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A New Tool for the Shed: Google Sketchup

“The next time you see a part of your community falling apart remember that saying we need to do something isn’t enough to get it done.”

Matt HaleFaculty

Seton Hall University

Using Technology And Situated Learning to Develop Community Leaders

Presentation Outline:

• Educational Objectives • Description of the Project • Design of the Activity• Google Sketchup• Student Designs• Assessment• The Next Time

We are glad to share our results and experiences. The images used are cited in the comment section of the slides. Student permission was obtained to showcase their projects and share their comments.

Using Technology And Situated Learning to Develop Community Leaders

Matt Hale, FacultyHeidi Trotta, Instructional DesignerSeton Hall University

Educational Objectives

• Nonprofit, Government, Business; What’s the difference?

• Practice in professional presentations

• Expecting the unexpected

• Understanding “real world” constraints and opportunities

• Don’t fret the tech

• The vision thing

Description of the Project

• A land use battle royal

• Three different organizations

• One plot of empty, vacant, useless land in Newark

• What are you going to build?

• Why are you going to build it?

• Make your best case

Google Sketch-Up

•Free•3-D Modeling Tool•Create, share, present•Export, print•Interface with Google Earth•Simple to Sophisticated Results

Student Designs

Nonprofit -A Better Community (ABC Community Org.)

Private Sector- Progress Newark Development Corp.

Government – Newark School Board

Measuring SuccessCriteria Outcome

Nonprofit, Business, Government What is the difference?

Three radically different designs created

Presentation Practice? Three for three

Expect the Unexpected? Yes, but you should have seen them sweat

Constraints and opportunities? Designs were directed by real world problems

Fret the tech? Specialization of expertise

Vision thing? Follow up Visioning paper

Next Time

• After initial design contest, make all groups work together on one design.

• Incorporate on-line collaboration tools to track individual student contributions.

• Drop Google Earth Function or explain it better.