It’s More Than Just Making: Insights into Facilitating Learning Through Making

dc.contributor.authorLock, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorda Rosa dos Santos, Luciano
dc.contributor.authorHollohan, Paula
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-19T13:54:51Z
dc.date.available2018-09-19T13:54:51Z
dc.date.issued2018-04
dc.description.abstractMakerspaces are a rapidly growing trend in education. Schools are incorporating makerspaces to provide students with experiential learning opportunities to be designers, innovators and makers. Attention must be given not only to the creation of such spaces but also, and more important, how to incorporate such activities in an environment that fosters deep learning. In this article, a team of researchers share their lived experience of implementing makerspace activities with students in a school of education. From reflecting on our experience designing and facilitating learning through making, we have identified three lessons learned: designing challenging learning tasks is not easy; facilitating learning through making is a delicate dance; and changing our dispositions through making changes our practice. Learning in makerspace environments is as challenging for teachers as it is for their students because it connects the development of iterative design provocations and a mindset that embraces failure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLock, J., Santos, L. da R. dos, Hollohan, P., & Becker, S. (2018). It’s More Than Just Making: Insights into Facilitating Learning Through Making. Alberta Science Education Journal, 45(2), 10–16.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32937
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107761
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAlberta Teachers’ Associationen_US
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionPublisher's versionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0en_US
dc.subjectScience Educationen_US
dc.subjectMakerspaceen_US
dc.subjectMakingen_US
dc.titleIt’s More Than Just Making: Insights into Facilitating Learning Through Makingen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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