Robert Rasmussen

1. “What you learn in the process of making something - something that is yours – tend to sink much deeper into the subsoil of your mind than what anyone can tell you” “Instructionism means learning something by being told” “Constructionism means learning by making something” (Seymour Papert, MIT)

2. Leif Karlsen JetteDuus Robert Rasmussen

4. The History of LEGO®SERIOUS®PLAY The Plan 15.30 – 15.40 Introduction 15.40 – 16.20 LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP) 101 16.20 – 17.15 Using LSP to discuss “How do we foster autonomous active learning in engineering education” 17.15 – 17.30 Presentations and closing

5. Force, gearing, speed, torque…….. by building models of thetangibleworld Synergy, communication, team work …. by building models of theintangibleworld

6. Force, gearing, speed, torque…….. by building models of thetangibleworld Synergy, communication, team work …. by building models of theintangibleworld

8. The LEGO SERIOUS PLAY method is a facilitated thinking, communication and problem solving technique for groups

9. Traditional brain-storming and problem solving meetings! 20 - 80

10. A LEGO SERIOUS PLAY meeting 100% 100% 100% 100% 100 - 100 100% 100% 100%

11. Lean forward meeting Lean backward meeting 20 – 80 100 - 100 • more participation • more insights • more ideas • more ownership • better decisions

12. Optimizing our brain-power through the hand bone – mind bone connection

13. The Whole Brain Advantage 1. Controls the right side of your body 2. Works sequentially with one thing at a time 3. Specializes in text. The words – not the meaning 4. Analyzes details and can only seethe parts 1. Controls the left of your body2. Works in parallel with multiple things at the same time 3. Specializes in the meaning of the word rather than the text itself4. Can see the whole and how details fit into that whole

14. Challenge 1 - Step 1 • open the bag • find the black plate and the pink flower 17

15. Step 2 Build a Tower • Build individually • Start with the black plate • Finish with the flower • Use max 15 bricks total • You have 3 minutes 17

16. ? The LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Process 1 The facilitator asks the question you have to answer by building a LEGO model with a story 2 You ALL build individually and give it meaning while you build 3 You ALL tell the rest of the group the story in your model 4 Questions, insights, reflections, identification of patterns 8

17. Challenge 2 - step 1 18

18. Challenge 2 - step 1 • Build one of these models on your sheet • If you the time (and bricks) you can build more, but don’t take the first one apart • Wait for further instructions 18

19. The Ground • DON'T have meeting with yourself. Just START building • TRUST your hands. Let them pick the bricks they want • When you tell your story the meaning will emerge • DON‘T get bogged down in the design

20. Step 2 Astory about your passions Take your model and modify it so you can use it to tellthe group a story about one of the things you are really passionate about regarding engineering education Work on your story individually and in silence till we say stop 19

21. Challenge 3 – step 1 What is ACTIVE LEARNING for YOU? Build a model so you can tell the group the story about what ACTIVE LEARNING is NOT - for YOU! Work on your story individually and in silence till we say stop.You will have about 4 minutes 19

22. Challenge 4 – step 1 “How do we foster Autonomous Active Learning in engineering education?”

23. 3. You negotiate your individual models into ONE shared answer that you all are happy with 1. You all build your individual answer to the question 2. You all share your individual stories/answers to the question 2. You tell and record your shared story

24. Success with this aspiration means having fostered students that when they leave school and enter the REAL WOLRD of WORK are fully capable and confident in achieving their objectives and goals by operating in “Columbus mode” Being an autonomous active learner Being passively taught Year- one Graduation

26. Challenge 4 – step 1 • Build a model (individually) that tells the story about • 1) What you believe we need to focus on in order to effectively FOSTER AUTONOMOUS ACTIVE LAERNING in engineering education • 2) Why we need to have that focus

27. Challenge 4 – step 1 • Build a model (individually) that tells the story about • 1) What you believe we need to focus on in order to effectively FOSTER AUTONOMOUS ACTIVE LAERNING in engineering education • 2) Why we need to have that focus • developing new tools and ways for better teaching or • changing the curriculum or • - forcing deep learning whatever means it takes or • developing new tools and ways for students to learn “better” or…………… • 3) You have about 5 minutes for the individual building

28. 3. You negotiate your individual models into ONE shared answer that you all are happy with 1. You all build your individual answer to the question 2. You all share your individual stories/answers to the question 2. You tell and record your shared story

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