Human and Technological Dimensions of Making in FabLab

Milara, Iván Sánchez; Georgiev, Georgi V.; Riekki, Jukka; Ylioja, Jani; Pyykkönen, Mikko

doi:10.1080/14606925.2017.1353052

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“…The integration of STEAM's activities into the educational practice of different laboratories allows students who are passionate about one subject to interact with other subjects, as well as facilitates interaction between teachers, based on their different expert knowledge and passions [3]. FabLab users can utilize trainees' perceptions of different dimensions to emphasize specific aspects of the design of activities to achieve learning goals [47].…”

Section: Fablab and Physical Computing For Steam Education Integratmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated activities in STEM environment: Methodology and implementation practice

Juškevičienė

Dagienė

Dolgopolovas

2020

Comp Applic In Engineering

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Introduction Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and STEAM (with A for Arts) have evolved to symbolize the renewal of science education. STEAM education offers a number of benefits, such as improved problem analysis and solving skills, as well as the development of creative abilities. Many researchers reiterate the importance of STEAM‐related activities and programs, especially the integration of maker education. Despite much interest in STEAM, it is often challenging for many educators to incorporate integrated activities into their teaching practice. This paper deals with the value of STEAM integration in a methodological sense, with a focus on the maker's laboratory and physical computing, as well as the application of design thinking and computational thinking approaches. Motivation and Objectives The goal of this study is to develop a comprehensive conceptual framework for integrated STEM curricula focusing on the following research questions: (a) how to improve daily activities of STEM education by combining the activities of different laboratories and using a design thinking approach? and (b) how to combine FabLab activities and physical computing related to teaching different aspects of computational thinking in the context of STEM? Research Methodology and Methods As a research methodology, we implement a mixed methods strategy to combine theoretical study and empirical research based on a synthesized literature survey and the process of iterative model development based on an observational case study. We conduct a detailed case study of two applications of integrated activities based on FabLab and physical computing integration, and illustrate how design thinking can guide teachers to open up for interdisciplinary, creative, and project‐based opportunities. Results and Findings The paper provides a conceptual framework for STEM integration activities and step‐by‐step guidelines on how design thinking methods could could interact in practice. The implications of the results may be useful for educators seeking recommendations for the integration process, which enable educators to design hands‐on activities and incorporate integrated aspect of students' STEAM learning into teaching practice. In conclusions, the authors suggest that as interdisciplinary crossroads, design thinking provides a natural bridge between subjects, and fits especially to integrate activities of the maker's labs and physical computing, focusing on the integration of computational thinking and computational making approaches within STEM education environment. The absence of a statistical evaluation, which is positioned as a further research step, may be mentioned as a limitation of the study.

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Section: Fablab and Physical Computing For Steam Education Integratmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated activities in STEM environment: Methodology and implementation practice

Juškevičienė

Dagienė

Dolgopolovas

2020

Comp Applic In Engineering

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“…Kim [14] highlights the importance of digital fabrication tools such as parametric design software, 3D printers (additive manufacturing), and Computer numerical control (CNC) milling (subtractive manufacturing process) in architectural design education. Researchers explore the contribution of these techniques in STEM and STEAM education [15][16][17][18]. Digital fabrication techniques have gained popularity in educational environments all over the world, mainly due to the influential role of the Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) from MIT [19], the makerspaces [20], and the rapid prototyping laboratories [21].…”

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Sustainable Design and Prototyping Using Digital Fabrication Tools for Education

2021

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Prototyping physical artifacts is a fundamental activity for both product development in industrial and engineering design domains and the development of digital fabrication skills. Prototyping is also essential for human-centric problem-solving in design education. Digital fabrication assists in rapid prototype development through computer-aided design and manufacturing tools. Due to the spread of makerspaces like fabrication laboratories (FabLabs) around the world, the use of digital fabrication tools for prototyping in educational institutes is becoming increasingly common. Studies on the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of digital fabrication have been carried out. However, none of them focus on sustainability and prototyping-based digital fabrication tools or design education. To bridge this research gap, a conceptual framework for sustainable prototyping based on a five-stage design thinking model is proposed. The framework, which is based on a comprehensive literature review of social, economic, and environmental sustainability factors of digital fabrication, is applied to evaluate a prototyping process that took place in a FabLab in an education context aimed at enhancing sustainability. Three case studies are used to evaluate the proposed framework. Based on the findings, recommendations are presented for sustainable prototyping using digital fabrication tools.

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“…Based on the dimensions used by Sánchez Milara et al (2017), the proposed framework adds more details for quantifying the existing state of the art framework used in literature. This is done by defining the sub-dimensions in each category and their evaluation criteria.…”

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“…The following literature sources in the revised paper describe the existing framework. Sánchez Milara et al (2017) discussed technological and human dimensions concerning digital fabrication within the Fab lab context. The technological dimension includes the design of 3D/2D parts, prototyping using electronics, programming, and utilizing tools/machines in the Fab lab.…”

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A Framework to Analyse Digital Fabrication Projects: The Role of Design Creativity

Soomro¹,

Georgiev²

2020

Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC 2020)

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In this study, we formulate a framework to evaluate open-ended projects related to digital fabrication. The framework consists of two dimensions, i.e. human intellect and technology. Human intellect is judged by three sub-dimensionscreativity, computational thinking, and skills. In order to study the technology dimension, the four sub-dimensions include process, outcome, development stage, and reproducibility. To test the proposed framework, a case study was applied on digital fabrication projects done in Fab Academy 2019. Final projects of students are selected to implement the framework since final projects exemplify most of the skills learned by a student of the digital fabrication course. In addition, the proposed framework is also assessed in the light of existing literature done to evaluate learning in similar types of projects. The results establish the relationship among different sub parameters of human intellect and technology, and present the open-ended project evaluation results.

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Human and Technological Dimensions of Making in FabLab

Cited by 22 publications

References 9 publications

Integrated activities in STEM environment: Methodology and implementation practice

Integrated activities in STEM environment: Methodology and implementation practice

Sustainable Design and Prototyping Using Digital Fabrication Tools for Education

A Framework to Analyse Digital Fabrication Projects: The Role of Design Creativity

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