User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. This is typically done by sharing documentation of learning and final reflections through social media. Universal Design for Learning® (UDL).

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User Generated Education

JULY 8, 2017

I often discuss the need to implement maker education programs with minimal cost materials and ones that offer the potential to tap into diverse learners and their diverse interests: 3d Printers, Ardinos, litteBits, Makey-Makeys, GoSpheros, Lillipads, oh my! A recent NPR article discussed several challenges for maker education.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Lately I hear from administrators who, after reading an article or post about makerspaces in libraries, believe their library must have or be a makerspace, without serious consideration of how that program might or might not address local needs. We did not need dedicated space for STEM in the library. Knowledge Quest maker posts.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

Wednesday, March 12th at 9am PDT in Seattle, WA Maker Movement at NCCE 2014 with Sylvia Martinez, Join colleagues for a day of hard fun and problem solving — where computing meets tinkering and design. Google+ community member, Christopher Pappas, shared this article by e-Learning writer Stephanie Ivec. Learn more here.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

You can receive updates from Hack Education via email if you prefer to read articles that way.). Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Maker Movement. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. STEM Education’s “Sputnik Moment” The Higher Education Bubble.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Each Friday, I gather all the education and education technology and technology-related news into one article. (I I also gather articles that I read about the same topics for a newsletter that I send out each Saturday.) Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Maker Movement. Standardized Testing.

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