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Futurizing the Stacks: How Makerspaces Can Modernize College Libraries

Edsurge

Today’s college students are spending more time than ever in public and campus libraries. According to a recent Pew Research Report , millennials are most likely to have visited a public library in the past year compared to any other generation. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S.

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Is the maker movement putting librarians at risk?

eSchool News

Librarians in the Shawnee Mission School District are making way for “ the maker movement ,” and some worry where that story is going. Reading stories, of course, has been a big part of what Jan Bombeck does with children. The movement, taking place nationwide, is more about robotics than reading.

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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

Next, the traditional library space was repurposed as Duquesne Media Central, outfitted with flexible seating, new technologies, and a recording studio. Through the shifts in learning environments and practices, Duquesne’s staff was on the path to success in establishing maker learning as part of the school’s fabric.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

A student is allowed to select a project in a course of study that is of personal interest. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some libraries are putting these in a Learning Commons. (See Passion Projects.

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Celebrating the National Week of Making

Digital Promise

Our video series began in Sitka, Alaska , where we saw maker learning happening across all schools in the district with support from all members of the community. In Greenville, South Carolina, we followed a middle school library club as they worked together to design a solution to issues they identified in their community.

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Doing More With The Classroom Makerspace

The Web20Classroom

I spent a while taking it a part looking at all the pieces and, of course not knowing how any of it worked. Educators are turning towards ideas like the Maker Movement and tinkering to foster creativity and innovation in their classrooms and to get their kids thinking and doing more.

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The Maker as a Reflective Practitioner

User Generated Education

During several of my graduate courses, the idea of the reflective practitioner was introduced through studying the works of Donald Schon and Stephen Brookfield. Reflection in the Maker Process. The maker movement and maker education are becoming very popular in school and after school settings, libraries, and community centers.