Technology, design and the net: seeking inspirational stories from around Scotland

I've been given one hour each day at the Scottish Learning Festival (tag: SLF2008) to host some of the most inspiring stories from the past year that showcase an emphasis on technology and/or design. I'll be working the floor as usual to pull in as big a crowd as possible to hear your story, and chat with you afterwards about how they might replicate some of those ideas, too. The challenge: where are you?

• Some of the ideas that have already been put forward involve mashing up technologies such as GPS, mobile telephones, Google Earth, Twitter.
• I'd love to hear more stories about mobile devices being put to good use;
• Is anyone introducing programme to students in novel ways (with Robosapiens or Scratch, for example), anyone using robots, Beebots or Lego's Robotechnology?
• I'd also be really keen to hear from schools that are going green in curious ways.
• Are you a technology and design group who've been creating interesting structures in their workshops.

Ideally, I want the area to be packed with flip chart poster explanations of projects, prototypes, half-finished wonders, interesting concepts mapped out, but which might never make it off the drawing board.

The emphasis is not on being web-based - far from it. I'd love to have an hour where those listening can feel and touch technology in action, so any ideas that are out of the metaphorical box would be most welcome. Leave a comment here or get in touch via email if you have a suggestion, and we can worry later about practicalities of getting you or your materials to Glasgow in September. Please also forward the blog post address to any of your colleagues, staff mailing lists or interest groups.

Pic: I think my pencil's drifted

Comments

[Ian Stuart]

I have loads based on Technology and/or design. Will show you in a couple of weeks time.

[Ira Socol]

Not that I can be there, but I'm fascinated by the mashup possibilities of maps and all kinds of education. Can your kids write stories based on following a Google Earth path through New York or Tokyo?

Anyway, 3 things.
A Twitter-Map MashUp my son just built
http://speedchange.blogspot.com/
and two map projects done with early secondary kids in Wayfaring
Naming The World
http://www.wayfaring.com/maps/show/13492
Finding Football
http://www.wayfaring.com/maps/show/4559

[Ira Socol]

oops, the Twitter Mash Up is at
http://twaveler.com/

[rushay]

im a techno freak always on my mobile i think the importance for me in all of this is the flow of information i want to know whats going on in this world so a stare on the mobile every now and again is just that,searching for that news that could change the world!

[Alan Parkinson]

I will have a think Ewan, and pass some materials to you nearer the time, if not on the day itself. It's a great idea to bring together some protean suggestions at this event.

[Alan Parkinson]

I will have a think Ewan, and pass some materials to you nearer the time, if not on the day itself. It's a great idea to bring together some protean suggestions at this event.

[Yvonne Kincaid]

This is fantastic Ewan - We at Urban Learning Space have several exciting projects that fit this brief that we would love to share at the event - they include:

www.urbanlearningspace.com/projects/otm/(Moving Image Education)

www.cinespace.eu - (breaking ground in 3D visualization and immersive reality technologies)

www.story-box.co.uk (digital storytelling resource)

www.urbanlearningspace.com/projects/ydontu/ - (based on populist broadcast media and takes elements of TV show 'The Apprentice' as inspiration)

Let's discuss further in a few weeks