Technologies for Making, Makerspaces, and Makers: An Interactive Symposium

• In Event: Roundtable Session 31

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Bringing the maker movement into the education conversation has the potential to transform how we understand “what counts” as learning, a learner, and a learning environment. This symposium advances the goals of SIG-ATL through the development of new technologies and research on how these technologies impact the lives of makers across a range of learning environments. Our symposium offers an interactive look at the technological innovations that are informing and are informed by research on the maker movement in education. The session will be both interactive and research-based as each of our three set of presenters will: 1) provide a demo of their technology and 2) present research that links the development of technology to the maker movement in education.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Advanced Technologies for Learning

Chair

• Erica Rosenfeld Halverson, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Papers

• BlockyTalky: A Physical Computing Tool Kit Designed for Networked Learners - R. Benjamin Shapiro, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Connected Spaces Framework: Supporting Distributed Informal Makerspaces - Mike Tissenbaum, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Dennis Ramirez, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Erica Rosenfeld Halverson, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• "Build in Progress" Toward Ideation, Iteration, and Critique - Wm. Beaumont Johnson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tiffany Tseng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Erica Rosenfeld Halverson, University of Wisconsin - Madison