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Maker Movement Spreads Innovation One Project at a Time
Kylie Peppler,Sophia Bender +1 more
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Lessons learned from the grassroots spreading of the "maker movement" can help us reimagine schools and foster a mindset of creativity and innovation in educational settings as mentioned in this paper, and we can use these lessons in our own schools.Abstract:
Lessons learned from the grassroots spreading of the “maker movement” can help us reimagine schools and foster a mindset of creativity and innovation in educational settings.read more
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Teacher Education for Maker Education: Helping Teachers Develop Appropriate PCK for Engaging Children in Educative Making.
TL;DR: In this article, a course was created to train pre-service elementary school teachers to implement activities consistent with the maker ethos and met state and district standards, and the teacher candidates designed and hosted a School Maker Faire for elementary school children, providing an opportunity for local children to participate in maker activities.
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Analysis and Comparison of Representative Locations in the General Makerspace Panorama
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze and compare a selection of different makerspaces and provide a measurement system to assess the effect of MakerSpace and its community on its users, and present three characteristic maker personas.
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Competencies, Challenges, and Changes: A US Perspective on Preparing Twenty-First Century Teachers and Leaders
TL;DR: The authors provides a US perspective on teacher and leader preparation, specifically related to the use of ICT and goals of preparing individuals for twenty-first century expectations, and explores the pressures, issues, regulations, challenges, and goals for preparing educators and leaders for the schools our students need.
Innovative design of a hexapod scorpion through digital production techniques
Stephan Flamand,Jelle Saldien,Pieterjan Deconinck,Francis wyffels,Steven Verstockt,Robbe Terryn +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a robotic scorpion was designed to be as reproducible, modular and adaptable as possible, being produced strictly using digital production techniques and off-the-shelf parts.
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Makers: The New Industrial Revolution
TL;DR: Anderson as mentioned in this paper explains how such technologies such as 3D printing and electronics assembly are becoming available to everybody, and how people are building successful businesses as a result, whereas once every aspiring entrepreneur needed the support of a major manufacturer, now anybody with a smart idea and a little expertise can make their ideas a reality.
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FAB: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication
TL;DR: The next big thing in personal fabrication is personal fabrication as mentioned in this paper, the ability to design and produce your own products, in your own home, with a machine that combines consumer electronics and industrial tools.
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The Maker Mindset
TL;DR: The Maker Movement continues to gain momentum as discussed by the authors and we can see the growth of maker communities online as well as the development of physical community workspaces, called makerspaces, and the spread of Maker Faires around the world.