How to Learn (Almost) Anything

Calendar

WEEK #	TOPICS	ASSIGNMENTS
1	Introduction and Overview
2	Learning Through Making	In-class activity: Kinetic sculpture workshop, using cricket technology
3	Learning from One Another	Assignment: Teach/learn something to/from another student in the class
4	Apprenticeship Learning	Assignment: Take a several-hour class or workshop to learn something new
5	Powerful Ideas and Fluency	Assignment: Paper on “What can I learn in 3 hours?”
6	Learning “On Your Own”
7	Choosing Your Tools (and Fluency with Tools)
8	Documenting and Evaluating Activities
9	Diane Willow: Learning as Space, Place and Environment
10	Design vs. Craft	Roundtable Discussion Guests: John Maeda, Stu Kestenbaum, Arthur Gansen
11	Discussion of Plans for First-round Workshops
12	Reports on First and Second Round Workshops
13	Workshops for One Another
14	Final Project Reports Due, and Workshops for the Media Lab	Due: As a part of your report, set up a web site which includes: Online materials to help others run the workshop Your reflections on - what workshop participants learned; what you learned ways to extend the workshop experience