1. How Might You Solve
"THIS" Challenge?
Julie Mori, Design39Campus
2. Employers/Jobs are interested in:
1) Communication Skills
2) Team Players; Collaboration
3) Creative Thinkers
4) Looking at things from different
Perspectives
5) Providing Evidence – Research
6) Influence
7) How do you handle yourself
when you don’t know the
answer?http://www.atreks.com/
3. Inquiry in Education –
Involves the Learner
1. Authentic
2. Academically Challenging
3. On-going Assessment
4. Beyond School Walls
5. Solving Problems and Creating Solutions
6. Connecting with Experts
7. Communication
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/
Inquiry: emphasis on the process of learning
5. Why might it be important to
communicate well in a
group?
6. 1. Process rather than Product.
2.TEAMWORK, CREATIVITY and
DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE of EFFORT.
“In order to succeed,
Your DESIRE for SUCCESS
should be GREATER than your
FEAR of FAILURE.” AE
7. To design and build a device
with which you can deposit a
ping-pong ball into a small
cup that is standing upright in
the center of a six foot
diameter circle.
8. 1. No body part must ever enter
the circle.
2. After depositing the ping
pong ball – you must be able
to remove your device leaving
the ball in the cup.
3. Cup must remain in the center
of the circle.
9.
10. How Might we Solve this Problem?
1. What Prior Knowledge can you access?
2. What tools are used to span distances?
11. 1. Keep Team Organized
2. Encourage participation
3. Help with Design & Construction
1. Ask questions for the group
2. Communicate Results
3. Help with Design & Construction
12. Check Supply Bag For:
•2 pieces of unlined paper
•4 straws
•1 piece of string, 20 cm
•1 piece of masking take 10 cm
•1 ping-pong ball
• 2 pairs of Scissors
1. Help with Design & Construction
1. Start your Timer
http://timer.onlineclock.net/
2. Help with Design & Construction
20 minutes to design and test Prototype #1
13. 1) There are no wrong answers….just
tools that are not there YET
2) Results
1)What’s working?
2)What still needs to be improved?
14. “The meaning of “knowing” has shifted
from being able to remember and
repeat information to being able to find
information, analyze, synthesize,
collaborate, evaluate and use it!”jmori2015
15. 1) How might an activity like this
stimulate curiosity in learners?
2) What strategies/skills might a
learner need in order to produce
a tool in a cooperative group?
3) What connections might learners
make to doing this type of activity in
a real world application?
16. Follow Your CURIOSITY
PERSEVERENCE is priceless
Focus on the PRESENT/REAL-WORLD
The IMAGINATION is Powerful
Make MISTAKES
CREATE VALUE
Don’t Expect Different Results
Knowledge Comes from EXPERIENCE
Quirky.com Invent, Influence and Shop
Real-world example of collaboration to
solve a problem
