Makerspaces, Innovation and Science Education: How, Why, and What For? Tan Michael
Makerspaces, Innovation and Science Education: How, Why, and What For? Tan Michael This book provides an overview to a range of theories in science and technology that inform the different ways in…
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Makerspaces, Innovation and Science Education: How, Why, and What For? Tan Michael
This book provides an overview to a range of theories in science and technology that inform the different ways in which makerspaces can be educative. Educators are likely to reach towards activities that have a high degree of engagement, but this might result in observations like 'it looks like fun, but what are they learning?'.Beginning from the question of how we know what we know in science, the author asserts that understanding scientific knowledge requires us to know more than the abstract concepts typically presented in schools. Makerspaces are an indispensable site for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction and pose novel risks and opportunities for STEM instruction.
The social and material aspects of knowledge are also important--these take the form of questions such as: What is the interplay between knowledge and power? How do we