Category: Resources

  • Opportunities and Vignettes for Library Makerspaces

    Opportunities and Vignettes for Library Makerspaces

    Chang, S., Penney, L., Wardrip, P., Anderson, A., Craddock, I., Martin, C.K., Millerjohn, R., & Stone, N. (2019). Opportunities and Vignettes for Library Makerspaces.  Available at http://makered.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMLS-LibraryMakerspaces2019_WPweb_final.pdf Summary This white […]

  • Making Sense: Can Makerspaces Work in Academic Libraries?

    Making Sense: Can Makerspaces Work in Academic Libraries?

    Burke, J. (2015). Making Sense: Can Makerspaces Work in Academic Libraries? In ACRL 2015 Proceedings (pp.497-504). Portland, OR: American Library Association. Available at https://sc.lib.miamioh.edu/bitstream/handle/2374.MIA/5212/Burke.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Summary This paper speaks to the […]

  • Libraries Are Not Neutral — Opinion

    Libraries Are Not Neutral — Opinion

    Eckert, C. (2016, August). Libraries Are Not Neutral — Opinion. School Library Journal.  Available at https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=libraries-are-not-neutral-opinion Summary This opinion piece elaborates on the perspective and stance that libraries are not neutral. […]

  • Learning labs in libraries and museums: Transformative spaces for teens

    Learning labs in libraries and museums: Transformative spaces for teens

    Institute of Museum and Library Services. (2014). Learning labs in libraries and museums: Transformative spaces for teens. Available at https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/1/AssetManager/LearningLabsReport.pdf Summary Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services […]

  • Maker-centered learning: Empowering young people to shape their worlds

    Clapp, E. P., Ross, J., Ryan, J. O., & Tishman, S. (2016). Maker-centered learning: Empowering young people to shape their worlds. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Book available for purchase. Summary […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]