Event type:

In person

Date & time:

12 May 2022, 12:30 – 13:30

Making the future: Constructionist tools for critical reflection and social action

Join this event to hear Dr Nathan Holbert discuss how he goes about iteratively creating and studying playful learning technologies, tools, and spaces that enable learners to use their unique perspectives to address issues of personal and communal importance.

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Making the future: Constructionist tools for critical reflection and social action

Dr Nathan Holbert

Associate Professor of Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design

Teachers College, Columbia University

His work involves the development and study of playful tools, environments, and activities that allow all children to leverage computational power as they build, test, tinker, and make sense of personally meaningful topics, phenomena, or questions.

Further information

Ticketing

Pre-booking essential

Cost

Free

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Kate Gilchrist

k.gilchrist@ucl.ac.uk