9/1/19-8/31/22 PIs: Francis Quek, Beverly Irby, Malini Natarajarathinam Texas A&M University Award Details As workplaces change, people will need to develop stronger and more flexible skills around technology. Schools are […]
Tag Archives: Makers/making
Synthesis and Design Workshop: Principles for the design of digitally-distributed, studio-based STEM learning environments
9/1/18-8/31/19 PIs: Jill Castek, Blaine Smith, Kevin Bonine, Jennifer Nichols, Leslie Sult University of Arizona Award Details This workshop will convene February 25-28, 2019 at The University of Arizona Biosphere […]
EXP: Paper Mechatronics: Advancing Engineering Education Through Computationally Enhanced Children’s Papercrafts
10/01/2017-9/30/2019 PI: Sherry Hsi, Michael Eisenberg Concord Consortium Award Details Professional engineering is a complex, multifaceted activity. Today’s engineer needs to be resourceful and innovative, to build models, and to […]
EAGER: Making with Understanding
9/01/2017-8/31/2019 PI: Bertrand Schneider Harvard University Award Details There is a new cultural movement where everyday people tinker with concepts in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), simply for the purpose […]
EXP: BodyVis: Advancing New Science Learning and Inquiry Experiences via Custom Designed Wearable On-Body Sensing and Visualization
PIs: Jon Froehlich, Tamara Clegg University of Maryland College Park Award Details As technologies become smaller and more portable, the possibility of wearable computing becomes more and more realistic. This […]
EAGER: Engineering Inquiry for All at Nedlam’s Workshop
PIs: R. Benjamin Shapiro, Brian Gravel, Chris Rogers Tufts University Award Details This exploratory project will research how teachers learn to adapt open-ended, self-directed, and fabrication-rich maker space pedagogy and […]
EAGER: Paper Mechatronics: Creating High-Low Tech Design Kits to Promote Engineering Education
PIs: Sherry Hsi, Michael Eisenberg, Nikolaus Correll University of California-Berkeley Award Details In this Cyberlearning EAGER project, the project team is developing foundations for using “paper mechatronics” as a learning […]
RAPID: Learning in the Making: Leveraging Technologies for Impact
PIs: Erica Halverson, Kimberly Sheridan University of Wisconsin-Madison Award Details The practices of critique and portfolio creation are crucial to successful learning from design and making. Critique involves carefully describing […]
EAGER: Infusing Learning Sciences Research into Digital Fabrication and Making in Education
PI: Paulo Blikstein Stanford University Award Details In this Cyberlearning: Transforming Education EAGER project, the PI proposes a research program and set of events for educators, policy makers, students, designers, […]
DIP: BioSim: Developing a Wearable Toolkit for Teaching Complex Science Through Embodied Play
PIs: Kylie Peppler, Armin Moczek, Joshua Danish Indiana University Award Details In this Cyberlearning: Transforming Education DIP (Development and Implementation) Project, the PIs focus on better promoting science learning in […]
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