Enabling children’s genuine participation in digital design and fabrication: instructors’ perspective
Digital fabrication laboratories (Fab Labs) are accessible to the public, including children and families. However, a variety of technical skills, tools, and […]
The show must go on!
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for Fab Labs and makerspaces where the use of digital fabrication machines and working with physical materials […]
Guidelines for empowering children to make and shape digital technology—case fab lab oulu
Digital technology design and making skills are seen as important ‘twenty-first century skills’ that children need to learn to become future changemakers, […]
A Framework to Analyse Digital Fabrication Projects
In this study, we formulate a framework to evaluate open-ended projects related to digital fabrication. The framework consists of two dimensions, i.e. […]
“Document-while-doing”
Maker and DIY communities are constantly sharing tutorials, projects documentation, as well as design sketches and model files. Producing documentation of good […]
Academic Recognition of Fab Academy
Maker educations and distributed educations are increasing in quantity and quality. This gives a possibility for academia to tap into interesting sources […]