Learning In and From Fab Labs Amon Millner CBA, Media Lab, Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA August 12, 2005

Enhancing “Constructionist” Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . now

Early Computers Early fabrication tools Initially big, expensive machines not accessible to less-technical people 80’s & 90’s Visionaries helped find many educational uses for personal computers 2000’s Fab Labs are exploring educational uses of digital fabrication tools

What Can I Learn by Doing This?

Fab Tools + a Supportive Design Environment has Lead to Learning Through: artistic expression interaction design gaining confidence and having fun robotics … and much more

Support for Fab Lab Learning: People, Time, Research & Development

Thanks for listening! I look forward to seeing you at the Norway Fab Lab email: millner@media.mit.edu