Mission:
Digital natives seem to use technology to "explain way" complex gadgets.
Simple yet fully functional, low-tech artefacts can be more surprising and re-focus the attention on the principles behind gadgets, therefore help learning at deeper level.
The added values are that low-tech is cheaper and can be replicated, altered and deployed easier than high-tech solutions. Alteration opens the possibility of user co- and re-design.
Inspiration:
http://www.nextbillion.net/news/low-tech-lab-life-saving-solutions
http://hlt.media.mit.edu/wiki/
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/
http://www.notechmagazine.com/
Example:
http://www.kellyangood.co.uk/pinhole.html
Digital natives seem to use technology to "explain way" complex gadgets.
Simple yet fully functional, low-tech artefacts can be more surprising and re-focus the attention on the principles behind gadgets, therefore help learning at deeper level.
The added values are that low-tech is cheaper and can be replicated, altered and deployed easier than high-tech solutions. Alteration opens the possibility of user co- and re-design.
Inspiration:
http://www.nextbillion.net/news/low-tech-lab-life-saving-solutions
http://hlt.media.mit.edu/wiki/
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/
http://www.notechmagazine.com/
Example:
http://www.kellyangood.co.uk/pinhole.html
using Lego to reason about fractions!
