Maker centered learning
Exploring the Benefits of Maker Centered Learning
developing agency
building character
maker-specific knowledge and skills
helps students develop an I-can-do-it attitude
building competence,confidence, and forming identities
develop knowledge and skill associated with specific tools and technologies
Teaching and Learning in M.C.
teachers
students as teacher
teachers as teachers
online knowledge-sourcing
tools and materials as teachers
teaching
collaboration
co-inspiration
co-critique
learning
engaging in various activities where teachers encourage teaching techniques
figuring it out
environment
tools and materials
storage and visibility
specific and flexible spaces
should be stored in the maker-center and should be visible
Developing A Sense of Maker Empowerment
agency
choice,intention, and action
scope:agency and the complex web of interrelated actions
participating in agentic action
Agency and Maker Empowerment
Empowerment and Social Justice
sensitivity to the design dimension of objects and systems, along with the inclination and capacity to shape one's world through building, tinkering, re/designing, or hacking
M.C.L. has many commonalities between these various settings
"the things one makes in the world have the potential to affect the lives of others"
Developing A Sensitivity To Design
Consumer Driven World
hidden mechanics
throwaway culture
difficulty taking things apart to see the interior mechanisms
limited lifespans and ever changing softwares
M.C. Teaching and Learning in Action
sensitivity to design
being attuned to the designed dimension of objects and systems, with an understanding that the designed world is malleable
the framework: looking closely-exploring complexity-finding opportunity
Tools and Techniques for supporting M.C. thinking and learning
develop thinking routines to support a sensitivity to design
think-feel-care: encourage students to imaginatively invison the roles of various stakeholders play within a system
parts,people,interaction
imagine if...