Sarah+Malin+Trung+Le+Christian+Long

 May 27 Friday 1:30-2:15 PM HM 148
 * CS30. Sarah Malin & Trung Le (Cannon Design); Christian Long (Be Playful Design) ** – //Design Studio: What does a game-inspired learning environment look like?//

Our design studio will ask participants to reimagine a learning space that will support game pedagogy. The studio will cause participants to reexamine their surroundings, realize their ability to form their environment and thus shape the learning experience, and learn a new method for guiding a group through problem-solving.

Affiliation/Bio: Sarah Malin, smalin@cannondesign.com. Sarah provides The Third Teacher team an attention to the implicit values that drive a community and a keen ability to synthesize and articulate findings. During the design process for each project, Sarah runs the research phase and ensures the client’s goals shape the building design. Additionally, she manages communications for The Third Teacher, overseeing brand strategy and powering the group’s social media presence. Sarah came to Cannon in November 2010 following a design thinking fellowship with Northwestern University’s Design for America. Before her arrival to the design field, she studied anthropology and researched identity negotiation in Morocco’s urban centers. To complement her academic experience, she honed her writing abilities at a public-interest communications firm. While at Northwestern University, she directed the largest student-organized conference on human rights in the country, coordination experience that proves invaluable as The Third Teacher thrives on synergy between diverse thinkers and disciplines. Co-presenter: Christian Long is an educator, school planner, technology expert, passionate advocate for innovative learning communities, and educational futurist. Christian is the founder of Be Playful, a collaborative global design agency focused on the intersection between school planning/design, emerging technology, professional development, and future trending. He is also founder/co-developer of Prototype Design Camp http://prototypedesigncamp.com/ -- an innovative national design program for young creatives, collaborating on real problems in the real world in real time. Additionally, Christian speaks nationally and internationally on topics ranging from emerging trends in education, 21st century technology and social media, and innovative school planning practices. Co-presenter: Trung Le is a pioneer of Cannon Design’s education practice and has an incessant energy and passion for learning. Le is widely recognized as an advocate for incorporating multiple intelligences and learning styles in the design of education environments. As the international leader of Cannon Design’s education group, he creates spaces that encourage student inquiry and imagination and offer students a sense of what it means to be a part of a global community. In addition to his role as co-author of the Third Teacher, recently named by Fast Company one of the most important books of 2010, Le’s work has been widely published in professional journals including //Architectural Record,// //Contract Design//, and //Edutopia//. A practicing architect for 20 years, Le is a principal at Cannon Design where a number of his projects have been honored for design excellence by the American Institute of Architects.