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Designing a Hands-on Learning Space for the New Generation

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In this poster paper, we present a "design document" for a fab lab in development at the University of Trento, in Italy. We discuss why and how some elements of the fab lab can be rethought for the current generation of Higher Education students, which, we argue, has different features than the one originally targeted by these structures. We discuss the three main design elements that we use: matching high- and low-tech fabrication; constructivist education; and interdisciplinarity. Finally, we outline relevant stakeholders for this type of initiative and how they can be empowered and integrated in the lab's architecture.

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    FabLearn Europe '19: Proceedings of the FabLearn Europe 2019 Conference
    May 2019
    107 pages
    ISBN:9781450362665
    DOI:10.1145/3335055
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    1. Fablab
    2. constructivist education
    3. crafts
    4. interdisciplinarity

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    • (2022)What FabLearn talks about when talking about reflection — A systematic literature reviewInternational Journal of Child-Computer Interaction10.1016/j.ijcci.2021.10025628:COnline publication date: 6-May-2022
    • (2022)A study of children’s learning and play using an underwater robot construction kitInternational Journal of Technology and Design Education10.1007/s10798-021-09720-333:2(317-336)Online publication date: 29-Mar-2022
    • (2021)Becoming a Maker PedagogueFabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2021 - An International Conference on Computing, Design and Making in Education10.1145/3466725.3466756(1-10)Online publication date: 2-Jun-2021

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