Week 6: Rube Goldberg Presentations

In-person, Feb 27, 5pm-7pm

Goals: Develop ideas regarding computing and STEM fields, and computing as a general literacy required for broad participation in society.

Agenda

1. Rube Goldberg Set-up (45 minutes)
2. Rube Goldberg Presentations (10 minutes each)
3. Project Discussion

Due this week:

• Present (in class) your Rube Goldberg
• Submit your Rube Goldberg portfolio for grading

Submitting your report:

1. Update your portfolio website with a page (or more) related to this lab
2. Add a link to your portfolio to our shared google sheet
3. Submit your link by end of day Tuesday (Mar 05)
4. Include the following:
   • a description of your role in the project
   • a reflection on what your goals were and whether you achieved them
   • a reflection on the learning design and experience of working on this group project, in terms of the readings we have completed so far in class
   • photos, sketches, video and other media to support your presentation

Readings out:

• Godhe, A.-L., Lilja, P., & Selwyn, N. (2019). Making sense of making: Critical issues in the integration of maker education into schools. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 28(3), 317–328.
• Cipolla, C. (2019). Build It Better: Tinkering in Feminist Maker Pedagogy. Women’s Studies, 48(3), 261–282.
• Bullock, E. (2017). Only STEM Can Save Us? Examining Race, Place, and STEM Education as Property. Educational Studies, 53(6), 628–641.