Lego Design Workshop for Students
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- 2. Designing Elements of Teamwork: Brick by Brick
- 3. This isn’t a show up and throw up presentation.
- 6. Photo by Tim Flach
- 7. Hacker noun ˈha-kər One who combines excellence, playfulness, cleverness and exploration into performed activities
- 10. Reality is perception: not a reflection of truth
- 11. How do we do teamwork and creative thinking better?differently
- 13. How many different ways can you use this coffee cup?
- 14. Talk < Action
- 17. Johari Window - Four Rooms Open ‘room’ My public self Blind ‘room’ My blind spots Unknown ‘room’ My unconscious self Hidden ‘room’ My hidden self I know I don’t know OthersknowOthersdon’tknow Things you know about and share Things you know about yourself but choose not to share What others know about you, but you don’t know about yourself The room of not knowing
- 18. Johari Window - Four Rooms Blind ‘room’ My blind spots Unknown ‘room’ My unconscious self Hidden ‘room’ My hidden self Ask - constructive feedback increases awareness Tell-discloseinformationaboutyourself We can use the Johari window to help build trust in teams. • Teams with high trust are more effective. • The more others understand you, • The more you open up to each other, • The more rapport and trust are developed. • As a result relationships strengthen Open ‘room’ My public self
- 19. We express who we are through what we make.
- 20. Learning is about stuff that sticks. Photo by Caleb Woods
- 21. Brick Builders Unite! 1. The LEGO build IS the answer 2. Everybody builds and everybody shares. 3. There is no ONE right answer. 4. Think with your hands! 5. Listen with your eyes 6. Be respectful in comments and builds
- 22. Workshop Flow 1 2 3 Part 1: The Challenge Part 2: Building Part 3: Sharing
- 23. Warmup Exercises How to be a serious LEGO Ninja Creator in about 20 minutes: • Technical skills • Metaphor skills • Storytelling skills
- 24. Brain Warmup
- 26. Open the bag 1
- 28. Brain Warmup Design and the largest structure you can balance starting with the orange 2x2 brick
- 29. Brain Warmup Design and the largest structure you can balance starting with the orange 2x2 brick
- 30. Build a Tricky Tower Don’t click the studs together. Only build with your non-dominant hand.
- 31. Brain Warmup Build a Tricky Tower
- 32. Brain Warmup Build a Tricky Tower
- 34. Collaboration and Communication Find a partner. Each person chooses 10 pieces and adds 1 brick at a time. Don’t talk to or help each other.
- 35. Collaboration and Communication Find a partner. Each person chooses 10 pieces and adds 1 brick at a time. Don’t talk to or help each other.
- 36. Two Stud Trick
- 37. Two Stud Trick At your table, take a turn building on a brick (the grey piece). Each person can add a brick but must only connect using two studs.
- 38. Two Stud Trick Challenge
- 39. Hanging Around
- 40. Hanging Around Each person at table takes a turn adding one piece to the build. How many pieces can you get to hang off the table?
- 42. Get your pieces back
- 43. Build a model of your dream holiday
- 44. Build a model of your dream holiday
- 45. Share your stories 1 minute each
- 46. Share your stories 1 minute each
- 47. Your hands know a lot more than you think they know! Photo by Jeremy Yap
- 48. Making is an energy that relates the parts to make a new whole! Photo by Jeremy Yap
- 51. That’s So Quack Challenge One minute. Build a duck. Share a duck.
- 52. That’s So Quack Challenge One minute. Build a duck. Share a duck.
- 53. 1 Runner Collect ducks and bring to table
- 54. The POWER of imagination
- 55. Play is learning! visual perception systems thinking long-term memory mental imagery attention executive functioning self-regulation emotional regulation self-efficacy visual search symbolic representations spatial visualization self-assessment perspective-taking adaptive social functioning imitation sensory-motor skills cognitive flexibility kinesthetic awareness short-term memory mental rotation fine motor skills working memory spatial abilities
- 56. Think about this • I had to think about what a duck looks like. • I had to look at my inventory of materials to consider how to build. • I had to put the bricks together. • I had to change ideas. • I needed to defer judgment and try to build. • I needed to control my emotions (fear, panic, excitement). • I had to encourage myself. • I started to look at other ducks. • I had to do something - so many times we do nothing!
- 57. Deep Thoughts With Jack Handy coffeechug “People themselves often don’t even know what they know.”
- 58. Current Reality?
- 61. Did you know? 6 2×4 bricks can be assembled into 915,000,000+ different combinations? Photo by Iker Urteag
- 62. Grab 5 pieces Assemble them in a random arrangement.
- 63. Symbols
- 65. Explain this! • Practicing creative thinking and using metaphors is helpful. • We can give bricks any meaning we want. • You don’t need sophisticated LEGO technical skills, because you can make a brick mean anything you like.
- 66. Going clockwise starting from the person closest to the screen: You have 30 seconds to explain the topic given to you.
- 67. My object represents my best friend because
- 68. My object represents love because
- 69. My object represents what I dream of because
- 70. My object represents space travel because
- 71. My object represents my favorite teacher because
- 72. My object represents my family or pet because
- 73. What did we experience that can benefit your learning?
- 74. Think about the following: • The learning journey is more important than the product • The work is not the art; you are the art! • What is the experience you’re trying to create? • What are the learning goals and outcomes you want to achieve?
- 76. The scandal of education is that every time you teach something, you deprive a child of the pleasure and benefit of discovery. Seymour Papert
- 78. Choose a “communicator” at the table. The rest of you are “builders”.
- 82. Choose 2 “communicators” at the table. The rest of you are “builders”.
- 86. At your table choose a Person A and Person B. The rest of the table is the Group.
- 87. Round 1 BA 7 pieces
- 89. Round 1
- 90. Quick Share •How did you feel? •What would help you do a better job as a team?
- 91. At your table choose a Person A and Person B. The rest of the table is the Group.
- 92. Round 2 BA 7 pieces
- 94. Round 2
- 95. Quick Share •How did you feel? •What would help you do a better job as a team?
- 96. At your table choose a Person A and Person B. The rest of the table is the Group.
- 97. Round 3 BA 7 pieces
- 99. Round 3
- 100. Quick Share •How did you feel? •What would help you do a better job as a team?
- 101. Ponder This…. • We all communicate differently • There are other words to make people understand • Sometimes we need more help to hear each other • Working together is important and a process
- 102. unDuck Challenge One minute. Build anything but a duck.
- 103. unDuck Challenge One minute. Build anything but a duck.
- 104. Share time! Tell a convincing story that your build is what you claim it is.
- 105. Share time! Tell a convincing story that your build is what you claim it is.
- 106. What will your story be?
- 107. 1+1=[[(9×3)/3]/3]-1
- 112. Ideas need to become things!
- 113. You did not wake up today to be mediocre.
- 114. Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy
- 115. Just start.
- 116. Final Reflection How will you connect your newly gained knowledge to your project you are about to pursue?
- 117. Clap your hands slowly, in unison, in rhythm 👏👏👏 Don’t stop until I say ‘stop’.