Maker Culture in Public Libraries

9/24/14

Kris�n Fon�chiaro, @ac�velearning Maker Culture in University of Michigan School of Informa�on Mid-‐Michigan Library Coopera�ve Public Libraries Thursday, September 25, 2014, noon-‐1pm

Slides h�p://bit.ly/fontblog

Upcycling/Hacking T-shirts

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http://bit.ly/mmlc-list

We’re s�ll learning, too! h�p://makerbridge.si.umich.edu -‐ @makerbridge created by Sharona Ginsberg

“MASSIVE DISRUPTION”

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http://connectedlearning.tv/infographic

Makers Make Stuff.

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Makers Transform Stuff. Art Mechanic Man by on Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA. Mechanic Vetruvian “Art http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArtMechanic_Vitruvian_Man.jpg

Making isn’t new … just new tools

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Parker Thomas, http://makezine.com/2013/08/11/key- qualities-for-a-school-makerspace/

Tools People + + Support Process + + Community Place

Dale Grover, Maker Works, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Parker Thomas, EXPLORATION + FORMALhttp:// AND INFORMALmakezine.com LEARNING + PEER LEARNING/2013/08/11/key- + EXPOSITION qualities-for-a-school-makerspace/

Tools People + + Support Process + + Community Place

Dale Grover, Maker Works, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Image: http://radicalhorizon.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/is-conceptual-art-removing-the-need-for- skill-in-todays-art-world/ Public domain.

A QUALITY MAKERSPACE LETS PATRONS WORK FROM THEIR “CENTER OF GRAVITY”

(DEWEY 1900)

Junk Box Challenge: Create a chain that holds weight

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SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER …

Arduino Microcontrollers

LittleBits / KORG music kits

#1: NO TWO MAKERSPACES ARE THE SAME.

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#2: KNOW YOUR PURPOSE – YOUR “SPINE.”

Entertain? Educate?

Enhance academics? Fill a void in academics?

One-‐oﬀ faddish projects? A community?

Welcome new makers? New services for exis�ng makers?

Squishy Circuits

EXAMPLE: MICHIGAN MAKERS

-‐ Create community around making -‐ Balance DIY explora�on with guidance from mentors -‐ Create sustainability and replicability -‐ “Have something for every member of the family” -‐ Support non-‐tradi�onal makers, esp. low-‐SES, females

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#2: CONSIDER SHORT- AND LONG-TERM PROJECTS (AND START SMALL).

Rainbow Loom + Shrinky Dinks

# 3: EMBRACE OPEN – AND OPEN SOURCE -- THINKING.

‘Arduino Uno R3” by SparkFun Electronics on Flickr. CC-‐BY. h�p://ﬂickr.com/photos/sparkfun/8406865680/ Arduino

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COROLLARY: LOOK FOR PARTNERS & SHERPAS.

Board Game Design

University of Michigan Makers Michigan Ann Arbor District Library

3-‐D Lab

Mt. Ellio�

Makerspace

Detroit Public Library &

All Hands Ac�ve Hackerspace

Dearborn Tech Shop Maker Works

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COROLLARY: PARTNER SKILLS, TOO: LOOK FOR MASHUPS.

Junk Box

#5: NOT ALL MAKING IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Sewing Machine

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Friendship Bracelets

COROLLARY: SOMETIMES, MAKING ALLOWS FOR SELF-SOOTHING AND RE-CENTERING.

#6: DEVELOP PEER LEADERSHIP.

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COROLLARY: REDEFINE “TEACHER” AND “LEARNER.”

Scratch programming

#7: THINK WINDOWS AND MIRRORS.

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#8: CELEBRATE DAILY PROGRESS.

MyCreate Stop-Motion Animation

#9: CELEBRATE LONG-TERM PROGRESS.

Student’s personal robot kit

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Upcycling/Hacking T-shirts

COROLLARY: CELEBRATE BY JUST MAKING SOMETHING.

#10: PLAN WITH THE 7 S’S IN MIND (IN ORDER)

Students Stamina Support Sherpas Space Storage Stuﬀ

(Range & Schmidt 2014) 3D Printing

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QUESTIONS? KRISTIN FONTICHIARO [email protected] @ac�velearning h�p://bit.ly/fontblog

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