Cultivating A Repair Mindset
Use this educational repair toolkit to guide young learners to resourcefulness and student agency
Education
Maker Education is such a valuable role. These stories will bring you the latest information and tales of maker educators who area spreading the maker mindset. Help others learn how to make things or how to think like a maker at makerspaces, schools, universities, and local communities. The importance of maker education can not be understated. We appreciate our educators.
Maker’s Knowledge
Maker’s knowledge is the unique understanding of a thing by the person who made it. Author and Make: contributor Bill Gurstelle talks about his books, his favorite projects and his ongoing study of the history of science and technology, where the concept of Maker’s Knowledge has been developed. It is knowledge only available to the […]
Maker Love on Maker Campus!
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Leveraging Biology to Make Things
Authors of “Zero to Genetic Engineering Hero”, Julie Legault and Dr. Justin Pahara talk about making genetic engineering part of the maker’s toolset.
Deck the Halls with Maker Workshops
Maker Campus has been gifted with a fantastic maker workshop lineup for the holiday season! Throughout December, you’ll have the chance to learn how to become a Bakeneer (Baking + Engineering), create your own LED Glowing Angel Wings, and everything you ever wanted to know about a Router CNC before you buy one with “Make: […]
The Biggest Makerspace in a Town of 10,000 or Less
FabLab ICC is located at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas. It’s a small town of less than 10,000 people in southeast Kansas. Yet for a town of that size, FabLab ICC with 15,000 sq.ft. of space is large. Jim Correll is the Director of FabLab ICC and Tim Haynes is the Manager. They are […]
Make:cast – Innovation as a Material Practice
Making stuff, engaging in some form of material practice, is essential for students who are to become innovators, says Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson. She is an Associate Professor of Education and Concordia University Research Chair in Maker Culture in Montrรฉal, Canada. She is the Director of the Concordia University Innovation Lab. She is also Associate Director […]
