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Makeology by
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. Makerspaces as Learning Environments (Volume 1) focuses on making in a variety of educational ecosystems, spanning nursery schools, K-12 environments, higher education, museums, and after-school spaces. Each chapter closes with a set of practical takeaways for educators, researchers, and parents.
ISBN: 9781138847767Publication Date: 2016-06-02
The New Shop Class by
The New Shop Class connects the worlds of the maker and hacker with that of the scientist and engineer. If you are a parent or educator or a budding maker yourself, and you feel overwhelmed with all of the possible technologies, this book will get you started with clear discussions of what open source technologies like 3D printers, Arduinos, robots and wearable tech can really do in the right hands. Written by real "rocket scientist" Joan Horvath, author of Mastering 3D Printing, and 3D printing expert Rich Cameron (AKA whosawhatsis), The New Shop Class is a friendly, down-to-earth chat about how hands-on making things can lead to a science career. Get practical suggestions about how to use technologies like 3D printing, Arduino, and simple electronics Learn how to stay a step ahead of the young makers in your life and how to encourage them in maker activities Discover how engineers and scientists got their start, and how their mindsets mirror that of the maker
ISBN: 1484209052Publication Date: 2015-05-02
Re-Making the Library Makerspace by
The Maker Movement is a social phenomenon that has generated excitement around tech-centric making and learning throughout the world since the mid-2000s. Hailing from Silicon Valley, the Maker Movement has inspired hundreds of libraries across the US to integrate makerspaces into their own ecosystems to further support users' learning and discovery. While the affordances of the Maker Movement have been highlighted extensively over the past decade, the limitations and drawbacks of this movement have been largely overshadowed. The Maker Movement has popularized a narrow, classist, predominantly white, and heteronormative conceptualization of maker culture. Makerspaces, like libraries, are not neutral, but rather are imbued with ideologies stemming from Silicon Valley that consequently dictate who makes, why making occurs, and what is considered making. This edited collection centers the limitations and challenges emerging from this particular brand of 'maker culture, ' and emphasizes the critical work that is being done to cultivate anti-oppressive, inclusive and equitable making environments. Many authors have focused on how to start a makerspace and/or the benefits of integrating one within a library. Alternatively, this edited collection captures how librarians and educators have disrupted and re-made their makerspaces in response to the constraints of the Maker Movement's 'makerspace.' This collection offers readers a critical examination of library makerspaces at the site of praxis: theory, reflection, and action. Particularly, critical considerations around race, age, class, gender, sexuality, power, and ability will be centered in this volume. As such, the intended audience for this body of work are librarians, educators, administrators, and library professionals who work with(in) or are interested in library makerspaces.
ISBN: 9781634000819Publication Date: 2019-12-15
What's in this guide?
This guide provides an overview of the technology and tools available in the Library MakerSpace. The MakerSpace is available for use by UNC affiliated students, staff, and faculty.
Each page is dedicated to a specific resource in the MakerSpace. Listed below are the pages and their descriptions.
- 3D Printing - An overview of the 3D printing service available at the Library Makerspace.
- 3D Imaging - An overview of the 3D scanners and post processing software available.
- Seed Library - An overview of what the seed library is and how you can use this resource.
- Sewing - An overview of the sewing machine and other related resources available in the Library MakerSpace.
- Cricut - An overview of the Cricut Maker and related resources.
- Electronics and Soldering - An overview of soldering and other electronics in the Library MakerSpace.
- Crafting and Tools - An overview of the various crafting materials and tools available.
Please email us at librarymakerspace@unc.edu with other questions and/or concerns.
The Library Makerspace Location and General Information
The Library MakerSpace is located on the entrance level of the Undergraduate Library in room 130. The Library Makerspace offers a collaborative work space, arts and crafts materials, a 3D printing service, a Cricut Maker, a sewing machine, soldering and other electronics equipment, and 3D scanners. Please come and visit us! Hours available here.
Interested in learning more about specific tools in a group setting? Check the University Libraries Upcoming Events page for more information on workshops in the Library MakerSpace.
