Fawn Qiu: Easy DIY projects for kid engineers
Fawn Qiu: Enkla gör-det-själv-projekt för yngre ingenjörer
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and high school students,
that are pretty unexpected.
from problems in my daily life.
jag stöter på i vardagen.
to go to a comic convention,
till en serietidningsmässa,
så mycket pengar,
because my favorite mobile game,
favoritmobilspel,
or never play Flappy Bird again.
eller att aldrig spela Flappy Bird igen.
that made sense to me.
verkade vettigt enligt mig.
version av Flappy Bird
taken off the app store.
från app-butiken.
were also pretty addicted to the game,
väldigt beroende av spelet,
just as infuriating as the original game.
irriterande som originalspelet.
of this project online,
det här projektet online,
in just a few days.
visningar på några dagar.
are people's comments.
var alla kommentarer.
wanted to make it their own,
hur det hade tillverkats.
that through a creative project,
att genom ett kreativt projekt,
in our classroom
in engineering and programming.
ingenjörskonst och programmering.
so they could finish the game as well.
kunde klara av spelet också.
engineering projects to teach students.
ingenjörsprojekt för att utbilda elever.
på en mellanstadieskola,
from a standard technology kit.
med hjälp av ett standard teknik-kit.
a lot of them seemed bored.
started taking pieces of paper
more interested in the project.
for more creative ways
available in school
som finns i skolorna
that you can't customize.
du inte kan anpassa själv.
they're all very expensive,
for most classroom budgets.
klassrum har budgeterat för.
för att göra ett själv.
with those since we were kids,
anywhere around the house.
can create a light-up creature
varelse som går att tända
each other in classrooms,
and discussing the project.
their own creativity into the project.
kreativitet i projektet.
more engineering projects
ingenjörsprojekt
these workshops outside of school
workshops utanför skolan
from very diverse backgrounds
med väldigt olika bakgrund
and minorities than I expected,
minoriteter än vad jag förväntat mig,
at a traditional engineering workshop.
en vanlig ingenjörs-workshop.
at a major technology company in 2016.
hos ett stort teknologiföretag från 2016.
of the technology workforce.
av arbetskraften.
make up only four percent.
utgör bara fyra procent.
a high school robotics club,
på en högstadieskola,
in the technology force.
i teknikbranschen.
through creative projects.
genom kreativa projekt.
could solve everything,
skulle lösa allting,
wouldn't be interested in it
skulle varit intresserade
portrayed and taught in school.
och lärts ut i skolan.
the perception of technology?
uppfattningen av teknik?
that it's boring or unwelcoming,
tråkigt och ovälkommet,
following three principles.
som följer dessa tre principer.
is easy to get started.
vara lätt att komma igång med.
we asked students to learn
take very long to learn,
så lång tid att lära sig,
that we're removing the financial barrier
att vi tar bort den finansiella barriären
from completing a project.
färdigställa ett projekt.
lightbulb and a battery,
glödlampa och ett batteri,
for under a dollar.
projekt för under en dollar.
is having a high ceiling.
a lot of room to grow,
utrymme att bli bättre,
constantly being challenged.
a light-up creature,
varelse som går att tända,
and microcontrollers,
och mikrokontroller,
to interact with its environment.
till att interagera med sin miljö.
this project relevant to anyone.
relevant för vem som helst.
of using everyday materials;
material från vardagen,
using paper and fabric.
med papper och tyg.
is about Justin Bieber,
om Justin Bieber,
from getting caught by the LAPD --
att han åker fast -
Yeah, but he's changing so --
på att förändras så -
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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