1. Making MAKESHOP Designing Making Experiences with Families

2. Quick IntroductionsJane WernerLisa BrahmsDrew DavidsonDale Doughertyand ETC graduate students

3. MAKESHOP Partners

4. The MAKESHOP Idea: Opportunity and Response Growth of media-rich informal learning environments for youth Childrens Museums: Growing focus on 0-5 years. Visitor Study: Children 7+ 30% of audience History of Practice: Studio & Curiosity Lab Pittsburgh: Kids+Creativity Network; CMU; University of Pittsburgh; Artist/Maker Community

5. Vision for MAKESHOP Target demographic: children, ages 8-12 DIY + Digital Media Highly facilitated Design process: ideation, prototyping, iteration, reflection Entry Point: What do you want to make today? Scaffolded experiences for exploration and innovation with old and new technologies

6. Front End ResearchParent Perspective of New and Traditional(DIY) MediaParents of Children 8+Context: Childrens Museum Parent and Family Activity Parent Belief Learner Positioning (Ito, et al, 2010; Barron, 2006; Barron et al, 2009; Choing, 2009)

7. Which areas of the Museum do older children enjoy most and why?

8. Roles and Value of Experience / / r What parents value highly in . " h Museum-based family activity: w l Experiences that enable h r Creativity / Parent-Child Co-Learning / w Collaboration r / w w

9. Prototyping MAKESHOPDesigning with our Visitors

10. ElectricShop

11. SewShop

12. WoodShop

13. MAKESHOP

14. Exhibits are: Flexible Simple and Intuitive Inspire and Support Collaboration & Co-activity Enable Multi-Leveled & Open Ended Use Accessible Sustainable Facilitation: Meets learners where they are Leverages the family unit (differentiation of role and skill) Scaffolds through Materials, Tools, Processes and IdeasDesigning MAKESHOP

15. Family Learning, Processes & Shifting Roles

16. Stuff

17. Processes

18. Meet the Makers

19. Making with Constraints

20. The Hannah-Occupier

21. ETC Projects2 Semesters to date

22. Digital Dream Lab Can we teach children to program? Tangible programming blocks Hello, world! Beginner blocks: Show Me, Object, Color, Action

23. Digital Dream Lab

24. Digital Dream Lab Can we teach children to program? Provide framework that allows for exploration and story telling Learning objectives Provide context for a new language Create a system based on block relationships and cause and effect

25. Family Learning Productive Participation PatternsMaking with the Young Child

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28. Questions, Comments & Discussion Consideration of Context Integration of Digital Media Others

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