Description Every programmer is a bit of a code thief. The practice of recycling or remixing code is a valuable way to learn from more advanced programmers, it allows you to do things you would hardly be able to do from scratch, and it also saves you a lot of time. In this lab assignment,… Continue reading Creative Code Remix (2023)
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3C’s Essay (2023)
Draft Due: Tue, Feb 15Final Due: Tue, Feb 22 By the time this assignment is due, we will have read about and discussed the core learning and educational theories that this class is based on: Constructionism, Constructivism and Critical Pedagogy. These theories are broad and contain many ideas and concepts. The goal of this writing… Continue reading 3C’s Essay (2023)
Lab Safety & Norms (2023)
These safety norms apply at all times in the lab. There are additional safety precautions for each tool; make sure you read these before using a tool. Woodshop Protocol Storage Cleanup Machine & Tool Sign-Up We want a collegial and supportive community in the lab, and encourage lab users to help accommodate each others’ needs. As… Continue reading Lab Safety & Norms (2023)
Omni-animal (2023)
Design and build an Omni-Animal. In this assignment, you will get comfortable with working in the TLTL, and with using the laser cutter to prototype two- and three-dimensional objects. Alternative: Propose creating another object, useful or beautiful, of similar complexity as an Omni-Animal. Your project should still meet the same technical requirements. Starting with paper,… Continue reading Omni-animal (2023)
Gears Essay (2023)
Description Write a “Gears” essay – a short essay on “evocative” objects from your childhood/youth which have had an important impact on your intellectual life, in the same spirit of Papert’s foreword to his book Mindstorms. The essay should have more or less the same length as the one from Papert or the ones from… Continue reading Gears Essay (2023)
Laser cutter (2023)
Safety Glowforge Usage You need a raster and/or vector image to tell the laser cutter what to engrave and/or cut. To generate the image, you may use the laser cutter’s proprietary software, third party software (Adobe creative suite, CorelDraw, InkScape, Gimp, etc.), download images, or generate them with code. Please have your image ready before… Continue reading Laser cutter (2023)
Needfinding & Problem Statement (2023)
Generate a 1-2 page document on a problem or need in an educational setting. The goal is to get you to start thinking about potential final project ideas.