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About makerspaces A makerspace is a space where people can come together and use different technologies and physical materials to turn their projects into tangible realities. The maker movement is an extension of the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) and hacker culture. Makers can make products from scratch or alter pre- existing products to improve their functionality or hack them for a specific purpose. What does a makerspace look like? Makerspaces are open spaces that facilitate collaboration, an exploration of different materials and usually have some or all of the following tools: • 3D printers • laptop and desktop computers • game-creation • animation and movie software • knitting machines • circuit-building kits • e-textile kits, iPads, tablets and apps • programmable robots • construction tools and materials • and much more! Our makerspace allows students to work together, problem-solve, plan and create unique projects all the while learning various academic, inter- and intra-personal skills. The idea is ‘learning-by-doing’ and constructing knowledge. Contact Lab head and research leader Dr. Janette Hughes: [email protected] Canada Research Chair, Teaching and Pedagogy Registration: To book sessions for your school, please contact STEAM3D Lab Manager [email protected]. Internet WordPress Blog: janettehughes.ca/lab/ Online Maker Modules: steam3d.weebly.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/makerlabatuoit/ Location STEAM3D Lab Faculty of Education University of Ontario Institute of Technology 11 Simcoe Street North Room 415 (fourth floor) Oshawa, Ontario SCHOOL MAKER SESSIONS STEAM3D MAKER LAB University of Ontario Institute of Technology Book maker sessions at your school or in our Maker Lab for students and/or
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About makerspaces A makerspace is a space where people can come together and use different technologies and physical materials to turn their projects into tangible realities.
The maker movement is an extension of the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) and hacker culture. Makers can make products from scratch or alter pre-existing products to improve their functionality or hack them for a specific purpose.
What does a makerspace look like? Makerspaces are open spaces that facilitate collaboration, an exploration of different materials and usually have some or all of the following tools:
• 3D printers • laptop and desktop computers • game-creation • animation and movie software • knitting machines • circuit-building kits • e-textile kits, iPads, tablets and apps • programmable robots • construction tools and materials • and much more!
Our makerspace allows students to work together, problem-solve, plan and create unique projects all the while learning various academic, inter- and intra-personal skills. The idea is ‘learning-by-doing’ and constructing knowledge.
Contact Lab head and research leader Dr. Janette Hughes: [email protected] Canada Research Chair, Teaching and Pedagogy Registrat ion: To book sessions for your school, please contact STEAM3D Lab Manager [email protected]. Internet WordPress Blog: janettehughes.ca/lab/ Online Maker Modules: steam3d.weebly.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/makerlabatuoit/ Location STEAM3D Lab Faculty of Education University of Ontario Institute of Technology 11 Simcoe Street North Room 415 (fourth floor) Oshawa, Ontario
SCHOOL MAKER SESSIONS
STEAM3D MAKER LAB University of Ontar io Inst itute of
Technology
Book maker sessions at your school or in our Maker Lab for students and/or
Our sessions for students are co-constructed with their teachers. Select topics from the same list as our Educator Sessions and we will design a program that integrates STEAM education with curricular goals. We offer sessions for students in Primary, Junior and Intermediates divisions. Some of our popular sessions include:
• designing wearable technologies and 3D printed objects
• creating squishy circuits and playing with Makey Makey programming in Scratch
• green screen video production • exploring virtual and augmented reality • programming robots such as Ozobots,
Spheros and BB8
Booking information Our mobile MakerLab can come to you or you can bring your students to our lab in Oshawa.
Educator sessions
Cost Educator Sessions: $250 per 2.5 hours for an average size staff
Student Sessions: $150 per half-day, per class of approximately 30 students
STEAM team expertise Our team consists of graduate students, preservice teacher education students in the university’s Bachelor of Education program, faculty instructors and researchers.
We have facilitated sessions for students, parents and teachers at the UOIT Summer Camps, the UOIT STEAM-3D Maker Lab March Break Camps, the Ministry of Education Makerspace Project Launch, Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO) Conference and Principals’ Associations in Ontario. All feedback has been consistently excellent!
Sessions for educators include: • 3D printing • augmented and virtual reality • e-textiles (Making wearables) • green screen video production • LEGO Mindstorms • programmable robots • Coding with Scratch (Makey Makey) • circuit work (paper-based and Arduino)
You decide what you want to focus on and we design a tailor-made workshop to meet your needs for staff meetings or professional development days.
Student sessions
