Hip-Hop Making Spaces
Through the design of workshops that draw from principles of hip-hop based education, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and aspects of STEM-rich making, we explore youth identities and development of computational making competencies.
Using Culturally Sustaining Learning Environments to Explore Computational Learning & Identity
This collaboration between Boston University, Tufts University, the University of Florida, Olin College of Engineering, and DancExcel explores the intersections of the five elements of hip-hop and computational making practices in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The lab explores youth identities and improving students’ computational making competency by developing workshops that draw from principles of hip-hop based education, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and aspects of STEM-rich making.
Using Culturally Sustaining Learning Environments to Explore Computational Learning & Identity is funded by the National Science Foundation’s STEM+C Program (#1842272)
Sneaker Engineering Lab
The Sneaker Engineering Lab is a space where students engage in multidisciplinary scientific/engineering activities in the context of a culturally relevant medium: sneakers. The lab seeks to reframe the sneaker industry, tap into the cultural and engineering aspects of this industry and explore the STEM opportunities. Particularly for minority students, their cultural capital is being tapped to shape the industry for both fashion and performance. A career in footwear design combines fashion expertise, design skill, and business knowledge in the design, engineering, and marketing of footwear for corporate or independent shoe retailers. Students learn the basics of engineering that go into the design of sneakers.
Music Production Center (MPC)
A continuing project to create a cost effective at home DIY kit to create and customize a music production center