As most of you’ve heard, I’m happy to be back in Boston/Somerville and working with my old family at the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network (ICCN). I feel very privileged to take over the work of the long-time Knowledge Manager, Patricia Diaz. As the new lead on knowledge management, I’ll be documenting local youth development and digital media instruction practice, training new coordinators & staff, managing the online community, the Village (a social network where youth members meet and post their digital media projects), and supporting local affiliate and new partners within the international Network…all out of their office at the Museum of Science, Boston.
To give you a little background, the Clubhouse learning approach is designed to empower youth from all backgrounds to become more capable, creative, and confident learners. This approach is grounded in research from the fields of education, developmental and social psychology, cognitive science, and youth development. It builds on research on the role of affect and motivation in the learning process, the importance of social context, and the interplay between individual and community development. It leverages new technologies to support new types of learning experiences and engage youth. Read more at http://www.computerclubhouse.org/content/learning-model. I also referenced these theories quite a bit in my masters thesis research.
So next week, I’m heading off to Phoenix and Tucson AZ to meet the Coordinators in my new region, the lovely SouthWest USA at our regional meeting. I also got to catch up with my MIT Media Lab Lifelong Kindergarten peeps, and get into some of the new things they’re exploring with bringing Scratch software into the physical world, so I can bring some learning out to AZ with me. I have to say, Lego Education WeDo kits are damn fun….play my game to see!
Danielle’s Friendly Gator Remix with Lego WeDo & Scratch from Danielle Martin on Vimeo.
