Teaching and Learning
Making with Purpose
Do you currently use makerspaces and desire to add the dimension of mindset?
Are you considering the use of makerspaces and are interested in a complete set of associated learning outcomes?
Workshop: Making With Purpose
The below images are student artifacts from DIY Puzzle: Makerspace Technology for Rapid Prototyping.
Making With Purpose is about understanding and using the skills, craft, and art of making to foster a mindset in students as well as a skillset.
You'll learn how to incorporate a complete set of educational objectives into makerspace activities, whether low or high-fidelity, inside or outside the classroom, and in a remote setup. The workshops emphasize the concurrent development of skillset and mindset, i.e. attitudes, dispositions, and motivations for undergraduate engineers.
Event Information
Dates: August 2-5, 2021
Location: Virtual
Cost: $1500.00
Cancellation Policy: If a participant cancels within 30 days of a workshop, the Kern Family Foundation may invoice the institution for a $150 cancelation fee to cover materials and other unrecoverable costs.
Your Workshop Journey
Mission
You will be empowered to:
- Create a plan to incorporate EML into learning experiences by integrating makerspaces and/or making experiences
- Connect student learning objectives to projects/assignments involving making/prototyping
- Enhance traditional courses by integrating the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) through hands on making projects
- Develop creative confidence in students through hands-on experiences
- Develop familiarity with common makerspace processes and technologies
- Provide students a method by which they can bridge the gap between idea and realization through the creation of physical artifacts
- Teach students how to utilize physical artifacts as a medium for communication and making connections
Key Deliverables
- Design and deploy a making-focused learning experience at your institution
- Assess the effectiveness of your making-focused experience
- Create a network of support as a community of practice
- Share experiences and lessons learned with your workshop peers
- Develop an Engineering Unleashed card that showcases your project
Examples of Workshop Content
Making with Purpose - Wake Forest Engineering
Students Teaching Engineering- Making Products for Education
