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 […]
Hacks
I love the idea of hacks. In this case if you can’t think of new, revolutionary ideas you can hack another product/idea – in this case PayPal. This hackathon had people creating apps to find lost children (and fund through Paypal), crowdsource funding app for children (really) and a mobile app to pay for parking. https://www.paypal.ca/blog/paypal-battle-hack-toronto-packs-the-house-at-mars-discovery-district/
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.
