Exploring the Maker Movement

Perhaps you've heard of the Maker Movement, Design Thinking, Fab Labs or tinkering? They all refer to an educational movement embracing an iterative process of solving problems. This is nothing new in educational pedagogy, but what is new is the enthusiasm and energy circulating around the connection of this process with new technology devices such as 3D printers, rasberry Pis and arduino circuit boards. These devices give designers ways to create new artifacts or tinker around with simple programs to create an effect or some kind of output. Here are some links and a video to explore to learn more!

• NAIS article on FabLabs (brief intro to the concept)
• YouTube video: 3D printer supporting "play"
• Hillbrook iLab (classroom space as third teacher)
• NAIS blog post on the Hillbrook iLab
• Castilleja's School's Bourne Idea Lab (maker projects)