Learning in the Making: A Comparative Case Study of Three Makerspaces

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Title

Learning in the Making: A Comparative Case Study of Three Makerspaces

Abstract/Description

Through a comparative case study, Sheridan and colleagues explore how makerspaces may function as learning environments. Drawing on field observations, interviews, and analysis of artifacts, videos, and other documents, the authors describe features of three makerspaces and how participants learn and develop through complex design and making practices. They describe how the makerspaces help individuals identify problems, build models, learn and apply skills, revise ideas, and share new knowledge with others. The authors conclude with a discussion of the implications of their findings for this emergent field.

Author/creator

Sheridan, Kimberly

Halverson, Erica Rosenfeld

Litts, Breanne

Brahms, Lisa

Jacobs-Priebe, Lynette

Owens, Trevor

Date

2014

In publication

Harvard Educational Review

Volume

84

Issue

4

Pages

505-531

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Empirical

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

0017-8055

DOI

10.17763/haer.84.4.brr34733723j648u

URL

Official Journal Webpage (Harvard Educational Review)

Open Access PDF (Makers Empire)

Citation

Sheridan, K., Halverson, E. R., Litts, B., Brahms, L., Jacobs-Priebe, L., & Owens, T. (2014). Learning in the Making: A Comparative Case Study of Three Makerspaces. Harvard Educational Review, 84(4), 505–531. https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.84.4.brr34733723j648u

Cited in

Design Thinking and the Learning Sciences: Theoretical, Practical, and Empirical Perspectives

Abbreviation

Harvard Educational Review

Item sets

OB Citations - Design Thinking and the Learning Sciences

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