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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.16,0:00:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I design engineering projects
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.92,0:00:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for middle school\Nand high school students,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.28,0:00:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often using materials\Nthat are pretty unexpected.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.00,0:00:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My inspiration comes\Nfrom problems in my daily life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.88,0:00:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.12,0:00:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one time I needed a costume\Nto go to a comic convention,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.16,0:00:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I didn't want to spend too much money,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.24,0:00:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I made my own ...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.80,0:00:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a light-up crown and skirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.72,0:00:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.64,0:00:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.88,0:00:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was devastated\Nbecause my favorite mobile game,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.84,0:00:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Flappy Bird,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.08,0:00:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was being taken off the app store.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.76,0:00:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.84,0:00:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was faced with the dilemma
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.40,0:00:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to either never update my phone\Nor never play Flappy Bird again.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.32,0:00:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.24,0:00:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unhappy with both options,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.28,0:00:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did the only thing\Nthat made sense to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.84,0:00:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made a physical version of Flappy Bird
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.04,0:00:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that could never be\Ntaken off the app store.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.16,0:00:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.12,0:00:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.28,0:01:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Beeping)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.08,0:01:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.64,0:01:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.00,0:01:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a few of my friends\Nwere also pretty addicted to the game,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.28,0:01:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I invited them to play as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.96,0:01:16.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Friend: Ah!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.20,0:01:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.00,0:01:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Friend: What the heck?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.64,0:01:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.68,0:01:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they told me that it was\Njust as infuriating as the original game.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.68,0:01:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.04,0:01:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I uploaded a demo\Nof this project online,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.44,0:01:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to my surprise it went viral.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.96,0:01:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It had over two million views\Nin just a few days.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.08,0:01:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.52,0:01:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what's more interesting\Nare people's comments.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.76,0:01:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people\Nwanted to make it their own,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.20,0:01:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or asked me how it was made.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.08,0:01:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this kind of confirmed my idea\Nthat through a creative project,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.40,0:01:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can teach people about engineering.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.44,0:01:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the money made from the viral video,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.60,0:01:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were able to let students\Nin our classroom
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.88,0:01:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all make their own game in a box.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.56,0:02:01.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although it was pretty challenging,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.44,0:02:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they learned a lot of new concepts\Nin engineering and programming.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.16,0:02:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they were all eager to learn\Nso they could finish the game as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.52,0:02:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.44,0:02:13.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So before Flappy Bird Box,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.08,0:02:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the idea of using creative\Nengineering projects to teach students.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.64,0:02:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was teaching at a middle school,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.92,0:02:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we asked our students to build a robot\Nfrom a standard technology kit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.76,0:02:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I noticed that\Na lot of them seemed bored.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.68,0:02:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then a few of them\Nstarted taking pieces of paper
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.48,0:02:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and decorating their robots.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.12,0:02:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then more of them got into it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.08,0:02:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they became\Nmore interested in the project.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.72,0:02:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started looking\Nfor more creative ways
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.64,0:02:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to introduce technology to students.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.56,0:02:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I found was that most technology kits\Navailable in school
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.72,0:02:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look a little intimidating.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.60,0:02:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're all made of plastic parts\Nthat you can't customize.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.56,0:02:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On top of that,\Nthey're all very expensive,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.20,0:02:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,costing hundreds of dollars per kit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.68,0:03:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's certainly not very affordable\Nfor most classroom budgets.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.32,0:03:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since I didn't find anything,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.80,0:03:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to make something on my own.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.04,0:03:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started with paper and fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.00,0:03:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, we all played\Nwith those since we were kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.20,0:03:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are also pretty cheap
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.76,0:03:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can be found\Nanywhere around the house.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.20,0:03:19.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I prototyped a project
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.92,0:03:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where students\Ncan create a light-up creature
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.52,0:03:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using fabric and googly eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.04,0:03:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were all helping\Neach other in classrooms,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.28,0:03:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and were laughing\Nand discussing the project.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.72,0:03:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And most importantly,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.96,0:03:33.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were able to insert\Ntheir own creativity into the project.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.68,0:03:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So because of the success of this project,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.76,0:03:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continued to create\Nmore engineering projects
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.48,0:03:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to challenge my students.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.36,0:03:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I also started to take\Nthese workshops outside of school
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.28,0:03:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and into the community.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.84,0:03:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And something really interesting happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.20,0:03:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I noticed a lot of people\Nfrom very diverse backgrounds
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.24,0:03:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started coming to our workshops.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.64,0:03:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And specifically,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.04,0:04:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were a lot more women\Nand minorities than I expected,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.92,0:04:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you wouldn't usually see\Nat a traditional engineering workshop.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.28,0:04:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now take a look at this employee report\Nat a major technology company in 2016.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.20,0:04:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women make up only 19 percent\Nof the technology workforce.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.28,0:04:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And underrepresented minorities\Nmake up only four percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.44,0:04:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This statistic might look familiar
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.52,0:04:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you walked into\Na high school robotics club,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.08,0:04:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a college engineering class.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.72,0:04:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there's a wide variety of problems
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.04,0:04:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that contribute to the lack of diversity\Nin the technology force.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.44,0:04:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps one solution could be
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.52,0:04:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to introduce technology to students\Nthrough creative projects.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.88,0:04:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not saying that this\Ncould solve everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.04,0:04:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it could introduce technology
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.24,0:04:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to people who originally\Nwouldn't be interested in it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.92,0:04:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of how it has been\Nportrayed and taught in school.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.76,0:05:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how do we start to change\Nthe perception of technology?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.92,0:05:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most students think\Nthat it's boring or unwelcoming,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.56,0:05:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I have always designed projects\Nfollowing three principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.36,0:05:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First is having a low floor,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.88,0:05:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that means this project\Nis easy to get started.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.08,0:05:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So take a look at this tutorial.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.88,0:05:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first project\Nwe asked students to learn
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.00,0:05:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to make a circuit on paper.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.12,0:05:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, it doesn't\Ntake very long to learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.64,0:05:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's pretty easy even for beginners.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.80,0:05:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And having a low floor also means\Nthat we're removing the financial barrier
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.44,0:05:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that prevents people\Nfrom completing a project.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.48,0:05:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with paper, copper tape,\Nlightbulb and a battery,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.36,0:05:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people can complete this project\Nfor under a dollar.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.28,0:05:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So second principle\Nis having a high ceiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.76,0:05:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that there's\Na lot of room to grow,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.84,0:05:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and students are\Nconstantly being challenged.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.40,0:05:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At first it might just be\Na light-up creature,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.00,0:06:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but then you can add sensors\Nand microcontrollers,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.84,0:06:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start to program the creature\Nto interact with its environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.60,0:06:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.00,0:06:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.36,0:06:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the third principle is customization.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.84,0:06:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that we can make\Nthis project relevant to anyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.88,0:06:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the beauty\Nof using everyday materials;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.40,0:06:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's very easy to customize\Nusing paper and fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.16,0:06:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even if you don't like Flappy Bird,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.36,0:06:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can still make your own game.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.44,0:06:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Student: So our game\Nis about Justin Bieber,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.92,0:06:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he's been speeding,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.64,0:06:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the object is to prevent him\Nfrom getting caught by the LAPD --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.36,0:06:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.00,0:06:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Student:\NYeah, but he's changing so --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.20,0:06:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're a part of his posse.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.36,0:06:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.48,0:06:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.72,0:06:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)