Week 14 - DCL - Maker Movement and LDC - Innovative Learning Spaces

Frances Valentine, the founder of The mind Lab, came to talk to us today! 

Moores Law

Quantum computer - 100 million times faster than our computers in the classroom.

New technologies take a while to get up to speed. 

2020 there may be a machine that could out smart a human. 

The futures of jobs report - world economic forum.

The scarcest recourse today - people with skills for the future. 

Alpha Go - the most complex game in the world - machines can now just beat humans playing this game. 

3D printing - came about in the 1990's. Lots of different materials can be printed now, from human tissue to cake icing to titanium. If you need a tool in space, you can just print it at the space station. The 3D printing industry may affect the freight industry in the near future. 

The rise of robots will eliminate more than 5 million jobs by 2020.

Robot ‘epic fails’ compilation from DARPA Robotics Challenge

Magic Leap
90% of the world's data was generated in the past 2years. 99% of this is now digitalised. 

Today, 1% of the world's energy is generated by solar. This percentage will keep steadily increasing. 

Are learning spaces and learning environments the same? 

How much does the school architecture matter?

Tonights tasks: station work 101

Zones:
1 - reflect and Sketchup
2 - Discuss and meme
3 - Analyse and suggest
4 - Design and 3D model using Tinkercad - lots of fun
5 - Read and comment
6 - View and video

Spend at least 30 minutes each station if possible.