An interesting examination of the Maker movement in education and libraries (from Harvard), including arguments for policymakers and stakeholders to get behind the movement.
They define maker empowerment as “a sensitivity to the designed dimension of objects and systems, along with the inclination and capacity to shape one’s world through building, tinkering, re/designing, or hacking.”
MAKER-CENTERED LEARNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE AGENCY BY DESIGN PROJECT
A WHITE PAPER PRESENTED BY AGENCY BY DESIGN
PROJECT ZERO, HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
JANUARY 2015
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RT @sabram: An interesting article from Harvard on the Maker movement in education and libraries: http://t.co/FoyaXNgsqq
RT @sabram: An interesting article from Harvard on the Maker movement in education and libraries: http://t.co/FoyaXNgsqq
RT @sabram: An interesting article from Harvard on the Maker movement in education and libraries: http://t.co/FoyaXNgsqq
RT @sabram: An interesting article from Harvard on the Maker movement in education and libraries: http://t.co/FoyaXNgsqq
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