Fawn Qiu: Easy DIY projects for kid engineers
فاون تشيو: مشاريع "إفعلها بنفسك" السهله للمهندسين الصغار
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and high school students,
that are pretty unexpected.
غير متوقعة نسبياً.
from problems in my daily life.
to go to a comic convention,
في تجمع الكوميديا،
because my favorite mobile game,
على الجهاز المحمول
or never play Flappy Bird again.
او عدم لعب "فلابي بيرد" مرةً اخرى.
that made sense to me.
الذي كان منطقياً بالنسبة لي.
taken off the app store.
من متجر التطبيقات
were also pretty addicted to the game,
مدمنين جدًا باللعبة أيضًا.
just as infuriating as the original game.
كاللعبة الأصلية تماماً.
of this project online,
من المشروع على الانترنت.
وعلى نطاقٍ واسع.
in just a few days.
خلال أيام قليلة.
are people's comments.
تعليقات الناس
wanted to make it their own,
that through a creative project,
أنه ومن خلال مشروع إبداعي
in our classroom
الفصول لدينا
in engineering and programming.
عن الهندسة والبرمجة.
so they could finish the game as well.
حتى يتمكنوا من إنهاء اللعبة ايضاً.
engineering projects to teach students.
الهندسية الإبداعية لتعليم الطلاب.
from a standard technology kit.
من مجموعة تقنية عادية.
a lot of them seemed bored.
started taking pieces of paper
more interested in the project.
for more creative ways
من الوسائل الإبداعية
available in school
المتاحة في المدرسة
that you can't customize.
التي لا يمكن تخصيصها.
they're all very expensive,
جميعها مكلفة للغاية،
for most classroom budgets.
لمعظم ميزانيات الطلاب.
with those since we were kids,
منذ كنا صغاراً،
anywhere around the house.
can create a light-up creature
والعيون البلاستيكية البارزة
each other in classrooms,
في الفصول الدراسية،
and discussing the project.
their own creativity into the project.
الخاصة في المشروع
more engineering projects
these workshops outside of school
from very diverse backgrounds
خلفيات متنوعة جداً
and minorities than I expected,
أكثر مما كنت أتوقع،
at a traditional engineering workshop.
العمل الهندسية التقليدية
at a major technology company in 2016.
لشركة تكنولوجية كبرى في عام 2016.
of the technology workforce.
من القوى العاملة في التكنولوجيا.
make up only four percent.
4% فقط.
a high school robotics club,
في المرحلة الثانوية
in the technology force.
فرض التكنولوجيا
through creative projects.
عن طريق المشاريع الإبداعية
could solve everything,
يمكنُ له حل كل شيء
wouldn't be interested in it
portrayed and taught in school.
التكنولوجيا في المدارس
the perception of technology?
الإدراك للتكنولوجيا؟
that it's boring or unwelcoming,
وغير مرغوب بها،
following three principles.
بإتباع ثلاثة مبادئ
is easy to get started.
من السهل البدء به
we asked students to learn
take very long to learn,
that we're removing the financial barrier
أننا نزيلُ الحاجز المالي
from completing a project.
lightbulb and a battery,
والمصباح والبطارية،
for under a dollar.
بأقل من دولار
is having a high ceiling.
سقف عالٍ.
a lot of room to grow,
مجال للنمو،
constantly being challenged.
a light-up creature,
and microcontrollers,
وتحكم مصغرة دقيقة،
to interact with its environment.
this project relevant to anyone.
مهم بالنسبة لأي شخص.
of using everyday materials;
using paper and fabric.
باستخدام الورق والقماش.
is about Justin Bieber,
from getting caught by the LAPD --
شرطة لوس انجلوس --
Yeah, but he's changing so --
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Fawn Qiu - TechnologistFawn Qiu is a multi-disciplinary technologist who introduces the creative side of engineering through playful projects.
Why you should listen
When Qiu managed product development in the technology industry, she noticed a significant lack of women and minorities in her company, so she began to experiment with introducing engineering to people in a more creative and accessible way. From costumes that blink to robots that move to a physical version of the popular app Flappy Bird, these projects engaged people from diverse backgrounds, especially women and minorities. As a result, she founded Make Anything, an organization that empowers people from all technological backgrounds through creative technology workshops.
Qiu was a former research assistant at the MIT Media Lab. She has also developed and launched several mobile applications at major technology companies. Her interactive art installations have been featured in festivals and galleries around the world. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from The University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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