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What

A two-day hack jam with Mozilla, Nesta, and 10+ partners in the UK to build learning projects, and then a playtesting event with youth at a nearby school.

Design Brief

Preparation for all hack jam participants: Design Brief

What we made

A list of projects that came out of the jam.

Where

Hack jam: May 24 - 25, 2012 | Ravensbourne College, London: 6 Penrose Way, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0EW
Youth Playtest: May 26, 2012 | CoderDojo London: Forward Internet Group, 19 Mandela St, NW1 0DU London, 1200-1500

Why

Goals

Convey Mozilla vision for Hackasaurus and web literacy and invite feedback.
- Test and iterate on Hackasaurus learning mission meta-model (shared ownership).
- Deepen partnerships with groups teaching code and web literacy in UK (e.g. YRS).
Develop 5 new Hackasaurus learning missions with UK youth and partners.
- "Learning Mission" = well designed webpage you're encouraged to hack. Template with instructions of where to put/remix content. i.e. two-pane editor
Playtest and iterate on these missions with bigger group of youth.
- Get real feedback that we can build into the missions for the Summer Campaign.
- Explore models for longer term testing and evaluation.
Invite youth to host kitchen table events during the Summer Code Party.
- Invitation to skill up after the playtest.
Strengthen relationships among aligned communities of practices.
- Bring organizations together under shared goals and continued collaboration.

What does success look like?

5 missions reflecting key interest areas of youth in the UK (and reflecting missions of key partnerships we want to have)
50+ youth involved in an engaged/enthusiastic day of learning

Example Projects

Who

Hack Jam

30-40 participants representing 10+ organisations. Mixture of instructors, developers and designers.

Mozilla
Nesta
ZSL
Young Rewired State
ReMo
Goldsmiths
Digital Me
Ravensbourne
Nominet Trust
CoderDojo
Decoded
Pearson
Wikimedia Foundation
Ladies Who Code
British Telecom
Ministry of Stories
Raspberry Pi
Good for Nothing
Other

Playtest

50 youth, aged 13+ yrs and up. Range of web skills.
20+ facilitators from participating organisations

How

Agenda Overview

Hack jam = 2 days (30-40 participants)
Playtest = 4hr (50 youth, 20 facilitators)
Debrief = 2hr (core team)

Planning
The agenda below is a draft. Sessions and times subject to change!

May 24, Day 1

09:00: Arrival. Coffee & breakfast provided.
10:00: Welcome, Intros and Ice Breaker
10:30 Quick presentations of missions and WPM (small groups)
11:00 Break
11:15 Speed webmaking — Small groups try out several pre-made missions & any partner projects ready.
12:00 Debrief — what worked, what didn't, etc.
12:30 Lunch — Brainstorming other mission ideas
13:30 Pitch project ideas
14:00 Project teams formed — Initial brainstorming. Dive into theme, learning objectives, initial concept ideas if any.
14:45 Big group report backs, feedback
15:15 Break
15:30 Team concepts / Paper Prototyping
17:00 Shareouts and planning for Day 2
17:45 Leave venue. Optional dinner and drinks at Trafalgar Tavern (6 Park Row, London, SE10 9NW)

May 25, Day 2

09:30: Arrival - coffee and breakfast provided.
10:00: Welcome. Review of Day1
10:30: Teams building on learning missions - Moving from concept to prototype
12:00: Group check-in
12:30: Lunch
13:00: Nesta stakeholders join - Speedgeeking / Mini playtesting
14:30: Team mission building continued
16:30: Final evaluation. Playtesting preparation
17:30: Closing Circle
18:00: Leave venue. Optional dinner/drinks. (19:00) Team dinner at 16 Seconds West Brasserie (National Maritime Museum Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF)

May 26, Day 3

11:30: Teams arrive & set up.
12:00: Youth arrive
12:15: Opening circle
12:30: Pitch session - Each team introduces their project.
13:00: Playtesting
15:00: Closing Circle/Debrief - what did you like? what didn't you like? what do you think you learned?
15:30: Youth depart, Lunch for mission makers
16:00: Debrief with the missions makers, Nesta and Mozilla

