towards a shareable learning environment

Towards a shareable learning environment :

Chinese Experiments

Clément Renaud@clemsos

www.clemsos.com

About me

Keywords : hack, online writing, multimedia grammar, data visualization, China, languages, sharism

• Writing articles, code and research papers• In charge at Sharism Lab• 3 years teaching experience in China

WHAT IS LEARNING?

…

HOW DO WE LEARN?

How do we learn?

How do we learn?

Language exchanges

Atkinson, Quentin D

How do we learn?

Through exchanges

How do we learn?

How learning works 

MemoryNetwork

Path

Through exchanges

Internal

Social Learning

What is learning?"To learn is to optimize one's networks." -- Jay Cross

Giant Neuron

Isaac Mao

Sharism

“The more you share, the more you get shared”

Formal exchanges

Learning institutions

A learning environment

Universities

Classrooms

Why should I study?

What for ?

• Are diplomas useless ?

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

From course to knowledge

Individuation

DIY Learning

Path

Stanford Online

Courses

300 000 students register

A teacher? What for?

Provide guidance

Point resources

Setup environment

Workshops

Link people with knowledge

Provide an environment

TOYHOUSE : AN EXPERIMENT IN CHINA

Ben Koo 顧學雍+ Founder of Toyhouse+ Courses: Applied Math, Database, GMS+ UNESCO

http://toyhouse.cc

Toyhouse is a place that supports playful learning activities.

What is Toyhouse?

Playful activities in toyhouse

Toyhouses in China

Toyhouse.cc

Share learning experience

Teacher ->

Group ->

Student ->

Work with other Makerspaces

Makerspaces

Toyhouse

Develop a Curriculum

withXinCheJian

HackerspaceIn

Shanghai

Define a set of minimal skills of immediately useful skills across a wide variety of disciplines (mechanical, electrical, software, design and human sciences) to become a well-rounded maker and human being able to conceive, design, implement, operate, maintain and promote serious hobbyist and artistic projects.

XinCheJian Curriculumhttp://wiki.xinchejian.com/wiki/XinCheJian_Curriculum

WE make stuff

Apprentices becomes teacher

Makesense

Event Organization

Toyhouse

We work with artists, social architects, business people, scientists, engineers, ...We welcome all kinds people to join Toyhouse– Let’s collectively utilize school resources in a more

productive manner.

THANKS !THAT’S IT

QUESTIONS?

Clément Renaud - @clemsos - www.clemsos.com