ABSTRACT

Makeology introduces the emerging landscape of the Maker Movement and its connection to interest-driven learning. While the movement is fueled in part by new tools, technologies, and online communities available to today’s makers, its simultaneous emphasis on engaging the world through design and sharing with others harkens back to early educational predecessors including Froebel, Dewey, Montessori, and Papert. Makers as Learners (Volume 2) highlights leading researchers and practitioners as they discuss and share current perspectives on the Maker movement and research on educational outcomes in makerspaces. Each chapter closes with a set of practical takeaways for educators, researchers, and parents.

section 1|98 pages

The Cultures and Identities of Makers

chapter 2|16 pages

Making Sense of Making

Defining Learning Practices in MAKE Magazine

chapter 3|16 pages

Making, Thinking, and Understanding

A Dispositional Approach to Maker-Centered Learning

chapter 4|27 pages

Making Matters

A Framework for Assessing Digital Media Citizenship

chapter 6|24 pages

Motivation for Making

section 2|71 pages

The Tools and Materials of Makers

chapter 7|14 pages

From a Movie to a Movement

Caine's Arcade and the Imagination Foundation

chapter 8|20 pages

Electronics Meets Textiles

Sewing the Way to Powerful New Ideas About Technology

chapter 9|16 pages

Bridging Crafting and Computing in Making

Designing Interactive Touchpads and Board Games With MaKey MaKey

section 3|45 pages

Connecting Making to the Disciplines

section 4|14 pages

Closing