[Bf-education] education meeting at bconf

[rik van nielen]

Hi Monique,

I am teaching Blender to primary kids aged 7-8-9 at an international school in Geneva
At that age students have little to no experience with interfaces; all is done with keyboard shortcuts.
though limited in modelling they are picking up very fast with sculpting
The rationale is that at this age the mind is open to any construction no matter how complex

being exposed to modelling/sculpting at a young age helps them to develop their mental model and orientation skills
we hope they will continue this at middle and high school before phone and tablet interfaces will spoil them

let me know if there are other teachers out there with experience to working with very young kids

we are curious to see if 2.8 will add to sculpting 
some default settings are not set for out of the box working if we could change those
or create a kid default version we would be more than happy 

keep us posted

Rik van Nielen


> On 22 Oct 2018, at 10:16, Monique Dewanchand <m.dewanchand at atmind.nl> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> This Thursday is the start of the Blender Conference 2018. I've scheduled an education meeting on Friday to discuss Blender education in universities and pre-universities.
> 
> With blender 2.8 coming there is lots to discuss. What challenges does blender 2.8 bring when teaching Blender to (young) students?
> 
> I would like to hear from you. And perhaps we can discuss your concerns or feedback at the education meeting.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Monique
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