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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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Adaptive Soft Switches: Co-Designing Fabric Adaptive Switches with Occupational Therapists for Children and Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors run two co-design workshops and follow-up interviews with 14 occupational therapists specializing in students with acquired brain injuries, where the occupation therapists built three soft switches and brainstormed iterations.
F rom l ogo p rogramming to f ab l abs : the l egacy of c onstructionist l earning in k−12 e ducation t echnology
TL;DR: The use of Fab Labs in K-12 education aligns with the Mens et manus philosophy by providing students with opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world applications through hands-on experiences with digital fabrication technologies as discussed by the authors .
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Reimagining the Mathematics Curriculum Through a Cross-Curricular and Maker Education Lens
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examined the nature of the productive design features of maker education for teacher candidates and the benefits and challenges of these opportunities for teacher candidate learning to teach mathematics.
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Unpacking Mathematical Play within Makerspaces using Embodied Cognition
TL;DR: Insight into mathematical play developed among a group of youth engaged in a making activity using an embodied cognition perspective is discussed, revealing that different modalities within the activity enabled youth to consider and reconsider different approaches using their gestures.
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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.