{"id":10,"date":"2025-03-14T20:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janettehughes.ca\/makerlab\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-06-22T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:52:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/janettehughes.ca\/makerlab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the STEAM-3D Maker Lab!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The STEAM-3D Maker Lab\u00a0is where\u00a0Dr. Janette Hughes and her team conduct outreach and research.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janettehughes.ca\/makerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/labimages-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" style=\"width:280px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janettehughes.ca\/makerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/labimages-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/janettehughes.ca\/makerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/labimages-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/janettehughes.ca\/makerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/labimages-300x300-1-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop and evaluate constructionist \u201cproduction pedagogies\u201d that work to build students\u2019 \u2018performative\u2019 competencies in digital literacies, and investigate whether and how they promote civic engagement, service learning, and social justice particularly among marginalized students;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Observe and evaluate the impact of \u201cmaker cultures\u201d&nbsp;that facilitate the discovery, design, and development (3Ds) of digital \u201cproducts\u201d for students of all ages, their teachers, and the community; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build capacity for investigating and affecting change and innovation in formal and informal education settings in the use of emerging digital media and interactive tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is a Makerspace?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A makerspace is a collaborative, learner-centered and constructionist-pedagogy-focused learning environment where individuals come together to tinker, build and create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a makerspace, emphasis is on problem-solving, collaborating with others, failing, developing grit and resiliency, and finally, creating something to solve a real-world problem using both digital and physical materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Conversation With Dr. Janette Hughes: Critical Making\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RAXMQEUAyv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why a Makerspace at the Faculty of Education at Ontario Tech University<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>New digital technologies that existed on the fringe only a few short years ago, such as 3D<a href=\"http:\/\/janettehughes.ca\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/labimages.jpg\"><br><\/a>printing, are quickly moving beyond the domains of business and manufacturing to the homes and studios of everyday citizens where localized and personalized production is becoming more common, especially in association with DIY culture. Education spheres need to keep pace in order to align with our students\u2019 real-world and lived experiences and to reflect 21st-century teaching and learning practices that predominate non-institutionalized learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Makerspace Goals Include:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developing and evaluating constructionist \u201cproduction pedagogies\u201d;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building students\u2018\u2018performative\u2019 competencies in digital literacies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making for change: Promoting civic engagement and social justice;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitating the discovery, design and development (3Ds) of digital \u2018products\u2019 for students, teachers, parents, community;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building capacity for investigating and affecting change and innovation in formal and informal education settings in the use of emerging digital media and interactive tools;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting greater interest in STEM through literacy and the arts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information on Dr. Hughes:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out her website at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.janettehughes.ca\/\">www.janettehughes.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you can find information regarding her research (including publications), teaching, and advising. 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