This week our task was to create an Infographic about Maker Education. I was looking forward to this assignment, because I love infographics and how easily and eye catching the information is laid out for you. However, as I began to work on this project, I came to realize just how difficult it is to lay out information in such a way that it draws the reader in, through eye catching graphics and layouts while providing enough details to convey the topic. I started off by thinking about the narrative that I wanted to convey. I originally started off with a different narrative, but found myself hitting a wall, so I decided to go a different route. My infographic is designed to show the major benefits of Maker Education and how easy it is to create.
In my school district, we recently passed a bond to provide one-to-one devices for all students. Being the “techy” that I am, I was ecstatic and embraced the opportunity. However, many teachers were and still are skeptical of the benefits of technology and Maker Education. The skeptics were my inspiration. I wanted to design an infographic that briefly showed the contrast of Traditional Education to Maker Education to show just how powerful making is. Then, I used my infographic to portray how simple it is to create a Makerspace in your classroom and all the wonderful benefits of doing so. Many people might think that a Makespace costs a lot of money, but it doesn’t have to. It can easily be created with recycled materials that you find around your classroom or house. My goal was the encourage teachers to try creating a Makerspace and see for themselves the transformation it can bring.
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Maker Education Infographic
References:
Impact of the Maker Movement. (2014). Retrieved April 21, 2017, from http://www.bing.com/cr?IG=105333CF262940FEB46943E8D3299B09&CID=16E9D598292B6D2023C8DFF528BB6C8C&rd=1&h=Zghy7ZYXxI5O2P156IKa-Pch5wS68H6xaA6wlMuPvHQ&v=1&r=http%3a%2f%2fmakermedia.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2014%2f10%2fimpact-of-the-maker-movement.pdf&p=DevEx,5062.1
Klepper, J., JD, Periera, J., MAEd, & Saynor, Z., MS. (n.d.). Maker Education: Effective Implementation in 21st Century Classrooms. Retrieved April 22, 2017, from http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2224003/EDU/downloads/whitepaper.pdf
T. (n.d.). Teaching as Leadership. Retrieved April 22, 2017, from http://teachingasleadership.org/sites/default/files/How_To/PP/P-4/P4_Trad_v_Diff_Classroom.pdf
Davis, B., & Summers, M. (2015). Applying Dale’s Cone of Experience to increase learning and retention: A study of student learning in a foundational leadership course. Retrieved April 22, 2017, from http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/qproc.2015.elc2014.6
Image References:
I AM Thankful Clipart. (n.d.). Retrieved April 23, 2017, from http://www.easyfreeclipart.com/i-am-thankful-clipart.html CC BY 2.0
Ltd, B. (n.d.). School 19 Free Stock Photo – Public Domain Pictures. Retrieved April 23, 2017, from http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=184586&picture=school-19 CC BY 2.0
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