Studio H chicken coop designed and built by students. What a great demonstration of how design in education can empower students and transform communities. (by Project H Design)
IMAGINE AN AUSTRALIA FULL OF YOUNG LEADERS…
…where a critical mass of over 100,000 young people finish high school motivated and equipped with the skills to be purposeful global citizens and leaders of constructive social change in their communities.The High Resolves program helps students realise that they have a personal role to play in how human society develops as a global community and that the choices they make in life will make a difference. This aim is encapsulated in the motto: OUR WORLD, OUR CHOICE.
An inspiring 11 minute preview of a documentary about the High Resolves Initiative that is taking place around Australia.
(Source: curiousworks.posterous.com)
Superb learning outcomes through Design from Emily and the Project H crew at (via Learning Landscape Network)
Sandy Speicher leads IDEO’s Design for Learning domain, which brings human-centered thinking to systemic challenges in education. Her work helps educators use design tools and methods to work in new ways, to prepare for future challenges, and to transform their organizations and communities… …an interesting article, at quick first read, I am glad to see that such consideration is going into the design of a a school day, but two things alarm me; unpredictability and inconsistency are absolutely THE OPPOSITE of what a young child needs, at least until around the age of 15, and also, the introduction of ‘thinking’ as in intellectualising and abstraction, and therefore technology actually damages a child if it happens too early (say, prior to 11 or 12) - it stymies the other areas of development that are more age appropriate, in particular, the development of imagination. (Yes, that’s right, I am studying Steiner education if you didn’t guess!)Unpredictable, inconsistent, and designed to be wildly relevant for learners, their engagement, and their development.
100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education
#DE Given our ongoing work in education and our recent virtual learning tool this list of resources is quite useful.
Check it eskis!
Sir Ken Robinson on changing education paradigms…
Playpower: An introduction (by Playpower Foundation)
fantastic project that is utilising cheap technology to bring computing to more people. $10 beats the One Laptop Per Child price point by a fair margin but more importantly the regional open source software approach means that a co-design/co-creation model is being used. This is where the One laptop Per Child, designed FOR communities rather than WITH (as i understand it), has had some criticism.
Tell Us 2010 – the results are in… : Foundation for Young Australians
This is a matter close to my heart as i think my schooling really failed me in many ways. A subject for a rather long posting that i intend to do soon as time permits.
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Studio H is awesome - Emily Polliton believes in local design and the power it has to transform lives through education. Ohh and she’s doing it. Right on.
Design Ignites Change - Mentoring - School: by Design
like this project that partners designers with school kids to redesign their school. Hmmm i bet they end up like Steiner schools!
