Course: Makerspaces for Creative Learning

When there are specific learning objectives to achieve, assessment of learning is relatively straightforward. However, what happens when the making is more exploratory and open-ended? Standardised assessment struggles to capture …

In some senses, early years settings have always been makerspaces – with children engaging in ‘making’ using a range of tools and resources, such as construction bricks and arts and …

Interest in makerspaces for learning has been linked to the ‘Maker Movement’, a DIY movement which celebrates being a maker and producer, rather than just a consumer of goods. Where …