Designing, Envisioning and Creating at the School of Machines with Rachel Uwa
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English - May 21, 2020 04:05 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture Philosophy learning education technology culture society online learning travel future of learning career change impact learning Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
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Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find Rachel Uwa:
School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe
Rachel Uwa on LinkedIn
School of Machines’ Online Programs
Mentioned in this episode:
The School for Poetic Computation
Tools for Reimagining Better Worlds through Cooperation Program
Listen to this episode and explore:
How Rache's painful childhood led her to develop a great sense of empathy (3:26)
Switching majors a few times in University to follow her interests (6:42)
Taking a break to explore learning in coding and technology (9:38)
What Rachel learnt about herself during this exploration time (13:13)
Founding the School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe(14:35)
Who the School of Machines is for (18:19)
How Rachel designs and creates new programs and workshops (19:48)
What the programs entail (24:52)
The importance of the facilitator role in a workshop (27:28)
Finding instructors with the right expertise and skill set (29:14)
Offering students feedback on their projects (31:08)
Case Study: Tools for Reimagining Better Worlds Through Cooperation (33:10)
The impact of COVID-19 on the School of Machines (35:58)
How Rachel explores making the workshops more collaborative for students amid new reality (38:50)
The challenge of reaching more people and spreading the work (41:23)
The one thing Rachel wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (44:13)
Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (46:59)