Casting a wider net Teaching creativity differently.

Alexandra Deschamps-SonsinoCEO & Co-Founder Tinker.it!

Tinker.it! London

www.tinker.it

MassimoBanzi

David Cuartielles

Gianluca Martino

Dave Mellis

Tom Igoe

Arduino.cc

ArduinoOpen source hardware hacking platform

for artists, designers and hobbyists.

ArduinoA cheap and easy way to

learn and experiment with electronics.

The basicsBorn out of academia in 2005(Interaction Design Institue Ivrea)Manufactured in ItalySold in 28 countriesMore than 60K units sold

Arduino USB Mega

Mini

Lilypad

Pro Nano

FreeduinoSeeduino

Boarduino Gainer IO

Arduino USB

What can you do with it?Pretty much anything you like…

Track your catCaTaLog http://www.nermal.org/

Track if your plants need waterBotanicalls

Tell the world your baby is kicking Kickbee

Check how much energy you use Ambient Orb & Current Cost meter hack, Nick O’Leary

Teaching ArduinoHands on & learning by doing

MIT Media Lab, BostonIDEO, ChicagoNYU, New YorkParson’s School of Design, New YorkSmart Design, San FranciscoThe Bartlett School of ArchitectureRoyal College of ArtCentral St MartinsThe AAGoldsmithsMiddlesex UniversitySt Paul’s School for BoysUniversity of Malmo, SwedenCIID, DenmarkInteractive Institute, SwedenINRIA, FranceFH Postdam, GermanyArt + Com , GermanyFabrica, ItalyHyperwerk, Switzerland

Flexible teaching materialsCommunity moves faster than traditional publications

Open learning processHelp through online conversations/forums

Montessori 2.0Help through conversations/meetups/housing

Arduinofun.comUK Hackspaces

5 Thoughts

0. CTL + C, CTL + VTeaching programming through self-directed projects

1. Failure is part of the processExpertise and success is an ongoing process

3. Teaching the value of open sourceSharing experiences and resources is a good thingin a downturn.

4. Intergenerational experiencesLearning together, teachers, parents and students.

Thank you!

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsinoalex@tinker.it // twitter.com/tinker_it