Learning is Change

What I'm Learning: Tools at Schools

This is just too cool.

Tools at Schools:

“Design studio aruliden, together with Bernhardt Design, conceived Tools at Schools as an initiative to teach eighth graders the value of design as a problem-solving tool at The School at Columbia University. Forty-four eighth grade students were immersed in the entire design process, from research to ideation to 3D modeling and ultimately launch. What started as a simple effort to get involved in the community grew into a much larger realization that design has a role in the classroom. Their success was not only in their concepts, but in the awareness each student gained in the process. The result was a collaborative vision of today’s classroom – designed for kids by kids.”

(Via .)

So, I have this idea. I need some help, though.

So, I have this idea. I need some help, though.

I would like to create (or find, if it already exists) a site that would allow for me (and others) to create content pages (with links, files, and perhaps even elearning modules) and then allow others who visit the site to select items that have been created and add them to a “shopping cart”.

Then I would like to allow people to “check out” of the site, and in doing so, reorder their items so as to create a learning path through all of the items they have selected.

The last step would be to save or download this learning path as the “check out” button. Ideally, they could save their learning paths to a profile for later use (i.e., going through the path where they could check items off as they went).

Does such a thing exist? Where should I be spending my time in creating it? Thanks to anyone who passes the idea on to someone else as well.

What I'm Learning: Creattica

I am so rediculously inspired by all of the designs on this site. This and Dribble make me want to stop whatever I’m doing and do site designs or make something new. I like that.

About Creattica – Creattica:

“About Creattica

Creattica is a gallery of great design and inspirational imagery. Anyone can submit their work for consideration and voting on items is open to one and all. The best work is accepted and featured in the gallery which receives thousands of visitors every day.

To start submitting your work simply create an account and then go to the Submit Form.Submissions take up to a few days to review depending on the volume of work coming in. To vote on other people’s work you’ll also need an account.

We hope you enjoy the site and find the inspiration to make some brilliant work of your own. And when you do, don’t forget to submit it to creattica!”