuits, sewn
circuits, toy take apart, wind tubes, marble machines*, scribbling machines* hyperlinks to activity guides (* also on http://www.instructables.com), see hyperlink at bottom of corresponding project pages on http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/
Transformative Learning Technologies Lab; Stanford University; https://tltl.stanford.edu/ Wanger Family Fab Lab; Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, http
://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/fab-lab/ www.sofos.nl
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Thank you for your attention!
Pieter van der Hijden, Sofos Consultancy – 2014 – This work is licensed under a
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