Designing, Envisioning and Creating at the School of Machines with Rachel Uwa

IMPACT LEARNING

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Contact us:

[e-mail]

Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find Rachel Uwa:

School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe

Rachel Uwa on LinkedIn

School of Machines’ Online Programs

Mentioned in this episode:

NYU ITP Camp

The School for Poetic Computation

Tools for Reimagining Better Worlds through Cooperation Program

Listen to this episode and explore:

How Rache's painful childhood led her to develop a great sense of empathy (3:26)

Switching majors a few times in University to follow her interests (6:42)

Taking a break to explore learning in coding and technology (9:38)

What Rachel learnt about herself during this exploration time (13:13)

Founding the School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe(14:35)

Who the School of Machines is for (18:19)

How Rachel designs and creates new programs and workshops (19:48)

What the programs entail (24:52)

The importance of the facilitator role in a workshop (27:28)

Finding instructors with the right expertise and skill set (29:14)

Offering students feedback on their projects (31:08)

Case Study: Tools for Reimagining Better Worlds Through Cooperation (33:10)

The impact of COVID-19 on the School of Machines (35:58)

How Rachel explores making the workshops more collaborative for students amid new reality (38:50)

The challenge of reaching more people and spreading the work (41:23)

The one thing Rachel wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (44:13)

Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (46:59)