Hi Teachers! I managed to finish this new book during the term break. It was given to all participants as the workshop which we had signed up for was cancelled. So, I guess their budget was used to purchase the books instead😁
Dale Dougherty was thought to be the founder of Maker Faire in 2006. It is an event where people could make things using digital and analog tools. It then became a worldwide movement. Singapore has her first Maker Faire in 2012 while hackerspaces and other interest groups were operating in silos.
Two years ago, the Art Club students participated in the Maker Faire. The participants were students from different schools and age groups. It was great exposure for the children to see different ideas and what the older students came up with.
I had to re-read a chapter in the book as it touches on Heutagogy. I don't remember ever coming across this term or is it I wasn't paying attention in school?? The book grouped Heutagogy principles as Education 3.0. In other words, it seems to imply gearing towards self-directed learning. In this case, it ties in well with Maker Education which can be structured open inquiry. Information acquired is definitely multiple ways because it sees learners as connectors, creators and constructivists. Anyway, if you are new to this term, it doesn't mean we, teachers are, not practising it in class.
Inquiry-based learning in the art classroom has been on-going for some years. It's the discipline most closely related to Maker Education. Students would strongly object if we didn't make something during art class. I remember vivdly once I spent the whole lesson doing Art appreciation and at the end of the class, a girl asked me why didn't we do any artwork! That said, it speaks volume about the importance of the foundation years on building learning experiences.
