3D Printing: The Future Now
Have you ever wanted something but couldn’t get it or buy it? Why not make it? 3D Printing enables people to make anything. From educational tools to houses to organs, just about anything is possible with 3D Printing. 3D Printing is a technology that has been around for several years but is a technology that […]
Tech DIY – Learn electronics through sewing
From the minds of creative technology teachers passionate about introducing children and adults to the joy of making and exploring with electronics and creative technologies comes Tech DIY. They believe that all children are natural makers and tinkerers, but many technology and engineering projects are not as appealing to girls as they are to boys. Tech […]
3D Printing OER
Welcome to our 3D Printing Online Educational Resource by Marshall Hacker and Ebru Bengisu. We have designed and created a site that is focused around introducing 3D printing to the educational setting and showing what can result from these additions. It is our hope that our classmates will gain some new drafting skills and see the potential […]
SOMA – Social Makerspace
Hi Everyone, My venture was inspired by the makerspace opportunity forecast. This venture takes the power of collaborative consumption into makerspace so that this current niche and exclusive space can be made available to the masses. The vision of this venture is to democratize education through the use of a sharing economy model that allows […]
Week 10: Makerspaces OER – Recap
Hello 522 colleagues! Thank you for all of your participation in this week’s activities. The Padlet activities had 19 contributors and garnered a total of 48 responses! We were truly blown-away by the quantity and depth of your responses, and the OER is a much richer and interactive resource as a result of your creative […]
Week 10: Makerspaces OER
Hello and welcome to Week 10’s exploration into the value and potential of Makerspaces! Our OER is in this website: http://etec522makerspaces.weebly.com/ For a quick idea of what’s in store for the class this week, view this short introduction video on Makerspaces: Don’t forget to put on your ‘Maker hats’ for this week’s situated and creative brainstorming! […]
Week 10 – Makerspaces summaries
Hello everyone, We had 12 responses to our WEEK 10 MAKERSPACES survey. Here are the results: 1. How do you define a Makerspace? A place where you can make things from what you’ve learnt. It is a creative space, where people can gather to create, build, invent and learn. I am fairly new to the […]
Week 10 – Makerspaces
Welcome to the Week 10 presentation of Makerspaces! Take one part DIY and one part Hackerspace and you end up with one of the most surprising changes our communities have faced in a century: Makerspaces. We will introduce you to the WHAT, the WHY, the WHO and the HOW of Makerspaces in our presentation. To […]
3D Printing – Activity 3
Would you Invest? After completing all the sections of this website it is time to put on your superintendent/business hat and answer one final question. Using what you now know about 3D printers, would you invest your school district’s money in the purchasing of machines for schools. Why? or Why not? If you need to […]
Dale Dougherty – Maker Media Inc.
Dale Dougherty Founder, President and CEO of Maker Media, Inc. Maker Media, Inc. Maker Media, Inc. , located in Sebastopol, CA, is a global platform to connect makers (DIY creators) with each other and with resources and supplies. The venture has spawned the worldwide “Maker Movement” that has resulted in Maker Spaces popping up in […]
Week 11-3D printing
Hi week 11 -3D group. Though I read and heard about 3D printing but this OER gave me an insight on how 3D printing can successfully used in teaching and learning. I can undoubtedly see enormous benefits of using 3D in teaching and learning. Many curriculum areas require students to think, to problem solve and […]
Week 11 Review
Thanks very much to the Week 11 Team. We have a 3D printer at the school I work at but never really considered many of the issues that were raised and I definitely need to do some more thinking around this. I also enjoyed the examples that were provided around uses of 3D printing as […]
Maker Faires around the world
Based on the interesting and innovative 3D designs posted on our Flickr site, there is a lot of creative talent in our class! If you want more ideas, check out this array of amazing 3D printed items at World Maker Faire New York, from robots to wearable 3D prints – http://makezine.com/2013/09/22/3d-printed-robots/ The interim survey responses from our classmates show there […]
Maker Lab in Vancouver
At 196 Kingsway Ave in Vancouver a Maker Lab has just been set up and is open from 12:00pm-9:00pm Wednesday-Sunday. According to their website “MakerLabs brings together makers of all kinds and provides access to tools like laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC routers, and more.” If you are interested here is their website: Maker Labs
21 May
YES, I would invest in this venture as CO.LAB is promoting a mission that is long-lasting with far-reaching effects. Rather than a single product, the money invested will go towards maintaining a space that breaks down entry-barriers for marginalized groups. This pitch successfully taps into our empathy (“Making is the great equalizer because we are all intrinsically curious…but not everyone has access to this table”). By backing this project, investors are aligning themselves with these ideas. Examining the overall design of the video, it is very well done, from the narration, to the video clips of children and adults—“innovators of colour”—utilizing this space.
+ Pain Point: Due to systemic inequality, marginalized and underrepresented groups get limited opportunities to explore STEM topics and express their ideas, and as such, less opportunities to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.
+ Solution: CO.LAB aims to break barriers with their makerspace where “women, people of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, and the economically disadvantaged” can have access to STEM equipment and materials for free.
+ Differentiation: What sets this kickstarter apart is that the focus is not on TOOLS for makerspaces, but rather on the SPACE itself. The space will remain free for its end-users.
+ The Ask: CO.LAB already has the building, the equipment, and the people to run the programs; CO.LAB is asking for $25,000 to help cover one year’s worth of rent.
