northeast connect - 2008 A New Tool for the Shed: Google Sketchup “ The next time you see a part of your community falling apart remember that saying we need to do something isn’t enough to get it done.” Matt Hale Faculty Seton Hall University Using Technology And Situated Learning to Develop Community Leaders

Presentation Outline: Educational Objectives Description of the Project Design of the Activity Google Sketchup Student Designs Assessment The Next Time We are glad to share our results and experiences. The images used are cited in the comment section of the slides. Student permission was obtained to showcase their projects and share their comments. Using Technology And Situated Learning to Develop Community Leaders Matt Hale, Faculty Heidi Trotta, Instructional Designer Seton Hall University

Presentation Outline:

Educational Objectives

Description of the Project

Design of the Activity

Google Sketchup

Student Designs

Assessment

The Next Time

Educational Objectives Nonprofit, Government, Business; What’s the difference? Practice in professional presentations Expecting the unexpected Understanding “real world” constraints and opportunities Don’t fret the tech The vision thing

Nonprofit, Government, Business; What’s the difference?

Practice in professional presentations

Expecting the unexpected

Understanding “real world” constraints and opportunities

Don’t fret the tech

The vision thing

Description of the Project A land use battle royal Three different organizations One plot of empty, vacant, useless land in Newark What are you going to build? Why are you going to build it? Make your best case

A land use battle royal

Three different organizations

One plot of empty, vacant, useless land in Newark

What are you going to build?

Why are you going to build it?

Make your best case

Google Sketch-Up Free 3-D Modeling Tool Create, share, present Export, print Interface with Google Earth Simple to Sophisticated Results

Google Sketch-Up

Free

3-D Modeling Tool

Create, share, present

Export, print

Interface with Google Earth

Simple to Sophisticated Results

Student Designs Nonprofit -A Better Community (ABC Community Org.) Private Sector- Progress Newark Development Corp. Government – Newark School Board

Measuring Success Criteria Outcome Nonprofit, Business, Government What is the difference? Three radically different designs created Presentation Practice? Three for three Expect the Unexpected? Yes, but you should have seen them sweat Constraints and opportunities? Designs were directed by real world problems Fret the tech? Specialization of expertise Vision thing? Follow up Visioning paper

Next Time After initial design contest, make all groups work together on one design. Incorporate on-line collaboration tools to track individual student contributions. Drop Google Earth Function or explain it better.

After initial design contest, make all groups work together on one design.

Incorporate on-line collaboration tools to track individual student contributions.

Drop Google Earth Function or explain it better.