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Fluke in a Thai TV program, sharing about his project and first draft of "SpaceBox" project.
His "SpaceBox" from 1 km above the ground and Fluke was sending off the helium balloon with his team.
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Finally, this is the last part. :)
Teachers from thirteen schools in rural area of Thailand attended a basic fabrication workshop for the first time in 2012.
(Workshop provided by team from DSIL FabLab@School, Bangkok.)
Conclusion
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Well balance of affection and learning. Lave and Wenger (1991) state that the importance of the “relationship of masters to apprentices” is more important than the content of teaching itself. Sometimes the teacher can go too far in terms of building a positive relationship and trying to be likable to all the students. Cavallo suggests that the “demagogical and charismatic educator” it can be harmful to the sense of autonomy of students because the “educator” is so “likable” that they rely on being taught by the “charismatic educator”, and trust themselves less.
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Teacher as facilitator in FabLab. A teacher in a FabLab has different roles and actions compared to a conventional classroom. The active classroom amplifies a lot of the social interactions in class which teachers need to pay attention to in order to provide appropriate support for students according to their needs. Freedom that allows autonomy does need congruent facilitation and provision. Following are some observations on the fundamental interactions between students and teachers in the FabLab:
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Part 2: People and Relationship as Learning Assets in FabLab
(Thank you again to Ms. Angi Chau and Ms.Heather Pang for having me to visit and observe your wonderful work at
Bourn Idea Lab at Castilleja School.)
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I have been observing and stydying about "FabLab" idea by tracing back to its original ideas, practices
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(This blog post was written in Feb 2015. Thanks to Sylvia Martinez for editing this blog post.)
Last week, I got a chance to visit the Bourn Idea Lab, a FabLab@School at Castilleja School in Palo Alto. I spent one and a half hours observing interactions in a maker class for my study about learning environment and interaction in maker lab. I'd like to share my learning experience in this post about how impressed I was by the wonderful learning environment in the school's maker lab. Thank you Angi Chau and Heather Pang for supporting my visit.
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Darunsikkhalai School for Innovative Learning (DSIL) promoted continuous learning both home and school by using making as a tool to help parents learn about their child. Making makes learning as a living and makes living also as a learning.
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35 teacher participants enjoyed learning by doing experience with Nerdy Derby Racing in the biggest Education Expo in Bangkok, Thailand.
This expo is an annual expo on education that provided workshops and seminars for teachers from all schools throughout Thailand.