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This is an Open Access Week guest post by Jordan Bunker, prototype engineer and open access advocate.After the world went into lockdown for COVID-19, Makers were suddenly confined to their workshops.
ANN ARBOR—Frustrated that her sweater got lost in the community laundry, 92-year-old Gigi took advantage of an embroidery machine to label two others. Jewelry lover Betty had been reluctant to wear her fine necklaces, fearful they would get tangled in the tubes of her oxygen mask, so the 96-year-
Makerspaces may be one of the most exciting elements on any school’s campus. But a lack of focus around culture and gender inclusiveness are stunting ...
You won't find any circuitry in these new toys at the Chicago Public Library that are teaching kids how to code.
One library wanted more students to work there. One needed a physical space dedicated to teens and technology. Another wanted to create a safe place ...
How did they staff it? Reskilling existing staff.
East Madison’s The Bodgery is a wide-ranging makerspace. The new Robertson Road space caters to everything from soldering to, well, bodgering.
This post was sparked by thoughtful conversations with Liz, Kelly, Beth, Marie, and Jenny. Thank you all! When I was six, my mom taught me how to knit. We made knitting needles out of wooden dowels…
The University of Michigan's Grants Opportunities [Collaborative Spaces] (GROCS) program was designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration throug
Plenty of games and apps teach kids to code. But educators and toymakers are betting that teaching computer science isn’t about coding at ...
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3D printers are increasingly finding a home inside public libraries. But how are they being used, and do they belong there?
Makerspaces, which have grown wildly popular in public libraries, are now appearing in academic libraries.
When I first started my makerspace at Stewart Middle Magnet School back in January of 2014, I was figuring everything out as I went along. The term was still brand new, I couldn’t find any maker sessions at conferences, and there... Read More ›
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