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Unquiet Library: A Makerspace Culture of Learning

A First Outline of Our New Chapter for 2012-2013 | Presented to Dr. Adrian Thomason, July 16, 2012 | Buffy J. Hamilton

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Source: http://makerspace.com/

Makerspace

A place where people learn to use tools and materials and can develop creative projects

Can be embedded inside an existing organization or standalone on its own

Adaptable—can be shaped by educational goals as well as students’ creative interests

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/unloveable/2405646370/sizes/o/,

Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=4594 and http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=5237

collaborative learning environments where people come together to share materials and learn new skills

not necessarily born out of a specific set of materials or spaces, but rather a mindset of community partnership, collaboration, and creation

people can create content as well as consume it in this incubator for ideas and ventures

Read more at http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Maker-movement-inspires-students-teachers-3535681.php

Read more at http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/06/maker_faire_and_science_education_american_kids_should_be_building_rockets_and_robots_not_taking_standardized_tests_.html

Content Consumption AND Creation in Authentic Contexts Across Multiple Subjects Areas

and Student Interests

Practices of Participatory Learning and Play

Affinity Spaces: Formal and Informal Communities of

Learning

Guided Inquiry, Tinkering, and Messy Learning

The Unquiet Library: A

Makerspace Culture of Learning

Buffy Hamilton, July 2012

“While we sit here and debate when we deliver our lectures, or how long they are, or in what channels;

the real flip is already occurring. The lecture? The long form or short form, oratory? That is not the point of this. They all have a place. No, the real flip is faculty

are losing control. The real flip is from us – LIS faculty – thinking we have the content and we are just debating

the delivery to the truth that we need to relearn the content continuously right along side

our students.”

Dr. R. David Lankes, “Duct Tape, 3D Printing, and Libraries of the Future” http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=1400&cpage=1#comment-7944

“That last bit, the relearning bit, that is crucial. This is not simply ceding control, or turning education into one long

do it yourself project. There is value in a good teacher and a good researcher – they will always have a strong

ability to guide. No, it is about realizing that truly co-owning a curriculum, or library

program, requires constant reinvention if for nothing else than applying it to new

contexts.”

Dr. R. David Lankes, “Duct Tape, 3D Printing, and Libraries of the Future” http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=1400&cpage=1#comment-7944

Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=3856

Source: http://www.westportlibrary.org/about/news/maker-space-coming

Source: http://umwlibraries.umwblogs.org/

Source: http://boingboing.net/2012/07/11/maker-station-in-library-parki.html

Digital and Multimedia Composition and

Publishing

STEM related projects in Science, Math, and

Career Tech

Common Core Standards: Multiple Literacies Across ELA,

Science, and Social Studies

Fine Arts and Career Tech

Writing and Print Publishing

Student Driven Tinkering and Content

Making

Distributing the library through a shared

model of teaching and learning to cultivate

networked and collaborative learners

(teachers and students)

Supporting implementation of

Common Core ELA and Literacy Standards

across content areas (informational reading, writing, and research)

Continuing to cultivate relationships with all

members of the learning community for

the ongoing composition of the

narrative of libraries and learning

Helping faculty develop inquiry driven units of study and developing effective practices for teaching and learning

through lenses of critical pedagogy and participatory learning

Instructional Partner

Learning Strategist

Professional Developer

Embedded co-teacher and

instructional designer

Coach and Mentor

The Unquiet Library as a

Makerspace : Catalyst for A

Culture of Learning at

Shift: Reconfigure library computer lab

into a learning makerspace lab

Focus on guided inquiry design and practices of

participatory learning/culture

Greater emphasis on the librarian as a

community learning strategist for students,

parents, teachers, administration

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a makerspace culture of learning that values participatory learning is a lens to help us see

the possibilities and create a context for

crafting a shared vision of library in

learning communities

relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement

strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others

what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices

members feel some degree of social connection with one another

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members believe that their contributions matter

• Heightened motivation and new forms of engagement through meaningful play and experimentation

• Learning that feels relevant to students’ identities and interests

• Opportunities for creating using a variety media, tools and practices

• Co-configured expertise where educators and students pool their skills and knowledge and share in the tasks of teaching and learning

• An integrated system of learning where connections between home, school, community and world are enabled and encouraged

communities formed around content and information literacy standards

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communities formed around passions, interests, wonderings, and curiosity

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CC image via http://bit.ly/r8oa8n Hear Dr. Wesch’s TED Talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaAHv4UTI8

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enchantment

enchantment: sustained, voluntary delight that is mutually beneficial

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“enchantment transforms situations and relationships.” Guy Kawasaki, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

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trustworthiness

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likability

fantastic product or service

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change, continuous learning, and

understanding=

innovation

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Participatory Librarianship and Change Agents: http://blip.tv/file/1566813

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contact information

buffy.hamilton@gmail.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com

http://buffyjhamilton.wordpress.com Twitter: @buffyjhamilton

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