Makerspaces

  • This design for an adjustable ratchet wrench by Thomas Salverson at the University of Alabama won an award during the 2018 Stratasys Extreme Redesign Challenge.

    Extreme Redesign Challenge Calls on Students to Submit 3D Designs

    College, middle and high school students have the opportunity to win scholarships by showing off their 3D design prowess.

  • College of Staten Island campus

    How the College of Staten Island Is Fostering Innovation in New York City’s Once Forgotten Borough

    Through a technology incubator and a planned engineering makerspace, the College of Staten Island is forging partnerships with tech-based startups and building a culture of innovation both on campus and in the local community.

  • Among the labs in the Endeavor building is the Blair H. Stone Manufacturing Lab, which houses equipment for both additive and subtractive manufacturing processes, including advanced 3D printing of composites and metals.

    New Facility at Oklahoma State Advances Engineering Learning

    An Oklahoma university has opened the doors to a new facility that includes 23 engineering science and project labs, including four the size of basketball courts. Plus a two-story test space, the "Arena," will host student technology projects — autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft and robotics systems — and allow for industry demonstrations. Described as a combination "makerspace" and "learning laboratory," Oklahoma State University's new Endeavor building is intended to help engineering, architecture and technology students gain interdisciplinary experience with hands-on learning that's aligned to industry needs.

  • Using Puppets to Animate STEM Ed

    Using Puppets to Animate STEM Ed

    Sam Patterson says he isn’t going to be the guy telling everyone else that they should teach with puppets, but he is happy enough to tell you why it works really well for him. Patterson is the makerspace coordinator at Echo Horizon School. He talked with us about using puppets to help students think about design goals, building puppets to teach students about iterative processes and more.

  • Integrating Makerspaces Throughout the Curriculum

    Integrating Makerspaces Throughout the Curriculum

    The makerspace isn't just a fixed space where kids come and go to complete busywork. It's an extension of a well-established approach to educating students that has applications and deep implications across disciplines.

  • Integrating Makerspaces Throughout the Curriculum

    Integrating Makerspaces Throughout the Curriculum

    The makerspace isn't just a fixed space where kids come and go to complete busywork. It's an extension of a well-established approach to educating students that has applications and deep implications across disciplines.

  • A Tale of Two Maker Cities: What One Silicon Valley City Learned from a Trip to Pittsburgh

    A Tale of Two Maker Cities: What One Silicon Valley City Learned from a Trip to Pittsburgh

    Over the last few years, I've watched from afar as Pittsburgh's Remake Learning initiative has blossomed into a resource-rich network. Its 533-member organizations are striving to inspire and equip the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers and critical thinkers through hands-on, relevant learning.

  • Integrating Makerspaces Throughout the Curriculum

    Integrating Makerspaces Throughout the Curriculum

    The makerspace isn't just a fixed space where kids come and go to complete busywork. It's an extension of a well established approach to educating students that has applications and deep implications across disciplines.

  • Creativity, Critical Thinking Top Benefits of Makerspaces

    Creativity, Critical Thinking Top Benefits of Makerspaces

    Schools without a makerspace or without plans to implement a makerspace are now in the minority.

  • Maker activities in school libraries. Source: "The Role of School Libraries in the 21st Century Maker Movement" from littleBits Education.

    School Libraries Becoming Beacons of the Maker Movement

    While more than half of school libraries in the United States and Canada (55 percent) offer maker programs to students, STEM isn't necessarily the biggest focus. The most common offering for almost four in five respondents to a recent survey (79 percent) was arts and crafts.