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Iterative Kaleidoscope Building Ideas
Iterative Kaleidoscope Building Ideas
Ryan JenkinsMarch 18, 2024kaleidoscopes, kaleidoscope, lego, lego pla, LEGO playful museum learning network, prototypes, prototyping process, mirrored cardstock, rubber bands, magnets
Tinkering 15 for 15 (2009-2024) Episode 1: Dr. Gary S. Stager on CMK Institute
Tinkering 15 for 15 (2009-2024) Episode 1: Dr. Gary S. Stager on CMK Institute
Ryan JenkinsMarch 15, 202415 for 15, tinkering, mini-interviews, blogcast, 2009-2024, Tinkering Studio, Gary Stager, Dr. Gary S. Stager, Constructing Modern Knowledge, CMK Institute, professional development
Maker Faire Heilbronn "Remix your Toys"
Maker Faire Heilbronn "Remix your Toys"
Ryan JenkinsFebruary 29, 2024maker faire, maker faire heilbronn, experimenta, der makerspace, frieburg, heilbronn, martin schwab, LEGO, LEGO marble machines, LEGO art machines, remix your toys, LEGO pull string motor, timelapse
Tinkering with "Time" Community Meet-Up
Tinkering with "Time" Community Meet-Up
Ryan JenkinsFebruary 26, 2024
'A Secret Club' Mini-Residency in Freiburg
'A Secret Club' Mini-Residency in Freiburg
Ryan JenkinsFebruary 21, 2024a secret club, residency, artist residency, erasmus+, aarhus, freiburg, carnival, fasnet, instruments, time, claus schneidereit, kinetic scupltures, workshop, prototyping, atelier, spielmobil, mundenhof, Jean Tinguely, Tinguely Museum, Otto Piene, inflatables, light play
The Power of Junk
The Power of Junk
Ryan JenkinsJanuary 23, 2024tinkertank, hackathon, ludwigsburg, games, junk, dissection, tinkering, explorations
Making Kaleidoscopes More Collaborative
Making Kaleidoscopes More Collaborative
Ryan JenkinsJanuary 19, 2024kaleidoscopes, collaboration, tinkering inventive playsets, TIPs, LEGO playful museum learning network, tinkering studio, projector, raspberry pi, social scaffolding, webcam, toys, junk, remix, tinkertank, duck into a kaleidoscope, prototyping, activity design, activity development
Visit to the German Clock Museum
Visit to the German Clock Museum
Ryan JenkinsJanuary 8, 2024Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, German Clock Museum, black forest, tinkering, mechanisms, cuckoo clocks, clocks, models, music machines, bellows, lithography, press, printing, printing press, kitchen table lithography, studio lula, DIY cuckoo clock kit
2023 Year in Review
2023 Year in Review
Ryan JenkinsJanuary 4, 2024year in review, 2023, workshops, conferences, washington DC, bremen, aarhus, freiburg, treadmills, circuit city, kaleidoscopes, tinkering book, photoshoot
Get Started Tinkering with Mirrors
Get Started Tinkering with Mirrors
Ryan JenkinsDecember 19, 2023tinkering inventive playset, TIPs, kaleidoscopes, art and science, mirrors, LEGO, LEGO playful museum learning network, hinged mirror, exhibit walk, turntable, shadow kaleidoscope
OctoStudio Kaleidoscope Experiments
OctoStudio Kaleidoscope Experiments
Ryan JenkinsDecember 7, 2023kaleidoscopes, mirrors, TIPs, tinkering inventive playset, Tinkering Studio, LEGO playful museum learning network, PMLN, OctoStudio, Lifelong Kindergarten, MIT media lab, crafting with code, code to cardboard, digital tinkering, computational tinkering, selfie, programming, prototype, city walk, scavenger hunt, 4 ps
Going Deeper with Cardboard Kaleidoscopes
Going Deeper with Cardboard Kaleidoscopes
Ryan JenkinsNovember 24, 2023kaleidoscopes, mirrors, kaleidoscope, cardboard, motors, LEGO, simple kaleidoscopes, Gary Newlin, Octo Studio, Magna-tiles, lights, flashlights, experiments, prototypes
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