Met with Cameron Hoyt (FLC Theater Arts student and primary design and construction resource for the project) to go over some initial design drawings. We talked through a bunch of considerations regarding size, scale, construction, safety, design, integration with the space, ease of access, cable routing, and other things. I’ll be seeking input from the other project primaries – Biology, Chemistry, and Library faculty – as we further refine the project and enter the build phase.
As part of Social Justice Spring, Diane Carlson (Sociology) and I presented a preview of the Making Social Change course we’ve been working on. Here’s a description of the session:
Seed bombs…
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and scrambled Bratz…
Presentation slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SJTDnYs5oQglkyKP2CmsIKoqzbnU2IGkklahQrPKVB8/edit?usp=sharing
Making Across the Curriculum: The Modern Maker Movement & Interdisciplinary Innovation
Zack Dowell
Folsom Lake College Innovation Center
Presentation Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aLTLU_dZL2yjY2i3b1HGOk1T9wIw3H2B5DZY50_li2o/edit?usp=sharing
Conference Information – http://www.asccc.org/events/2016-01-21-160000-2016-01-23-220000/2016-instructional-design-and-innovation
Legos and k’NEX – and people – working together with the help of the Free Universal Construction Kit.
Professor Jennifer Kraemer (Early Childhood Education) and I recently collaborated on a lesson plan to use 3D printing in the ECE classroom. Specifically, the project uses the Free Universal Construction Kit, a set of printable interfaces that bridge 10 common proprietary building systems including Lego, Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys and K’NEX.
The full lesson plan can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GVfIXhJFxgTq3lA5-n3uwT9XyLTdKMayLcqPaE36VCc/edit?usp=sharing
We hope to test it out in ECE 342 – Constructive Math and Science in Early Childhood Education.
The Aquaponics Project is taking shape. Met today with Professor Ian Wallace and students from the Theater Arts program to talk about the requirements for installation.
The tentative plan has TA students welding the base, and then skinning it with wood, resplendent with infographics carved using their ShopBot setup. Amy Brinkley (Librarian) moved some furniture this morning to make room for the installation, so we all went out and talked through the project in its natural habitat, kicking around ideas about lighting, associated displays of library materials, and design elements. Students Cameron and Carlos will be working on some conceptual drawings and models so we can move forward in January!
We secured funding for v1.0 of the project, and will begin building out in the spring. Theater Arts is now on board, and will be designing and building out the system base, using their new CNC machine. CIS and Nutrition are also eager to get on board for version 2.
Den 6, Pack 94 Folsom visited the Innovation Center on November 20, 2015 for some demonstrations and discussions about 3D printing.
The Innovation Center hosted its first Circuit Bending workshop today. Following a short introduction, folks tore apart electronic toys and made joyful noise! Gallery of photos:
Friday, November 13
1-3 PM in FL1-130 (Innovation Center)
No experience necessary! Circuit bending is a fun, easy, and low-stress way to explore circuits and electronics, and you don’t need to know much about either to successfully create unique musical instruments.
What to bring:
We’ll have some electronic toys, batteries and tools you can borrow if you forget something.
A few images of the latest round of conversations with Diane Carlson (Sociology) about the Making Social Change course.
