Fall 2007 STSH 4963 Tues Fri 9-11:50 SAGE rm 2211 (studio)
Instructor: Dr. Ron Eglash
Special thanks to students and teachers at our field site, the Ark Community Charter School
Lectures
Developing an STS perspective on design
Ron's
Tips for Good Design Process
The myth of biological determinism: a view from human evolution
Online readings
Culturally Situated Design Tools
Theory of multiple intelligence in education:
Intelligence in seven steps (Howard Gardner)
Multiplying Intelligences in the Classroom (Bruce Campbell)
Curriculum for Success: A Portrait of a Student Failed By the System (Ellen Weber)
Lesson plans (New City School) based on MI
Cultural Politics of Electronic Media
Lisa Nakamura, "Race In/For Cyberspace"
Getting the Reality you Deserve (cultural politics of simulation games, by Julian Bleecker)
Social dimensions of educational toy design
Stockholm International Toy Research Center
Resources in electronic circuit experimentation
Electronic Resources Online (David Johnson)
Laptop Oscilloscope (Konstantin Zeldovich, Moscow State University)
Tutorial on the 555 chip (Tony van Roon)
Other links
NY State Assessment Exams for K-12 students
NY State Core Curriculum / Resource Guides
Culturally Situated Design Tools
Student webpages from PDI-5 2005
Student webpages from PDI-5 2004
Student webpages from PDI-3 2002
Student webpages from PDI-3 2001
Student Webpages from PDI-3 2000