The Makerspace at Swarthmore College
Submission Type
20-minute Presentation
Abstract
How does the act of making support higher education? At the Makerspace at Swarthmore College, we believe that providing resources and encouragement to students, staff, and faculty, to pursue learning through the making of physical objects helps translate abstract concepts into reality. See examples of how professors have used our wood shop and digital fabrications lab to support their classrooms, and how members of our campus have learned new skills through projects that awaken their curiosities.
Start Date
7-20-2020 11:00 AM
End Date
7-20-2020 11:20 AM
Description
Our goal will be to present specific examples of how the Makerspace at Swarthmore is used to support our campus members, to outline our projection of its future development, and to encourage participants to consider making as part of a holistic learning approach. The Makerspace is connected to Blended Learning through its interdisciplinary processes that combine the virtual with the analog, and through the diverse, individual nature of the projects that require individualistic problem solving, and often pursuit of knowledge from online resources.
The Makerspace at Swarthmore College
How does the act of making support higher education? At the Makerspace at Swarthmore College, we believe that providing resources and encouragement to students, staff, and faculty, to pursue learning through the making of physical objects helps translate abstract concepts into reality. See examples of how professors have used our wood shop and digital fabrications lab to support their classrooms, and how members of our campus have learned new skills through projects that awaken their curiosities.