"What if everyone is creative,
and the tools to shape our world are within reach?"Does Your Student/Child Have a Portfolio of Work?
THE MOVIE below (17 minutes)
The other day I had a conversation with a parent and, naturally, the subject turned to education, specifically the cost of higher ed and does it deliver on the promise.
"The Return of the Hand ---
I'm a Maker . . . . and here's what I do."
I'm a Maker . . . . and here's what I do."
Well, folks, here is now a "movie," We Are Makers, which is well-worth the watch. Some thoughts:
Making is fundamental to who we are.
Dales Dougherty, founder of the Maker Movement, talks about how we often don't
make the connection between making, whether it be robotics or weaving.
Making initiates us into communities of people, whether in-person or on-line. It's a "social currency, a network." It's a "return of the hand!" Here's the video set-up:
Related: The Daily Riff:We Are Makers tells the story of the Maker Movement.
It's the story not of tools but of people. A publisher. An entrepreneur.
A design professor. A middle school teacher. Two museum educators.
And a creative director.
Each provides an important viewpoint on why new technologies and
communities of making are bringing us back to something deeply human.See Video Below
Why "Making" Matters: Kids want it. We learn when we create . . . and relate
by C.J. Westerberg
Maker Faire Africa 2012 in Pictures
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