{"id":1708,"date":"2014-12-17T17:12:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T17:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2014-12-17T17:17:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T17:17:44","slug":"celebrating-community-learning-at-sparkmacon-makerspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/celebrating-community-learning-at-sparkmacon-makerspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Community Learning at SparkMacon MakerSpace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fcelebrating-community-learning-at-sparkmacon-makerspace%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmasOrnaments.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1712\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmasOrnaments.png\" alt=\"Christmas Ornament Making\" width=\"242\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmasOrnaments.png 242w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmasOrnaments-191x300.png 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On our blog InspiredToEducate.NET, we have reflected on the benefits of learning by making. \u00a0\u00a0It has been fun putting project based learning ideas into action at our new makerspace. \u00a0\u00a0Our team has been given the opportunity to implement <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project-based_learning\" target=\"_blank\">project based learning<\/a> experiences in community meetups. \u00a0\u00a0Our team has completed\u00a0some informal reflection upon community events so far with the hopes of improving our guest experience. \u00a0I wanted to share a few celebrations and ideas we\u2019re considering to make things better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going well?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are very excited that we\u2019re attracting a variety of makers. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For background, our \u201copen make\u201d night is scheduled the first friday of every month and open to the public. \u00a0\u00a0This event gives our makerspace the opportunity to serve the public at large. \u00a0During our first events, our makers have included arduino builders, coders, boot painters, cosplay crafters, artists, lego fans, musicians, and wood workers. \u00a0\u00a0It was neat to see young makers working right beside the adults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-1NRsP1g4A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One of our key dreams for SparkMacon is that we inspire the next generation of engineers, scientists and artists. \u00a0It has been cool to see families bring their kids to the events. \u00a0\u00a0Inspired by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makerkids.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maker Kids Makerspace<\/a> and <a title=\"theClubhou.se: Growing an Awesome City through a Culture of Making\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1440\" target=\"_blank\">ClubHouse Augusta<\/a>, our team has been working to make sure young makers feel at home. \u00a0\u00a0The kids seem to enjoy the 3D modeling activities with <a title=\"3 Tutorials on 3D Modelling with TinkerCAD.COM\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1557\" target=\"_blank\">TinkerCAD<\/a> and building stuff with <a href=\"http:\/\/education.lego.com\/en-us\/preschool-and-school\/lower-primary\/7plus-education-wedo\" target=\"_blank\">Lego Wedo<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0During our last open make night, we experimented with building Minecraft worlds using TinkerCAD and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcedit.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">MCEdit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m really pleased that my wife enjoyed getting to meet other maker families in Macon. \u00a0\u00a0I know that I appreciate getting to make new friends too. \u00a0It does give me a feeling of satisfaction knowing that we\u2019re helping to grow positive relationships through these events. \u00a0\u00a0Who knows what the impact of these relationships will be five years from now?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It has been cool to see students teaching students. \u00a0\u00a0One of the older kids that attended the open make nights has been showing the younger students how he accomplished certain things in TinkerCAD. \u00a0\u00a0I also caught him showing off his <a href=\"http:\/\/code.org\" target=\"_blank\">\u201chour of code\u201d games<\/a> to his young friends. \u00a0\u00a0I hope we can grow this trend in our young makers programs. \u00a0I\u2019m looking forward to seeing our students helping other students to learn and grow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The people who have tried the <a href=\"http:\/\/code.org\" target=\"_blank\">\u201chour of code\u201d materials<\/a> from code.org have really enjoyed themselves. \u00a0\u00a0I got to see one of our young makers enjoying the process of building flappy birds. \u00a0\u00a0Since our first open make night, I have been told that this young man has been asking more questions about learning to code. \u00a0\u00a0(Way cool!!) \u00a0\u00a0We\u2019ve had a few adults show interest in the material too. \u00a0I\u2019m looking forward to seeing us do more \u201clearn to code\u201d events in January.<\/li>\n<li>Our leadership team at <a href=\"http:\/\/sparkmacon.com\" target=\"_blank\">SparkMacon <\/a>could not pull off these events alone. \u00a0\u00a0It takes a lot of effort to properly market, organize, plan execute, setup and teardown events. \u00a0In our early stages, I\u2019m thankful for our SparkMacon members who have volunteered their precious time and effort to make the space functional and welcoming to our community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a future blog post, I will try to reflect upon how we plan to improve our community events.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Stories on InspiredToEducate.NET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning To Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1319\">Easy Data Visualization with Google Charts and JavaScript<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=795\">Learn to Build Your Own Conversational Bot using ChatScript<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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