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Learning by doing: look inside the box.

Technology is omnipresent in our physical and digital lives. It is something we heavily depend and rely on. And often it's a mystery how this technology is functioning and working like it does; a black box with magic inside. To get a starting point and deeper understanding of the qualities and disadvantages, we are opening the box, look inside, rummage through it and/or make our own box.

Making and learning by doing challenges us:

to experiment
to do research
to demystify
to critically observe it
to play
to form an opinion about it
to share knowledge
to transforms a user in a maker
to use its qualities in other ways than it is intended for
to understand the magic

DIY

Do it yourself, also known as DIY, is the method of building, modifying, or repairing something without the aid of experts or professionals. Academic research describes DIY as behaviors where "individuals engage raw and semi-raw materials and component parts to produce, transform, or reconstruct material possessions.

DIT

Do it together, also known as DIT, to collaborate and challenging traditional methods of creative productions, embracing collaborative working and promoting non-monetized and open-source values.

- - Work It
  - Make It
  - Do It

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-Research Stuff by making Stuff
+'''Learning by doing: look inside the box.'''
-Do it yourself, also known as DIY, is the method of building, modifying, or repairing something without the aid of experts or professionals. Academic research describes DIY as behaviors where "individuals engage raw and semi-raw materials and component parts to produce, transform, or reconstruct material possessions
+Technology is omnipresent in our physical and digital lives. It is something we heavily depend and rely on.
+And often it's a mystery how this technology is functioning and working like it does; a black box with magic inside.
+To get a starting point and deeper understanding of the qualities and disadvantages, we are opening the box, look inside, rummage through it and/or make our own box.
-it offers an alternative to modern consumer culture's emphasis on relying on others to satisfy needs
+Making and learning by doing challenges us:
+* to experiment
+* to do research
+* to demystify
+* to critically observe it
+* to play
+* to form an opinion about it
+* to share knowledge
+* to transforms a user in a maker
+* to use its qualities in other ways than it is intended for
+* to understand the magic
-DIY
-Take it apart
+'''DIY'''
+* Do it yourself, also known as DIY, is the method of building, modifying, or repairing something without the aid of experts or professionals. Academic research describes DIY as behaviors where "individuals engage raw and semi-raw materials and component parts to produce, transform, or reconstruct material possessions.
+'''DIT'''
+* Do it together, also known as DIT, to collaborate and challenging traditional methods of creative productions, embracing collaborative working and promoting non-monetized and open-source values.
-Put it back together
+*** Work It
+*** Make It
+*** Do It
-* Work It
-* Make It
-* Do It
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