Category Archives: makerspace
Creating makerspaces: go beyond your walls
Field notes from creating the Laurier Library Makerspace One of the best things you can do in building your makerspace is to go beyond your own walls. While this might sound counterintuitive, building a makerspace is about building a community … Continue reading
Creating makerspaces: the power of examples
Field notes from creating the Laurier Library Makerspace In our makerspace, we share examples of work from different makerly domains for three reasons: To inspire other makers To answer questions To affirm that this is our place of making I … Continue reading
Creating Makerspaces: from learners to teachers
Field notes from creating the Laurier Library Makerspace Encouraging learners to become teachers offers three substantial and communal benefits to any makerspace: Amplifies your horsepower – creating a virtuous ripple effect of onboarding new teachers Opens the opportunity for ownership … Continue reading
Creating makerspaces: building capacity in people
I’m trying to save the world by working with a bunch of creative, resourceful, hard-working students at Wilfrid Laurier University. We invented the Laurier Library Makerspace here in Waterloo, Ontario. We teach everything from sewing to circuit board design to … Continue reading
Year of Makerspaces: UW Mech Eng WATiMake
I’m calling this The Year of Makerspaces because, happily, everywhere I turn I find a new one. Back in 2009 when we were founding kwartzlab, the first makerspace in Waterloo Region, we had to go to some lengths just to … Continue reading