While considering what to write about for this week’s blog post, I stumbled across an event happening right on the University of Michigan campus where I work. Even more interesting, this event–the Festival of Learning–was planned and hosted by … Read more >
In the time since I left you to ponder the etymology of anions and cations, and how that relates to anodes and cathodes, I have continued working my way through The Arduino Projects Book. I built myself a simple … Read more >
On our campus, we have frequent and significant conversations about the role of open resources in learning. Through our Open.Michigan group, we’ve gotten to work with the folks at Creative Commons. Creative Commons’ Jane Park has been a friend and … Read more >
This past Saturday, Emily and Sharona attended Maker Faire Detroit, a weekend-long celebration of makers and making put together by The Henry Ford Museum and Maker Media. For two days, the museum’s large parking lot is transformed into … Read more >
Earlier this week, the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Wired Campus blog shared the story of Matt Ranto, an information faculty member at the University of Toronto. Harnessing a $50,000 3D printer, 27 work hours, and $300 in resin materials, … Read more >
While I was at work this week, my colleague burst into my office, immediately insisting that I check out this new iPad app he had download called colAR Mix. The user first prints off a special coloring book page … Read more >
If you’re interested in kid-driven learning, especially in informal, peer environments, then Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media is an essential read. And now you can download the PDF version of this
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As Kristin mentioned in our last blog post, makerspaces and making were definitely a hot topic at this year’s ALA Annual Conference. I learned a lot and had a lot of really good conversations with librarians all over … Read more >
Another American Library Association Annual Conference has come and gone, and makerspaces were definitely among the hot topics. Ellen Gustafson, Rachel Goldberg, and I represented the Michigan Makers project at a poster session and chatted with lots of maker-oriented folks.… Read more >
It’s 9:00 on a Friday night, I’ve been up since before 6 a.m., and it’s been a doozy of a week. I’m tired. But there’s an Arduino on the couch next to me, and I’m still riding high on my … Read more >