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Session Type: Structured Poster Session
Common practices for facilitating social connections and contributions in makerspaces are difficult to maintain when activities move online and happen at home. The COVID-19 pandemic posed considerable challenges as learning in makerspaces relies on access to tools and materials, just-in-time teaching, and peer collaborations. Yet moving maker activities to online and home spaces highlighted important features of maker education such as leveraging resources, engaging family members at home and establishing effective communication with learners and families. The invited presentations report on ways in which making online and at home has led to valuable insights about learning and teaching practices that can expand equity, care, engagement, and family support in future maker education initiatives.
Focusing on Community for Black and Latina Girls While Making at Home - Naomi Thompson, Northwestern University; Miranda Standberry-Wallace, DePaul University; Shai Moore, Northwestern University; Evelyn Flores, DePaul University; Bo Ju, DePaul University; Nichole Pinkard, Northwestern University; Denise Nacu, DePaul University; Sheena Erete, DePaul University
Supporting Equity at Home: Making Electronic Textiles in Online Classrooms - Luis Morales-Navarro, University of Pennsylvania; Gayithri Jayathirtha, University of Pennsylvania; Deborah Fields, Utah State University; Yasmin B. Kafai, University of Pennsylvania
Making at Home: Interest-Driven Practices and Supportive Relationships in Minoritized Homes - Kylie A. Peppler, University of California - Irvine; R. Mishael Sedas, University of California - Irvine; Maggie Dahn, University of California - Irvine
Gaming Places as Maker Spaces: Designed Mediated Praxis in Times of Crisis - Arturo Cortez, University of Colorado - Boulder; José Ramón Lizárraga, University of Colorado - Boulder
Making Pet Toys and Environments at Home in a Virtual Summer Camp - Joseph L. Polman, University of Colorado - Boulder; Shaun Kane, University of Colorado - Boulder; Ben Shapiro, University of Colorado - Boulder
DaSH Home: Using Programmable Sensors to Support Student-Driven Investigations During Remote Learning - Alexandra Gendreau Chakarov, San Jose State University; Jeffrey Bush, University of Colorado - Boulder; Quentin Biddy, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jennifer Jacobs, University of Colorado - Boulder; Tamara Sumner, University of Colorado; Colin Hennessy Elliott, Utah State University; Mimi M. Recker, Utah State University
Teachers' Perspectives on Student Choice and Participation in Maker Activities at Home - Kelly Bird, University of Pennsylvania
Library Making Goes Home: Adaptations and Lessons Learned - Sari Widman, University of Colorado - Boulder
Tinkering in Early Childhood: From Home to Center-Based Online Learning - Osnat Zur, WestEd; Sophie Savelkouls, WestEd; Alexa Roth, WestEd; Luigi Anzivino, Exploratorium; Casey Federico
Home as a Makerspace: Exploring Students' Transitions From "Socially Transparent" to "Socially Opaque" Making - Yipu Zheng, Teachers College, Columbia University; Paulo Blikstein, Teachers College, Columbia University