I. Preparation Before Class:
Come with a question for our guest.
II. In Class Discussion:
- Sketches and Mood boards.
- ITP as learning space
- Online learning
- Virtual Reality
- Tech Corner: Tools for prototyping: Advanced API’s
- https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/
- https://ifttt.com/discover
- https://zapier.com/app/explore
Guest:
Kathleen Wilson has a diverse background in strategic design and creative management, developing new forms of digital content, products and businesses. She is the co-founder of Rikaroo, a film collective that focuses on hard-to-find films, emerging forms of storytelling and digital distribution and connects independent filmmakers with their film-loving fans. Previously, she was founding partner, V.P/Creative Director of Viacom Interactive working with Viacom divisions to develop new content and brands for emerging online and mobile platforms. She was founding partner/Executive Producer at Paramount’s Media Kitchen, experimenting with tech companies to develop interactive books, TV and film with Paramount properties; co-designer of SIMTOWN for Maxis/EA; Design Director at NY’s Museum of Modern Art for the interactive digital MUSEUM VISITOR’S PROJECT; and the Multimedia Director, Producer/Designer at Bank Street’s Center for Children and Technology where she spearheaded the PALENQUE digital video interactive, virtual travel R&D project funded by RCA/GE/Intel. Kathleen has consulted with a range of companies, spoken at numerous conferences, and tries her hand at writing for children in her spare time. She has a B.A. from Middlebury, MBA from LSE-London/HEC-Paris/NYU-Stern (TRIUM), MFA from VT College of Fine Arts, and doctorate from Harvard.
Bank Street School for Children
III. Reflection / Assignment After Class:
Read/Listen/Watch:
- A list of different learning space types
- Building a hackerspace
- Learning Space Design for the Ethnically Diverse Undergraduate Classroom
- The taxonomy of Learning spaces
- Alternate learning space NYC Resistor
- Alternative learning space Flatiron School
- Alternative learning space General Assembly
- Steelcase Node chair
- Designing learning spaces for innovation
- The Classroom of the future
- HighSchool Students speak about transgender bathrooms
- Learning Spaces – Educause (2006)
Assignment:
You are rebuilding ITP to encourage some important aspect to learning in the future. You have limitless resources and spaces. What kind of layout would you imagine? Furniture and appliances? What kind of technology capabilities would be offered? Share sketches and describe your decisions on the class blog.