Programming Ideas in Makerspaces
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The document outlines strategies for organizing and promoting makerspaces, emphasizing the importance of effective storage, programming, and community engagement. It suggests various programming ideas for different activities like robotics, circuits, and 3D printing, as well as ways to collaborate with local businesses and involve staff and patrons. Key objectives include creating a fun environment that encourages innovation and embraces failure in the learning process.
Programming Ideas in Makerspaces
- 1. Programming Ideas in Makerspaces BRIAN PICHMAN | EVOLVE PROJECT
- 2. Organizing Your Makerspace So many things…so little time.
- 5. Overcoming Space Restrictions Maker “Table” Nominate a table and have a different activity out each week. Could be a project that each patron adds to, or an individual project that gets reset at each completion Rotating Collection Share some “Maker-Kits” with fellow libraries/branches and spread out your activities across the area.
- 6. Overcoming Security Concerns Is it Really Needed Based on the studies reported, there is a loss of .15% to .5% per year; or overall loss rates of 4–8% when an inventory, or inventory sample, is conducted periodically. Why do books go missing? Some are simply miss shelved and will eventually resurface; others are lost by library users, with the lost item fees paid. Sadly, many are stolen, though electronic detection systems do minimize that risk http://www.ala.org/tools/loss-rate
- 7. Organization: Instructions? Instructions: People read. Follow. Complete. No Instructions: People Fail. Try Again. People Innovate Something New Help People Fail. Ask for help. Succeed. People Innovative Something New
- 8. Organization: Rules? Rules can offer a sense of Security Peace Order Rules about Rules: Avoid the use of “No….” Choose colors carefully Use Positive Language Don’t write and post a rule about that one incident that occurred
- 9. Marketing Your Space It’s a lot easier if you make someone else do it for you.
- 11. Tips n Tricks Facebook Engage Share the “fun” Offer Challenges Lots of Commenting / Liking Twitter Influence Promote Milestones Major Innovations Ask for people to share
- 13. Self Promotions Recording Studio Add the outputs (videos, music, etc.) to the collection Host movie nights, share the works. Programming Robots: Do a “robot night” Game: Do a “game night” Engineering Circuits: Build Displays / Wall Displays Robots: Build Displays / Demo Areas Art or Craft Orientated Display Allow things to be ”Borrowed”
- 14. Local Businesses Advertise What You Can Do For Businesses: 3D Print Prototypes/Fixes Space to make marketing materials Space to tinker Space to “Hang Out” Having something to “tinker” with while brainstorming can actually help innovate.
- 15. Local Business Experts Turn local businesses into educators for your space. Train staff/patrons on coding, engineering, electricity, robotics, photography, cinematography, and more! Get them to promote to the program If they have a strong customer base, they will share what they are doing with their customers…and in turn, advertise your library. Open up your “phonebook” and look at what’s local to your area.
- 17. Planning for Staff Staff Involvement Promoters and Challengers Encouragement of new ideas is key Staff Training Teaching non-technical people the technical. Teaching the technical people empathy.
- 18. Planning for Future Work with school curriculum Find out what they are trying to focus on. Many of the tech gadget companies build curriculum for free that matches what schools accomplish through all the core competencies. Start small Don’t have to buy multiples of a single item. Get one as a “demo” and see where it goes. Survey your users. What works What didn’t Remove the bad! Budget appropriately Or fundraise appropriately.
- 20. Survey Tips Short and Sweet (less than five minutes) Open Ended vs Closed Ended Questions Evaluating Loyalty and Satisfaction The average satisfied person will only tell 1 or 2 people how “happy” they are The average unsatisfied person will tell 3-6 people how ”unhappy” they are. Loyal users will return and encourage others to come. NPS Scoring Methods of Delivery Phone, Email, On the Spot
- 21. Places to Watch for Ideas Crowdfunding Websites Kickstarter/Indiegogo Consumer Electronic Show Living In Digital Times http://livingindigitaltimes.com/ Social Media Be active (please). Community Start-Up Hubs
- 22. Programming Ideas Other than Open Play
- 23. Robotics and Programming Activity Based Ideas
- 24. Programming Ideas for Coding/Robotics Tactile Programming (programming without a computer) Mazes Get from Point A to Point B and avoid Obstacles 1, 2, and 3. Coding on A Computer Goal Orientated Make Character do XYZ Design Orientated Build a story and program to that story. Coding a Robot / Built Robot Obstacle Courses Races Battle Bots
- 25. Circuits and Engineering Activity Based Ideas
- 26. Programming Ideas for Circuits/Engineering Simple Circuits Challenge Based: Process Driven (turning on a light switch) Story Based: Tell a story with interaction Maps: Create a map of the town and light it up. Complex Circuits Design Challenges (accomplish this scenario) Build “art” as an output. Circuits/Programming (Arduinos) Transition from “Lights and sounds” to “movement” to “interactive”
- 27. 3D Printing and Prototyping Activity Based Ideas
- 28. Programming Ideas for 3D Printing Basic Group: Build a design (or edit one) and see what occurs. Advance Build a Drone, 3D Printer, Robot Solving Issues Community Project to “print” models of buildings in town Printing prosthetics
- 29. Virtual/Augmented Reality Activity Based Ideas
- 30. Programming Ideas for Virtual/Augmented Reality At its core, its about “transporting” to another place You can re-build a lost city, relive a recent moment (recorded with a 360 Degree Camera) Moving in a direction of Virtual/Augmented reality where interactions are taking place on a new “layer” of reality.
- 31. Key Objectives (Recap) You want to be a fun environment. People and space are key You don’t have to have structure within your environment. Open play is great! Failure is OK Not all ideas work. Not all gadgets are awesome.
- 32. Questions? Contact me! Brian Pichman bpichman@evolveproject.org Twitter: @BPichman