I really liked this article “Why I am not a Maker” by Debbie Chachra from our own Olin College outside Boston, which is doing the most difficult and amazing work of transforming engineering education. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/01/why-i-am-not-a-mak… I added some comments to the article that I paraphrase here: I have been the education organizer for Learn 2… Read more »

Hi Fellows, A friend of a friend is traveling in Rwanda and posted this on her blog:   Our next stop was to the WE-ACT clinic with Mardge Cohen, an American HIV-AIDS physician, who spends part of her year in Rwanda working at the clinic with about 3500 patients.  What is unique about the clinic… Read more »

The Role and Rigor of Self-Assessment in MakerEd: Examples by Christa Flores and Carolina Rodriguez In part 2 of this blog we discussed the accuracy and payoff of using alternative assessments in a MakerEd context. In this blog we will get down to business looking at how to use self-assessment in real world project context…. Read more »

This article has colaboration of Pietro Domingues. In this section we will see how to reproduce workpieces using many materials. Some materials we can use at room temperature, such as Plaster of Paris and resin. Other materials must be melted at higher temperatures, such as Tin and Paraffin wax. Plaster of Paris Materials: Plaster (dry… Read more »

I’m just loving the variety of posts here! Reading the last few weeks, it really made me think about the role of the teacher/leader in creative, hands-on classrooms and educational spaces. In these posts, we can see that teachers are planners, observers, catalysts, researchers, yearners, gurus, thinkers, and yes – makers! It’s such a colorful… Read more »

This article has colaboration of Pietro Domingues. Silicone molds are excellent, because they can be used to make complex geometry objects with a low cost. In this section, we will see how to make a silicone mold. Materials: Liquid Silicone + catalyst A container to mix up the silicone A stick Another container, if necessary,… Read more »

This article has colaboration of Pietro Domingues In this section we are going to talk about molding. We introduce talking about its utility and the current methods used in this process. We will explain step-by-step how it is possible to make these molds and how to use the molding process in many types of materials…. Read more »

First the good news, I am now a teacher and expert at the Montessori School Potsdam. After a year of testing, I am now responsible for the digital technologies at this school next to my work in the FabLab. In several courses, I made an introduction for students and course teachers in some tools (which… Read more »

Intel and Intel Foundation released an insightful report on MakeHers and the role of making in engaging girls and women in technology. The report explores why girls make, their role in the maker movement, as well as statistics on the number of girls and  women engaged in making.(As well as why they are underrepresented in… Read more »

Four years ago at a Young Makers meeting, a parent-mentor told the group, “Following directions is not making.” When I recently saw the same sentiment on a post or tweet, it made me think about our practice at the Lighthouse Creativity Lab and when following directions is making. We can place most making projects &… Read more »