Fawn Qiu: Easy DIY projects for kid engineers
Fan Kju (Fawn Qiu): Laki projekti „uradi sam“ za decu inženjere
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and high school students,
that are pretty unexpected.
from problems in my daily life.
iz svakodnevnih problema.
to go to a comic convention,
za konvenciju stripa,
previše novca,
because my favorite mobile game,
jer su moju omiljenu igricu na mobilnom,
or never play Flappy Bird again.
ili nikada više ne igram Flepi Brd.
that made sense to me.
koja mi se činila smislenom.
sa prodavnice aplikacija.
taken off the app store.
were also pretty addicted to the game,
bilo je prilično navučeno na igricu,
just as infuriating as the original game.
kao originalna igrica.
of this project online,
demo ovog projekta
proširilo se na mreži.
in just a few days.
u samo nekoliko dana.
are people's comments.
wanted to make it their own,
sopstvenu igricu,
that through a creative project,
da kroz kreativni projekat
in our classroom
sopstvenu igricu u kutiji.
in engineering and programming.
inženjerstva i programiranja.
so they could finish the game as well.
tako da mogu da završe igricu.
engineering projects to teach students.
kreativnih inženjerskih projekata
from a standard technology kit.
od standardne tehnološke opreme.
a lot of them seemed bored.
kao da se dosađuju.
started taking pieces of paper
da uzima delove papira
more interested in the project.
for more creative ways
još kreativnih načina
available in school
tehnološke opreme dostupne u školi
that you can't customize.
koje ne možete da prilagodite.
they're all very expensive,
for most classroom budgets.
za mnoge školske budžete.
with those since we were kids,
sa tim stvarima kada smo bili deca,
anywhere around the house.
can create a light-up creature
svetleću figuru
each other in classrooms,
and discussing the project.
their own creativity into the project.
sopstvenu kreativnost u projekat.
more engineering projects
još inženjerskih projekata
these workshops outside of school
da držim ove radionice van škole
from very diverse backgrounds
sa različitim poreklom
i pripadnika manjina
and minorities than I expected,
at a traditional engineering workshop.
na uobičajenim inženjerskim radionicama.
at a major technology company in 2016.
za 2016. godinu.
of the technology workforce.
tehnološke radne snage.
make up only four percent.
čine samo četiri procenata.
a high school robotics club,
in the technology force.
u tehnološkoj radnoj snazi.
through creative projects.
kroz kreativne projekte.
could solve everything,
wouldn't be interested in it
ne bi bili zainteresovani
portrayed and taught in school.
i podučavana u školi.
the perception of technology?
u sagledavanju tehnologije?
that it's boring or unwelcoming,
da je dosadna i nepristupačna,
following three principles.
prateći tri principa.
is easy to get started.
može lako započeti.
učenicima da savladaju
we asked students to learn
ne treba mnogo da bi se naučilo,
take very long to learn,
that we're removing the financial barrier
da uklanjamo finansijsko ograničenje
from completing a project.
lightbulb and a battery,
sijalicom i baterijom,
for under a dollar.
za manje od dolara.
is having a high ceiling.
a lot of room to grow,
mnogo prostora za napredak,
constantly being challenged.
a light-up creature,
svetleća stvorenja,
and microcontrollers,
i mikrokontrolore
to interact with its environment.
koja su u interakciji sa okruženjem.
this project relevant to anyone.
ovaj projekat relevantnim za svakoga.
of using everyday materials;
svakodnevnih materijala.
using paper and fabric.
uz korišćenje papira i tkanine.
is about Justin Bieber,
o Džastinu Biberu,
from getting caught by the LAPD --
da ga ne uhvati policija Los Anđelesa...
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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