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 A two-day '''hack jam''' with Mozilla, Nesta, and 10+ partners in the UK to build learning projects, and then a '''playtesting event''' with youth at a nearby school.
+== Design Brief ==
+Preparation for all hack jam participants: '''[[Events/London_Learning_Jam/Design_Brief | Design Brief]]'''
+== What we made ==
+'''[[Events/London_Learning_Jam/Projects | A list of projects]]''' that came out of the jam.
 == Where ==
-* '''Hack jam:''' May 24 - 25, 2012 | [http://www.rave.ac.uk/about/maps-and-directions/ Ravensbourne College], London
+* '''Hack jam:''' May 24 - 25, 2012 | [http://www.rave.ac.uk/about/maps-and-directions/ Ravensbourne College], London: 6 Penrose Way, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0EW
-* '''Youth Playtest:''' May 26, 2012 | local London School, TBD
+* '''Youth Playtest:''' May 26, 2012 | [http://coderdojo-london.eventbrite.co.uk/ CoderDojo London]: Forward Internet Group, 19 Mandela St, NW1 0DU London, 1200-1500
 == Why ==
@@ Line 37: / Line 45: @@
 * [http://mozillapopcorn.org/popcorn-maker/ Popcorn Maker]
 * [http://lovebomb.me/ Lovebomb]
-* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Summer_Campaign_Missions_design_brief More concepts]
+* [http://wpm.toolness.org/en-US/projects More projects]
 == Who ==
 ===Hack Jam===
--40 participants representing 10+ organisations. Mixture of instructors, developers, and designers.
+-40 participants representing 10+ organisations. Mixture of instructors, developers and designers.
 * Mozilla
 * Nesta
-* Digital Me (x)
+* ZSL
-* Ravensbourne (x)
+* Young Rewired State
-* Whole Education (x)
-* ZFL (x)
-* Young Rewired State (x)
-* Nominet Trust (x)
-* British Telecom (x)
-* Double Negative (x)
-* JISC (x)
 * ReMo
-* Drexel University (x)
+* Goldsmiths
-* Ministry of Stories (x)
+* Digital Me
-* Goldsmiths (x)
+* Ravensbourne
-* Raspberry Pi (x)
+* Nominet Trust
+* CoderDojo
+* Decoded
+* Pearson
+* Wikimedia Foundation
+* Ladies Who Code
+* British Telecom
+* Ministry of Stories
+* Raspberry Pi
+* Good for Nothing
+* Other
 ===Playtest===
 * 50 youth, aged 13+ yrs and up. Range of web skills.
-* 20 facilitators from participating organisations
+* 20+ facilitators from participating organisations
 == How ==
@@ Line 76: / Line 85: @@
 === May 24, Day 1 ===
-:00: Welcome and Intros
+:00: Arrival. Coffee & breakfast provided.<br>
-* Framing Discussion
+:00: Welcome, Intros and Ice Breaker <br>
-* Why are we here?
+:30 Quick presentations of missions and WPM (small groups)<br>
-:30: Hacking a game <br>
+:00 Break<br>
-:30: Pitch Projects <br>
+:15 Speed webmaking — Small groups try out several pre-made missions & any partner projects ready.<br>
-:45: Playtest <br>
+:00 Debrief — what worked, what didn't, etc.<br>
-:00: Debrief <br>
+:30 Lunch — Brainstorming other mission ideas<br>
-* What makes up a game?
+:30 Pitch project ideas <br>
-* What would you change?
+:00 Project teams formed — Initial brainstorming. Dive into theme, learning objectives, initial concept ideas if any.<br>
-:30: Lunch <br>
+:45 Big group report backs, feedback<br>
-:30: HTML Bug Game <br>
+:15 Break<br>
-:15: Hacking with the X-Ray Goggles <br>
+:30 Team concepts / Paper Prototyping <br>
-:00: Break <br>
+:00 Shareouts and planning for Day 2<br>
-:15: Intro to Webmaker Tool/Lovebomb <br>
+:45 Leave venue. Optional dinner and drinks at [http://www.trafalgartavern.co.uk/ Trafalgar Tavern] (6 Park Row, London, SE10 9NW)
-:00: Share hacks <br>
-:30: Brainstorming session on making their own projects <br>
-:00: Group brainstorm shareout and plan for Day 2
-* What are strengthens of these approaches?
-* What are weaknesses of these approaches?
-:00: Leave venue. Optional dinner/drinks.
 ===May 25, Day 2===
-:00: Welcome. Review of Day 1 <br>
+:30: Arrival - coffee and breakfast provided.<br>
-:30: Teams building on learning missions <br>
+:00: Welcome. Review of Day1 <br>
+:30: Teams building on learning missions - Moving from concept to prototype <br>
 :00: Group check-in <br>
 :30: Lunch <br>
-:30: Team mission building continued <br>
+:00: Nesta stakeholders join - Speedgeeking / Mini playtesting <br>
-:00: Playtest missions among groups <br>
+:30: Team mission building continued <br>
-:30: Evaluation. Playtesting preparation <br>
+:30: Final evaluation. Playtesting preparation <br>
 :30: Closing Circle <br>
-:00: Leave venue. Optional dinner/drinks. <br>
+:00: Leave venue. Optional dinner/drinks.
+(19:00) Team dinner at [http://www.16secondswest.co.uk/ 16 Seconds West Brasserie] (National Maritime Museum
+Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF)
 ===May 26, Day 3===
-:00: Participants arrive <br>
+:30: Teams arrive & set up. <br>
-:15: Opening circle <br>
+:00: Youth arrive <br>
-:30: Pitch session — Each team introduces their project. <br>
+:15: Opening circle <br>
-:00: Playtesting
+:30: Pitch session - Each team introduces their project. <br>
-* Depending on how many missions are made either we can allocate time slots for people to go to sessions at each table, or we can have youth roam freely
+:00: Playtesting <br/>
-:00: Closing <br>
+:00: Closing Circle/Debrief - what did you like? what didn't you like? what do you think you learned? <br>
-:30: Lunch for team members <br>
+:30: Youth depart, Lunch for mission makers <br>
-:00: Debrief with the missions makers
+:00: Debrief with the missions makers, Nesta and Mozilla
-* How did playtest go?
-* What would you do differently?
-* How did you structure your playtest?
-* How would you iterate on your project?