meeting 3: Bloomington

Location

Hotel: Indiana Memorial Union
Workshop Location: Wright School of Education, Rm 2140

Date

March 12, 2010
10am - 5pm
meeting minutes

Participants

Jeffrey Bardzell
- website
- position paper
- video of presentation
- slides
Shaowen Bardzell
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- video of presentation
- slides
Alison Lewis
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- position paper
- video of presentation
Marjorie Manifold
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- position paper
- video of presentation
Leslie Sharpe
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- position paper
- video of presentation
Karen Wohlwend
- website
- position paper
- video of presentation
- slides

Agenda

10:00 - 10:30 Welcome & light breakfast (Bagels, Mini-Quiches, Fruit, Coffee and Tea)

10:30 – 12:00 10-minute PPT presentations from each person

12:00 – 1:00 Mini Circuit Workshop - Tote quick circuits using conductive tape

1:00 -- 2:00 Lunch catered by Bloomingfoods (Pasta, Salmon, Salad, Dessert and Soda/Sparkling Water/Iced Tea)

2:00-5:00 Group Discussion

BREAK

6:30 Dinner at Finch’s Restaurant in Downtown Bloomington


Discussion Questions

ARTS: What is the role of the arts in our understanding of computationally enhanced materials?

CLOTHING AS TEXTS: How do youth groups use different clothes and objects to signify their membership to other groups?

CREATIVITY: How can we conceptualize creativity in this context?

K-12 CONTEXTS: What kind of connections can be formed between e-textile work in fashion and design to the traditional K-16 schooling curriculum?

SIMULATION: What is the role of “simulation” as a way of understanding circuits? What role might this activity play in learning?