Pop-Up Education Makerspaces
Room 9 | Mon 13 Jan | 2:40 p.m.–3:10 p.m.
Presented by
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Roland Gesthuizen
@rgesthuizen
https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/roland-gesthuizen
Roland Gesthuizen (Monash University) researches Science and Technology with particular interest in the Digital Origins of STEM, Science Education, and Digital Technologies. He is currently working on the Cognitive and Conative domains of STEM. As a GLOBE trained teacher his work spans a range of environmental issues using blended learning to bridge STEM principle of teaching and learning. Roland is Vice President of the Mag-Net association for STEM Educators and Editor of DLTV Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria Journal. As an Internet pioneer; he was the first to help design and build a website for an Australian public utility and operated an EarthDial used with the NASA Mars Rovers for the Planetary Society. Roland’s work has been recognised with a National ACCE Educator of the Year Award and ISTE Making IT happen award. As a GLOBE trained teacher his work spans a range of environmental issues using blended learning to bridge STEM principle of teaching and learning.
Roland Gesthuizen
@rgesthuizen
https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/roland-gesthuizen
Abstract
This talk will be about how popup makerspaces were used to engage members of the public at Monash University, Faculty of Education. Rather than running a static showcase or demonstration, these events were used to actively encouraged participants to get their hands-on and minds-on with digital technologies. The presenter will outline some of the different activities that have been conducted over the past six months including Robotics, Virtual Reality, Coding with Micro:bits, Bee-Bots and Little Bit Electronics. This culminated with an engaging activity called LOSK in Space that was run at a local school. This approach was a valuable way for preservice teachers to evaluate new technologies, allowed them to explore new learning spaces and pedagogies.
Linux Australia: http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2020/room_9/Monday/PopUp_Education_Makerspaces.webm
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqweeflIZk4
This talk will be about how popup makerspaces were used to engage members of the public at Monash University, Faculty of Education. Rather than running a static showcase or demonstration, these events were used to actively encouraged participants to get their hands-on and minds-on with digital technologies. The presenter will outline some of the different activities that have been conducted over the past six months including Robotics, Virtual Reality, Coding with Micro:bits, Bee-Bots and Little Bit Electronics. This culminated with an engaging activity called LOSK in Space that was run at a local school. This approach was a valuable way for preservice teachers to evaluate new technologies, allowed them to explore new learning spaces and pedagogies. Linux Australia: http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2020/room_9/Monday/PopUp_Education_Makerspaces.webm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqweeflIZk4