Making Publics: Mobilizing Audiences in High School Makerspaces

Posted by University of Pennsylvania on February 5, 2018

MakersLearnersTeachers EVENT

Come to the MakersLearnersTeachers Speaker Series and learn from prominent education scholars about the intersections between making, learning, and teaching!

February 20: Making Publics: Mobilizing Audiences in High School Makerspaces

Abstract: While “making” has enjoyed increased attention from education researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, much of its uptake has been in informal, out-of-school learning environments. What happens when these practices make their way into more formal schooling contexts? This presentation examines the possibilities and challenges that surfaced as a new urban public high school tried to bring “the maker ethos” into the center of its teaching and learning. It highlights the role that audience played in motivating students’ design work – and considers how iterative approaches to “making” can, at times, sit in uneasy alignment with the demands and structures of school.

DATE AND TIME
Tue, February 20, 2018
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST

LOCATION
Solomon Labs, Room B35
3720 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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