Amy and I ran an Animation workshop at Alfriston School on Wednesday and these are the videos the children produced. As is common, none of the children had used an Apple Macintosh before, none has created an animation of any sort, and this was the product of their work after only 90 minutes.
Just in passing, Alfriston School is a special MLD (Moderate Learning Difficulty) school in Buckinghamshire. They provide an education for children with physical disabilities, learning difficulties and some who have challenging home lives.
Stephen Powell
Hi Jonathan, I had a look through a few of the videos and was reminded of an old debate at Ultralab. Apart from the technical skills, what did the pupils involved learn from the activity? I would argue that they problem solved, refined their solutions as they worked iteratively through a process, developed their ability to be creative, and practiced working collaboratively.
My question is, to what extent is it desirable to structure an activity around such a day that encourages 'meta' level thinking.
Good to see you are enjoying yourself. Cheers, Stephen.
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