Informal learning spaces create opportunities for children and youth to develop their talents and to experience new social roles. In recent years, several public libraries in the Netherlands have established makerspaces to empower youth by facilitating the development of their digital skills in conjunction …

Ten years have passed since makerspaces first appeared in libraries, and their contribution to developing digital literacy and 21st-century skills is widely recognized. However, mounting and running a makerspace still means embarking into new territory for each next library, as this Dutch study with …

Many and various kits are available to support fabbing and making in educational settings. Often, kits are based on some basic STEM principles varying from kinetics to genetic design. In this hands-on workshop we take teachers on a similar journey: together we develop a kit based on the theme of the …

Introduction Within the Entrepreneurship program at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, there are a number of student start-ups that are developing inclusive, sustainable, and innovative solutions. We noticed that, during this process, they need to access certain facilities to develop a proof …

UNLABELLED: Public library makerspaces intend to contribute to the development of children from marginalized communities through the education of digital technology and creativity and by stimulating young people to experience new social roles and develop their identity. Learning in these informal settings …

Hoofdstuk in boek 'Innoveren met labs hoe doe je dat?' 'Innoveren met labs hoe doe je dat?' geeft je de praktische handvatten die je nodig hebt om een succesvol living lab op te zetten met de stakeholders in jouw context. Ontdek hoe je met hen en studenten in de regio samen kunt werken aan innovatieve …

De maakplaats is een plek waar kinderen leren. Kinderen kunnen er na schooltijd komen of bezoeken de maakplaats samen met school. Het leren is heel breed: nieuwe technologie, creativiteit, samenwerken. Maar ook zoiets als leren omgaan met tegenslagen, want vroeg of laat lopen kinderen tegen moeilijkheden …

Sinds 2011 heeft Hogeschool Rotterdam een ‘eigen’ fablab, gespecialiseerd in sensortechnologie, (open) data en digitaal prototypen. Het lab fungeert in de eerste plaats als infrastructuur voor diverse onderwijsvormen en als makerspace voor studenten uit een breed scala aan opleidingen. Het lab fungeert …

Maker education offers opportunities to stimulate the creativity of young people in various types of education. How to guide these learning processes, however, is an unexplored area for the supervisors (teachers and librarians). In the research-project presented, a professional learning community of …

Learning activities in a makerspace are hands-on and characterized by design and inquiry. Evaluation is needed both for learners and their coaches in order to effectively guide the learning process of the children and for feedback on the effectiveness of the after-school maker activities. Due to its …