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
Author: Jonathan Pang
Gears Essay
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. Final Deliverables Assessment
Frankenthing (2022)
Description: Disassemble and re-purpose something you own. The idea is to explore the materiality of the world around us and discover affordances in what we thought was immutable. In this assignment you will get comfortable finding materials at home, integrating them into your creative projects, and finding tools to aid your process. Additionally, you will… Continue reading Frankenthing (2022)
Beyond Bits & Atoms – Final Project Expo (2021)
On April 21st, from 2:15 – 3:00pm ET, the students from “Beyond Bits and Atoms: Designing Technologies for Equity” (MSTU 5197 / MSTU 5199) will be sharing their incredible final projects to the Teachers College community. The expo will take place on Gather.Town (http://bit.ly/GatherBBA). Students will be showcasing several technology-enhanced learning environments and toolkits in… Continue reading Beyond Bits & Atoms – Final Project Expo (2021)