Two and a half years ago, James Fallows wrote an article about the changing state of American manufacturing. He argued that developments such as 3-D printing are enabling startup companies to ...
What does the future hold for American innovation? Ask someone who’s spent a little time in a makerspace, and you’re liable to get a very optimistic answer. Every day, new ideas are coming to fruition ...
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While conducting research for my recent graduate thesis to complete my Master's degree in Educational Technology from New Jersey City University, I uncovered the fact that the maker movement, a ...
The bottom floor of the Open Works space in Baltimore is home to the makerspace’s metal, wood and digital fabrication shops. (The Daily Record/File Photo) A bill that aims to support the development ...
The makerspace isn't just a fixed space where kids come and go to complete busywork. It's an extension of a well-established approach to educating students that has applications and deep implications ...
Colleges and universities are amassing impressive equipment supplies that give students an opportunity to innovate.
Photos courtesy of Lipofskyphoto.com Dan Bower works at a 3D printer to make components of a plastic mask. In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, makerspaces across the state have mobilized ...
Dale Dougherty, one of the Maker Movement’s biggest catalysts, dropped into Philadelphia last week to keynote the September Maker Meetup. But before the talk, Dougherty, who’s the founder of Make ...
EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) Educators are finding that the new “makerspace” movement – a strategy to teach K-12 students science, math and ...
Makerspaces in schools are giving educators new options to teach students core coding concepts. Learn why makerspaces could be right for your classroom. Eli has been eagerly pursuing a journalistic ...