Aidan Hammond

Head of IB Design and Technology at Branksome Hall Asia, IBEN workshop leader; Maker, Builder, and Teacher

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

I've shared some strategies to creating #AI #persona that students can use to further their #Design Inquiries. Check them out here: https://t.co/SdszLasOXx and here:https://t.co/ua90MYiEn0

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

I've spent the past week with the #IBEN team working with #Gyeongi Province public school teachers to grow their #inquiry teaching skills in order to bring the #internationalbaccalaureate into schools . A very rewarding 7 days.

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

Thank you to @toddle_edu for the opportunity to host the Design session of the Ai Enhanced MYP teaching webinnar. Some powerful strategies and directions we can take @design @designandinquiry
https://t.co/yRGSoBhQ9A

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

Join us on #Jeju for the 2024 #DesignMeet at #BranksomeHallAsia. Join other design educators and share ideas, practices, and strategies for design education. Check out here for more details:
https://t.co/OEhKmwRtqv

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

Background knowledge of concepts and content is essential for #ELL students. We're experimenting with a #perplexity.ai and #Diffit.me workflow to create differentiated texts for ELL students in #IBMYP and #IBDP #Design classes. Check it out here:
https://t.co/dxHkSqbHt4

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

#BHAdesign #g10 students are disassembling products and analysing them from a #CircularEconomy perspective. Here, a student is using #multilingual texts to understand the principles behind electric motors.

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

I'm leading a free online #Toddle workshop on AI-Enhanced MYP Teaching. This is a workshop for teachers to learn how to use AI in developing learning experiences for MYP design.

Register here:
#AIforMYP #MYPdesign #designandinquiry
https://t.co/hpfmGCFBu4

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

If you listen to one podcast, listen to this. Neil Gershenfeld, founder of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, talking about the future of making. It's long, but packed with ideas: https://t.co/1NUm8N9rwW

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

Assessment and Moderation in a Design Department https://t.co/uV5ZaUUnB9

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

#BHAdesign #IBDP #design students investigating #sustainable design (Topic 2), using #MIRO to collaborate, analyze, and develop understanding. We're really enjoying the ability to collaborate; And some have developed their drawing skills. #Sustainability #productdesign

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

#BHAdesign students experimenting with #Fusion360 and #AR to test their laser cut lamp designs. This was just a play around. Looking forward to using #ar in a more purposeful way in our #ibdp and #ibmyp #design classes. https://t.co/WlHcqaqjNK. #branksomehallasia

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

Why everything you buy is worse now https://t.co/ncY7g9VO5P via @YouTube. Good discussion of obsolescence #repairability and design #ibdp #design #ibmyp.

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

AA short video of the teardown activity going on in the #BHAdesign spaces. Lots of surprises and questions, and doing things for the first time. #branksomehallasia #IBMY #design #Sustainability #CircularEconomy

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

One of our favorite projects: #BHAdesign #G10 #design, #Chemistry and #Physics students investigating the circular economy. We begin by taking products apart and evaluating their repairability. #CircularEconomy #circular design #Sustainability #branksomehallasia #IBMYP

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

#BHAdesign students investigating material properties through the hook challenge! 3D print a hook. Winner is the one with the strongest hook! We've been testing them on our testing machine. #girlsinstem #IBDP #Design #materialscience #learnbybreakingit

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

Our #MYP #Design program at #branksomehallasia is growing! We are looking for an MYP Design/Visual arts educator to join us next year. If you are interested, please reach out to me (DM), or apply here: https://t.co/4qz6xe6sHa

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

On Nov 25 #BHAdesign hosted 30 #design educators for our #DesignMeet. Topics included #sustainability, #Robotics, #MYP, and #CompSci. A wonderful opportunity to network, share, and collaborate. Looking forward to the next year! Thank you to everyone who attended and led talks

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

Great resources and many connections to #IBDP and #IBMYP Design. This is our third year using the #Makeable resources

[PrintLab @weareprintlab]

Delighted to be heading into our third year of the #MakeAbleChallenge, in collaboration with @autodesk and partners! Check out the launch blog for Make:able 2023 and get instant free access to the new toolkit - https://t.co/Ia0d0RfM8I

[PrintLab @weareprintlab]

Delighted to be heading into our third year of the #MakeAbleChallenge, in collaboration with @autodesk and partners! Check out the launch blog for Make:able 2023 and get instant free access to the new toolkit - https://t.co/Ia0d0RfM8I

[Aidan Hammond @soghum]

We've just installed a #blazecut fire suppression system in our 3D printer chambers. Safer and cleaner space for our #Prusa 3d printer lab. #BHAdesign