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theOverview42 Students Montreal and LA 2 Teachers10 Stories 1 Rocket into spaceRobot Hearts Stories, a Reboot Stories prototype, is an experiential learning project that uses collaboration and creative problem solving to put education directly in the hands of students. It was developed by experience designer Lance Weiler and creative producer Janine Saunders with 50+ volunteers and 42 students. This fall, two classrooms, a continent apart, will work together to get a lost robot home, and they will need the audiences help.

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The project concluded with an actual space launch! That’s right the robot along with copies of the students stories and artwork boarded a commercial rocket that headed to the space station. {A}

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Still discovering mechanisms to

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trust {ethics} cc Ele Jansen.

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The ThemeFish Out of Water

The Narrative Backbone The robot's journey bridged collaboration, story & curriculum.

TheNarrativeThreadThis consisted of Laika finding joy in what the kids are passionate about and then amplified that energy

The story’s call‘Share your passion to propel Laika & education forward'

The narrativeprop A robot plush toypropelled the storyforward & created emotional connection.

** this evolution happened during and after the creation process rather than a pre-determined framework. cc Ele Jansen {B}

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Through co-creation & a move into the experimental education movement this team is looking at new ways to creative productive & meaningful learning environments

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+ elementary groups+ higher education+ parenting groups + after school programs + science education+ math education+ creative writing+ media literacy advocates + digital technology experts

+ kids+ educators+ parents+ global + all ages

“To inform a wider audience including

political and administrative

decision makers to reboot education and show that experiential

learning and co-creative storytelling can lead the way”

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Laika crashes & needs to get home

2 classroomsone in Montreal (French speaking)

the other in LA (English speaking

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Using their geography, math and problem solving skills, the students must learn to collaborate to help a stranded alien robot get himself across the country and onto a rocket back home.

The story is played by two groups of students – one in Montréal, the other in Los Angeles.

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• Cities visited: 56• Miles travelled: 2010• Rivers hopped: 47• Words learned: 7106• Photos taken: 397• Mountains climbed: 16• Friends made: 100• Passions shared: 890

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To get her home students will use math, science, history, geography and creative writing to help the robot make her way across North America.

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Laika, the Robot, is powered through the passion and creativity of the audience. To get the audience involved they are invited to create a "heartpack" and share something they love. This work then becomes a part of a "heartpack" gallery from participants around the world. The more "hear tpacks" t ha t a re submitted, the greater the robot's strength becomes to make her way home. It is a great way to get the audience involved as the actions are simple but fun. Two options were made available: a foldable 3-D version and a flat version.

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A team of producers, artists &designers traveled with laika across Canada & the US

They documented the process in

pictures & videos

The students, & other audience members could then

track Laika’s progress

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LaunchingintospaceThe Robot Heart Stories team have been talking with NASA about launching the Robot, stories and artwork into space. Their plan is to hitch a ride into space early next year on a scheduled launch to the International Space Station.

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Check out Laika’s test launch at: http://vimeo.com/43872243

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LaunchingintospaceLaika will be launched into space

She will take the kids artwork & stories with her ensuring a belief that these kids can do great things

The Launch is Scheduled for 2013

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thebookAt the end of this phase of the project a coffee table book will be created that includes:

artworks created by the kids user generated content all of the stories

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thedocumentation

As with all other parts of this project, the documentation was also a collaborative project

A major part of this project was to conduct research and create useful documentation that could be used for further phases of this project as well as a resource for other to learn from.

an academic case study by Ele Jansen can be found at: learndoshare.net

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“The key task forthe journey was to find destinations that fit the curriculum build, for instance the Alamosa Wind Mill farm in New Mexico”

generated 397 photographs.

travelled 2010 miles

visited 56 cities2 Photographers: Mike Hedge and Tiffani bearup traveled from Montreal to LA with Laika

IMG: Mike Hedge + Tiffani Bearup

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$2,165 USDRaised of $15,000 Goal

$23,000 USD internal funding

Volunteers provided much of the work for no monetary support enabling the project to grow bigger than its budget.

theTeamLance Weiler

Creator Janine Saunders

Creative Producer

Photographers on the road aka Laika:Mike HedgeTiffani Bearup

Atley Loughridge Creative producer

Ele JansenMediaAnthropologist

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Production + Story Producer: Lorie Marsh

Curriculum Development: Story Pirates Quinton Johnson Lorie Marsh

LA / Story Pirates Producers: Duke Doyle Jamie Salka Connor White

Story Development + Writers: Elena Parker Lance WeilerSite for illustrators &

Coordination: Design Related Matt Sung

RebootStories Blogger: Jason Hood Felicia Pride

Translation Producer: Karine Halpern

Translators: Lea Pisapia Karine Halpern Fabienne Olivier

LA Teacher / School: Dennis Hagen-Smith

Montreal Coordinating Producer: Jasmine Pisapia

Montreal Teacher / Artistic Trainer: Daphnee Cyr

Associate Producers: Elena Parker Adipat Virdi Mike Hedge Marc Ruppel Ele Jansen Yo Park Julie Stratton

Social Media: Jen Bengel

Teaser Video: Jordan Gray

Project Documentation Team: Ele Jansen Cynthia Jabar Maya Zuckerman Adipat Virdi Sai Pathmanathan

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Story Pirates

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LinksResources

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lanceweiler.com

janinesaunders.com

{A} http://lanceweiler.com/2011/08/robot/

learndoshare.net

rebootstories.com

{B} Reboot Stories: An experiment in experiential learning through co-creative storytelling Author: Ele Jansen

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For a thorough academic case study please see: www.learndoshare.net/#/robotheartstories

For a documentation from the Reboot Stories team:www.learndoshare.net

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