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  • The National Science Foundation and making

    National Science Foundation (NSF). (2017). The National Science Foundation and making. Available at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=131770 Summary This fact sheet from the National Science Foundation (NSF) elaborates on the projects and efforts that are supported by NSF and the ideas and actions seen as opportunities by the federal agency. Return to Research category of Resource Library

  • Equity in STEM-rich Making: Pedagogies and designs

    Ryoo, J. J., & Calabrese Barton, A. (2018). Equity in STEM-rich Making: Pedagogies and designs. Equity & Excellence in Education, 51(1), 3-6. Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2018.1436996 and http://invincibility.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1.-INTRODUCTION.Equity-in-STEM-rich-Making-Pedagogies-and-Designs.pdf Abstract This brief essay offers an introduction to a special symposium on equity in STEM-rich making. The introduction provides context that frames current equity issues in the Maker…

  • The Promise of the Maker Movement for Education

    Martin, L. (2015). The Promise of the Maker Movement for Education. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 5(1), 30-39.  Available at https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1099 Abstract The Maker Movement is a community of hobbyists, tinkerers, engineers, hackers, and artists who creatively design and build projects for both playful and useful ends. There is growing interest among educators…

  • Learning practices of making: developing a framework for design

    Wardrip, P. S., & Brahms, L. (2015, June). Learning practices of making: developing a framework for design. In IDC ’15 Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, (pp.375-378). New York, NY: ACM. Available at https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=2771839.2771920 Abstract While the Maker Movement has gained momentum in formal and informal settings, the practice has…

  • Makeology: Makerspaces as learning environments (Volume 1)

    Peppler, K., Halverson, E., & Kafai, Y. B. (2016). Makeology: Makerspaces as learning environments (Volume 1). New York, NY: Routledge. Book available for purchase. Introduction from book Makeology introduces the emerging landscape of the Maker Movement and its connection to interest-driven learning. While the movement is fueled in part by new tools, technologies, and online communities…

  • The promise and the promises of Making in science education

    Bevan, B. (2017). The promise and the promises of Making in science education. Studies in Science Education, 53(1), 75-103.  Available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03057267.2016.1275380 and https://www.ecsite.eu/sites/default/files/bevan_making_sse-min.pdf Abstract Making is a rapidly emerging form of educational practice that involves the design, construction, testing, and revision of a wide variety of objects, using high and low technologies, and integrating a…

  • Making through the lens of culture and power: Toward transformative visions for educational equity

    Vossoughi, S., Hooper, P. K., & Escudé, M. (2016). Making through the lens of culture and power: Toward transformative visions for educational equity. Harvard Educational Review, 86(2), 206-232. Available at https://doi.org/10.17763/0017-8055.86.2.206 or https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Making-through-the-Lens-of-Culture-and-Power%3A-for-Vossoughi-Hooper/01b635f4e33008d767aaf39192c63a2f7bf57c26 Abstract In this essay, Shirin Vossoughi, Paula Hooper, and Meg Escudé advance a critique of branded, culturally normative definitions of making and…

  • The ConnectedLib Toolkit: helping librarians use digital media to make learning connections with youth

    The ConnectedLib Toolkit: helping librarians use digital media to make learning connections with youth

    The ConnectedLib Toolkit. (2019). The ConnectedLib Project. Available at https://connectedlib.github.io/ About The Con­nect­edLib Toolkit was created to help librar­i­ans incor­po­rate dig­i­tal media into their work with youth to pro­mote con­nec­tions across learn­ing con­texts. Fac­ulty mem­bers from the library and infor­ma­tion sci­ence (LIS) schools at the Uni­ver­sity of Wash­ing­ton and Uni­ver­sity of Mary­land teamed with pub­lic…

  • Connected libraries: Surveying the current landscape and charting a path to the future

    Connected libraries: Surveying the current landscape and charting a path to the future

    Hoffman, K. M., Subramaniam, M., Kawas, S., Scaff, L., & Davis, K. (2016). Connected libraries: Surveying the current landscape and charting a path to the future. College Park, MD; Seattle, WA: The ConnectedLib Project. Available at https://ssrn.com/abstract=2982532 Abstract Connected learning is a powerful educational framework that emphasizes creative and social learning experiences that are driven…

  • Competencies for information professionals in learning labs and makerspaces

    Competencies for information professionals in learning labs and makerspaces

    Koh, K., & Abbas, J. (2015). Competencies for information professionals in learning labs and makerspaces. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 56(2), 114-129. Available at https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1073572 Abstract An increasing number of libraries and museums provide transformative learning spaces, often called “Learning Labs” and “Makerspaces.” These spaces invite users to explore traditional and digital…