User:Ablomme1

My instructors are Scott Foerster and Jey Singh.

These are my weekly project reports:
 * /Dimmable Light/
 * /Mendocino Motor/
 * /Perpetual Motion Generator/
 * /project 3/

First three weeks of intro class:


 * Log into Canvas, Go over Syllabus, emphasize notebook
 * Do It First .. Respect, Reputation, go over reputations ... negative ones
 * Attitude
 * dilbert customers
 * video The Knack
 * video Engineering Mind Diversity
 * It is the worlds problem .. scaffolding double bind

Team Building Exercise in class .. randomly assign teams (3 o4 4).. ask to introduce themselves by responding to this Introduction form

Next class: Bring Notebook, read everything presented today, take the practice quizzes, send comments/arguments about the quiz questions to your instructor in canvas.


 * Notebooks
 * Write name on it
 * Start writing on page 5
 * Title, SignIn, GoingToDo, Doing, RANT
 * Reasons for writing in this notebook
 * Linking personal google drive to shared generic google drive
 * Engineering Problems .. video defining what an engineering problem is
 * Communication .. Slackers .. How to deal with slackers is #1 complaint of students in this course .. work hard .. turn into communicator
 * Frustration .. bootcamp .. more work than individual can handle .. have to work as a team

Weekend team formed through second random process that involves being with new people, not the same. Project 0 is assigned. Students are left alone to figure out who is going to work on what over the weekend.

Next Class: Create wiki id, create a portfolio user page linked to projects page with a weekly report on it. Do Canvas Assignment after reading wikibook sections ( Syllabus, Do it First, Attitude, Notebooks, Problems, Communication) of the wikibook covered. Work on project, write in your notebook, get ready for presentation next class with team mates.


 * Golden Ignorance .. Skit
 * Materials or Hands On Double Bind
 * Setup User page, team page, Link on instructors page
 * Design
 * General Project Documentation
 * CDIO
 * General Engineering Project CDIO implementation


 * Weekend Team Work Project 0 Presentations


 * Let teams self select .. opportunity to be in a third group of people


 * Second weekend Project 0 tasking conversation with instructor

For the next class, practice the quizzes for Golden Ignorance, Design, Project Documentation, Team Building. Over the weekend do Assignment #2 on canvas. Put your negotiated task on the instructors page, coordinate with your team so that your Team project page get's edited and the team is ready to present first class next week.


 * Project 0 documentation review
 * Project 0 Presentations
 * Project 1 Possibilities
 * Instructor creates project 1 on instructors user page
 * Students create project 1 on their wikiversity page and link to a new weekly report.
 * Students link this weekly report to their name on the instructors page
 * Students put their Project 1 Preferences at the top of their new weekly report

Instructor announces project 1 teams based upon preferences .. attendance so far .. and intangibles.

Then instructor introduces some scaffolding like arduino's, or how to use 3D printer, or how to use laser cuter, software on computers in the room review, or ... tools ... tours of facilities ... what ever is going to jump start most of the projects in the room.

Instructor spends time with each team making sure each individual has an individual task.

Project Documentation
 * Past project documentation is here.
 * Spring 2014 documentation is here.
 * Fall 2014 documentation is here.

Project Ideas I am accumulating are:
 * Leidenfrost water flowing up hill .. requires a milling machine .. will do when get new building
 * ../3DComboLock/

National Math Museum in NY ranks these exhibits (teenagers voting)
 * square wheels riding on a track .. would get out on PI day
 * design in 3D and vote what to print next
 * light floor ... relationships among people ... space closest to you ..
 * make music by touching spheres which produce chords