creating communities through makerspaces by buffy hamilton atlanta mini maker faire 2012

Creating Communities Through Libraries and Makerspaces

Presented by Buffy J. Hamilton, The Unquiet Librarian

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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 individuals’ creative interests

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

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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

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Source: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption/

Foster play and exploration

Support opportunities for

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Nurture peer to peer learning

Work with community

members as true partners

Develop a culture of creating

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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

what does the library

as a makerspace

culture of learning have to do with

libraries?

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A makerspace culture supports the mission of libraries to enable lifelong learning and to support knowledge creation in their communities

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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

co-expertise and fluidity in roles of experts and novices

members feel some degree of social connection with one another

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members believe that their contributions matter

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Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=3335

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

• Learning that feels relevant to one’s identities and interests

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

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

communities formed around passions, interests, wonderings, and curiosity

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communities formed around content and information literacy standards

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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

Libraries Creating a

Makerspace Culture of Learning

Buffy Hamilton, July 2012

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library as makerspace: 3D printing and more

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Source: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-2-espress-yourself/

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Source: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/07/26/cleveland-public-library-is-a-maker-space/

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Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=3335

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

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Learn more: http://prairiecreeklibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/anime-and-so-much-more-club.html?spref=fb

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Learn more: http://librarymakers.blogspot.com/search/label/NeedleReads

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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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