Tag Archives: learning studio
6Feb/13No comments
Project Explainer Workshop
Posted by Ryan
On Saturday, we had our first full-day workshop in the new learning studio with a group of high school explainers who will be spending extra time with us in the tinkering studio throughout this semester. In the morning, we took … Continue reading
5Feb/13No comments
Dispatches from Pier 15 – Week 1
Posted by Ryan
The whole museum staff has been down at Pier 15 for one week now and it’s been a lot of fun starting to set up the learning studio at our new location. The tinkering gallery space out on the floor … Continue reading
Tagged as: construction, learning studio, pier 15, r&d shop, set-up, steel, week 1
25Jan/131 comment
Setting up the Learning Studio – Day 1
Posted by Ryan
Yesterday, Nicole, Ryoko, Lianna and I spent our first full day down at Pier 15 and started setting up the Learning Studio, our “backstage” space to develop ideas to take out on the museum floor in the Tinkering Studio and … Continue reading
Tagged as: day one, embarcadero, learning studio, new home, pier 15, set-up, shop, tinkering
18Jan/131 comment
Pack up and go
Posted by Luigi
Today was a big day for us tinkerers: both the Tinkering Studio and the Learning Studio, plus our storage space in the rotunda columns, were packed up and moved out, and they’re now waiting to be shipped over to Pier … Continue reading
13Jul/112 comments
Multitool review: The Swiss Army Kniv
Posted by Luigi
Multitool review, part 2: carrying a Swedish Army Kniv might just save your life. Continuing our brief series on multitool reviews, here is Exploratorium’s Senior Scientist Paul Doherty talking about his trusty Swedish Army Kniv (not to be confused with … Continue reading
7Mar/113 comments
Tool Raising workshop
Posted by Luigi
On Saturday, the Learning Studio hosted a workshop, led by Michael Swaine and Amy Franceschini of Future Farmers. The workshop, called Tool Raising, is part of a celebration of Charles and Ray Eames’s seminal Powers of Ten film, which we … Continue reading
13Dec/103 comments
Ultimate Shadow Kaleidoscope
Posted by Ryan
Over the past few months we have been working with many exhibits and seeing how we can make them more playful and open-ended. A little while ago we took a tour to show each other some of our favorite exhibits … Continue reading
9Dec/10No comments
Wind Tubes: The Movie
Posted by Ryan
Just kidding…but we did try some experiments with filming simple creations floating, twirling, spinning and flying out of wind tubes in the learning studio today. We are interested in eventually getting a collection of clips that may inspire visitors to … Continue reading
1Sep/10No comments
Explainer Skill Swaps
Posted by Ryan
Last week we did some trainings with the high school explainers at the museum so they could learn a bit about our tools, the learning studio environment and the way we approach teaching and learning. This group of explainers (who … Continue reading
1May/10No comments
Mechanical Mischief: Twisted Toys with Michael Brown
Posted by Karen
Artist in residence Michael Brown and the Learning Studio, at the Exploratorium will be hosting the first annual, invitation-only “Twisted Toys and Mechanical Mischief” workshop to be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Twisted Toys is a “live” event: Exploratorium … Continue reading
Tagged as: AIR, artists, chicken, circuits, event, learning studio, make, maker faire, Mechanical Mischief, Michael Brown, open make, tools, toys, Twisted Toys, Video, Workshop
