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Learning Creative Learning ( #LCL17 ) – Week 2 Reflections
Week 2 is devoted to Projects, and we were asked to focus on learning through making, and to reflect on the creative process through the Creative Learning Spiral. Coding was introduced as a new form of fluency and self-expression, and we were invited to start making projects by using #scratch to animate our name. I have…
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Learning Creative Learning ( #LCL17 ) – Week 1 Reflections
We are off to a great start with introductions from participants across the globe. It is wonderful to meet so many people from so many countries who share the same interests and enthusiasms. The activity this week that interested me the most was “Childhood Objects.” We were asked to describe something that affected the way…
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Learning Creative Learning – MIT Media Lab #LCL17
As a senior (of a certain age, as they used to say) and Scratch enthusiast, I am so excited to be enrolled in this community. I will be posting my experiences and thoughts here. Stay tuned! Join a community of educators, designers, and tinkerers exploring how to support creative learning through projects, passion, peers, and…
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My New Makerspace
Following a long-standing habit of remaking myself every few years, I have renamed my former “Teaching/Learning & Technology” blog “Ruthk’s Makerspace,” and started off in a new direction. For the past few years I have been devoting time at the elementary school where I volunteer as a tutor/mentor to help teachers and school administrators make…
finding joy along the way
Live & Learn! 