In this Learning in Informal Settings听talk on May 1,听, University of Washington-Bothell,听will discuss Tech Tales, an NSF-funded project that invites families to tell their stories through robotics.
Who: Open to the public
奥丑补迟:听Learning in Informal Settings Seminar: Dr. Carrie Tzou
When: Tuesday, May 1, 3:30鈥�4:30听p.m.
Where: Museum of Natural History (Henderson), Paleontology Hall
About the talk
With current calls to incorporate engineering into science education and the proliferation of makerspaces in informal learning environments, much is still to be known about how to realize this vision.
Robotics has the potential to engage in the vision of science learning presented in the , a multistate effort to create new educational standards. However, pedagogy and the design of robotics-inspired learning environments need to systematically work to push against boundaries of normative practices and tap into听non-traditional configurations of learners.
At the heart of Tech Tales听is the assertion that all learning is cultural; therefore, we center family stories as the vehicle through which families learn robotics. The project invites parents to take on new roles as learners with their children as they learn science and engineering concepts听and draw on their own areas of expertise鈥攑erhaps in traditional practices such as sewing听or professional skills such as computer programming.
Tech Tales brings together several large institutions鈥攁n urban library system, a science center, a university听and also Native American-serving institutions鈥攖o form a model of decentralized informal science education.
Tzou's talk will describe both the model of participatory design research that this multi-institutional group engaged in, as well as the ways in which families engaged in storytelling and robotics learning together.
About the lecture series
Learning in Informal Settings is听co-sponsored by the School of Education听and Museum of Natural History.听Recognizing the average American will spend 95 percent听of their time outside of the classroom, the lecture series focuses on the science of non-formal teaching and learning and the important roles of non-formal learning in the lives of individuals and communities.
