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Maker Movement Spreads Innovation One Project at a Time

Kylie Peppler, +1 more
- 01 Nov 2013 - 
- Vol. 95, Iss: 3, pp 22-27
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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.
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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.

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STEM Education for Girls: Perspectives of Teachers During a Makeathon

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study focused on results from an adapted questionnaire (teacher efficacy and attitudes toward STEM [T-STEM]) and semi-structured interviews was conducted to identify the importance of technologies for their growth as educators and to create safe and supportive environments for girls.
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Solving the Creativity Crisis

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors propose to train elementary teachers in maker-centered teaching, a playful approach to learning that embodies the essential elements of STEM education, where young children can experience STEM and learn to think more creatively.
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Equity, Literacies, and Learning in Technology-Rich Makerspaces

TL;DR: In this article , an equity lens is used to examine learning in makerspaces with a focus on the role that literacies and technologies play in these spaces, and the authors offer principles and recommendations for designing, organizing, expanding, and sustaining learning-through-making opportunities for all learners.
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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.