The TechHiveA Vision & Space for a New Learning Lab

Sherry HsiAll Hall Learning

November 3, 2011

Vista del Cerro circa 1965

Architects Allen & Anshen win closed Competition among 5 invited firms

1965 - Below the Space Sciences Lab

1940 - Above the Lawrence Rad Lab

Other events in 1967

• Larry Lowery’s Paper “An Experimental Investigation into the Attitudes of 5th Grade Science Teachers”

• Marvin Minsky & Seymour Papert are writing the book, Perceptrons: an introduction to computational geometry

• Doug Engelbart applied for a patent for the first computer “mouse”

• Passing of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Other key events in 1967

• “Summer of Love” in San Francisco• "Space Seed" is a first-season episode of Star

Trek: The Original Series first broadcast

The Hall in 1967

Access Point for Science Knowledge

The Amphitheatre

October 2011

How might we transform the amphitheatre?

What should be the TechHive?

Visions for Learning

• Empowering all learners to creatively design, craft, program, and use technology in ways that support their personal growth, scientific participation, and community development

• Democratizing access to expertise, design tools, and innovation processes

• Becoming fluent in inventing and using technology to learn, teach, and work smarter

• Supporting peer production

Peer Production

• Blurring line between producer and consumer• Low barriers to participation• Weaker intellectual rights, non-rival use• Intrinsic reward systems• Makes use of Open Educational Resources• Promotes learning by design• “Re-use, Re-mix, & Share”

Example of Peer Production

Synergistic & Collab. Efforts

• PSC & CTI • AppInventor • CalGirlS• LakeViz3D• Math on a Sphere

• Collaborators in our Neighborhood– UCB GSE MACSME Program– PG & E Youth Center– BEAMS– Center for Digital Storytelling– Space Sciences Lab– Berkeley Institute for Design

(Google) AppInventor• Visual

programming environment for Android Phones

• Designing Mobile Phone Apps to support teaching

• Support learning by doing and making

“Math on a Sphere”

Michael Eisenberg & Sherry Hsi , NSF Informal Science Education Project

Prototype of Programming Environment

3D Geometry on large surfaces

Lake Viz 3D

UC Davis, TERC, LHS, ECHO Lake & Aquarium, & ILI, NSF ISE Project

Tahoe Environmental Research Center

ECHO Lake & Aquarium

UC Davis KECK Caves

Visualization scientific data

The Hall’s workscope

• Visualization Lab + test area• Table top manipulatives & activities; Making

working models• Educator PD & PD Guide• Media Interactives & Project Website

Working Models

CalGirlS

• California Girls in STEM• National Girls Collaborative Project• Collaboration Institutes• Program Directory of Girl serving programs in

STEM• Webinars in Adobe Connect• Informational meeting at the Hall – Nov 7th• Kick-off Conference at the Hall• Lilypad Arduino workshop for informal educators

National Girls Collaborative Project

The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) brings together organizations that are committed to informing and

encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and

mathematics (STEM).

www.ngcproject.org

Project Goals• Strengthen the capacity of girl-serving

STEM programs to effectively reach and serve underrepresented girls in STEM.

• Increase the effectiveness of Collaboratives by providing professional development focused on sustainability, organizational effectiveness, and shared leadership.

• Maximize K-12 school counselors’ access to and use of relevant, high-quality resources that increase awareness of barriers to girls’ interest and engagement in STEM.

Current Collaboratives

• Arizona• California• Connecticut• Florida• Great Lakes

(IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)• Illinois• Kentucky• Louisiana• Maine • Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, VA)

• New Hampshire/Vermont

• New Jersey• Pacific Northwest

(AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA)

• Pennsylvania• Southern New

England (MA, RI)• Texas• Tennessee

Cyberlearning Summit

• Washington, D.C., January 18, 2011• National Science Foundation & Bill and Melinda

Gates Foundation supported• What is the tranformative potential for STEM

learning?• 25 TED-like talks• Keynotes: Michael Richey, Boeing; Karen Cator, U.S.

Department of Ed.• Live webcast + wiki pages

Wish List

• IP Addresses• Ubiquitous Wireless Access • Broadband for Multi-party Videoconference• Lighting consultant• New lights• Laptops, Tablet Computers, + Media Workstations• E-Textiles• Smart Sewing machines• Laser cutter• 3D Printer• Software applications & licenses• 3D Glasses• Furniture….

Tour of the Amphitheatre