Essays about: "Makerspaces"

Found 3 essays containing the word Makerspaces.

  1. 1. Interdisciplinary Learning with Technology at Makerzone

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Mandar Joshi; [2023]
    Keywords : Interdisciplinary learning; Makerzone; Makerspaces; STEM; Technology in Education; Ämnesövergripande lärande; Makerzone; Makerspaces; STEM; Teknik i utbildning;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the interdisciplinary approach to learning at Makerzone, a makerspace in Sollentuna, Sweden, and its implications for both students and teachers. Through a combination of methods: observations, interviews, document analysis, and surveys, this project looks into the recognition, benefits, challenges, and support for interdisciplinary work in both makerspaces such as Makerzone and traditional school environments. READ MORE

  3. 2. The interdependence of the digital and physical commons : A case study of the Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Judith Hellmich; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital commons; governance; makerspace; urban commons; community capitals; design principles; Digitala allmänningar; styrning; makerspace; urbana allmänningar; samhällskapital; designprinciper;

    Abstract : Economic downturns and the subsequent trends of privatization and marketization that follow have prompted the development and expansion of urban commons as the commoner searches for more participatory forms of governance. Modern member-driven and non-profit organizations, like makerspaces, are utilizing the digital commons to provide more accessibility and autonomy, reducing the need for external funding and providing a means to crowdsource information and manage shared resources. READ MORE

  4. 3. Welcome to Makers' Utopia? A Sociological Discourse Analysis of Professional Communications on Public Library Makerspaces in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

    Author : Kala Louise Sabado Vinas; [2018]
    Keywords : library makerspace; making; makers; the Maker Movement; Swedish public library makerspace; institutional development plan; sociological discourse analysis; semiology in LIS; rhetorical genre theory; sociotechnical perspective; social imaginaire; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Focusing on Swedish text-based, public library professional communications, this study investigates how discursive constructions in relation to library makerspaces represent and endorse certain institutional values, librarian praxis, and development strategies. The analysis highlights characterisation patterns that emerge through the discursive constructions of making, makers, and makerspaces. READ MORE