From project-based learning to MOOCs to the flipped classroom the “maker mentality” is forcing education to make some bets that may be scary. Who are the people placing wagers and what are the recent outcomes, both good and bad. The panel members are, Marie Catrett: Tigerlilly preschool , Stefanie Nguyen: 3rd Grade Teacher at Mathews Elementary, Patrick Benfield” St. Gabriel’s Makerspace Director, Shelly Rodriguez: UT Austin Secondary Teacher Prep, and the moderator Jeff Branson: SparkFun Electronics
We stand at a place in history where the rate of societal change is at a record pace. What drives this ever increasing adaptation to our world through technology? Do we have models in the past that help us plan for the future? How do we teach formative learning for environments we don’t understand? Is any of this good for us at basic levels?
A panel about high voltage and high temperatures. Dangerous stuff for fun and profit.
NXP Silicon Phonograph Record
NXP Silicon Record – A new spin on an old technology. Phonograph records have been made of many materials: shellac, vinyl, aluminum, cardboard, wood and glass have all been used before. For the first time a 200 mm semiconductor grade silicon wafer has been patterned with audio and plays on a turntable.
