Hands-on and project-based learning is making waves in the traditional education system for students and educators alike. Consider yourself a lifelong learner? Explore below for new ideas and information to discover!
This weekend, there’s an “inaugural” science and engineering festival happening on the National Mall in Washington, DC. If you’re from the area, or plan to be visiting, this looks to be an action-packed event to check out. It’s a veritable geek overload of speakers, exhibitors, hands-on workshops, and more. Over 1500 activities, 75 shows, four […]
How cool is this? These signs showed up at Purdue University, on the sides of Neil Armstrong Hall. Here’s the full text: I think work should be about making things work. Better. Faster. Smaller. Smarter. So I build bridges between what’s known and what’s not. I tinker. I toil. I write poetically in an abundance […]
World Maker Faire NY is taking place on September 25 and 26 at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. We’re really excited to be hosting our first-ever large-scale East Coast Faire and as part of the countdown, we’re showcasing some of the amazing makers who will be present. Today, we chat with Dr. […]
Tom Hoffman and I spoke about SchoolTool at the Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire. This system helps remotely-located schools share data with national governmental ministries of education, through Ubuntu and SMS.
The Detroit Public Library’s HYPE Teen Center opened in 2008, as a place for young adults to have their own space within our main library. HYPE stands for “Helping Young People Excel,” and was submitted by one of our library teens in a naming contest for the center. Each day, teens come streaming in after […]
There is certainly lots to debate about corporate sponsorship of education and sponsored editorial content, in print and online. We have these debates all the time here at MAKE. And I’m sure educational organizations have equally tough choices to make in terms of getting the funding for great educational programs, money that companies are all […]
MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty was in town (DC) this week. I always enjoy hanging out with Dale and talking about what we’re currently most excited about, in science, technology, the maker community, etc. He got most enthused when recounting his experience of Sridhar Vembu’s talk at last weekend’s Foo Camp. He did this […]
