Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity is an exploration of how young children gain digital literacies in ‘makerspaces.’ The international authors investigate how hands-on experimentation with a variety of materials - from traditional arts and crafts to contemporary digital tools like 3D printers and laser cutters - can aid children in their development of play, creativity and storytelling. From museums to libraries, nursery schools to community centres, this research shows how ‘making’ supports the development of creative skills and introduces concepts to be explored in a variety of environments and contexts.
Drawing on examples from around the globe, described by a range of international academics, Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity includes chapters on:
Virtual reality
Museum and library makerspaces
Intergenerational making in families
Making in schools and nursery settings
Assessing learning in makerspaces
Links to previous theories
Social imagination
This book will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in the fields of education and digital literacies; early childhood teacher educators and practitioners; librarians; museum educators; and makerspace staff.
Edited by:
Alicia Blum-Ross,
Kristiina Kumpulainen,
Jackie Marsh (University of Sheffield,
UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 458g
ISBN: 9780367197865
ISBN 10: 0367197863
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 19 November 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgements Contributors Chapter 1: The MakEY Project: An Introduction Alicia Blum-Ross, Kristiina Kumpulainen and Jackie Marsh Chapter 2: Researching Young Children’s Engagement and Learning in Makerspaces: Insights from Post-Vygotskian and Post-Human Perspectives Michalis Kontopodis and Kristiina Kumpulainen Chapter 3: Makeative Makerspaces: When the Pedagogy is Makeative Klaus Thestrup and Louisa Haugaard Pedersen Chapter 4: Makerspaces, Multiliteracies and Early Science Education: The Finnish Approach Jenni Vartiainen and Kristiina Kumpulainen Chapter 5: Makerspaces and Virtual Reality Dylan Yamada-Rice, Deborah Rodrigues and Justyna Zubrycka Chapter 6: Makerspaces in Formal and Non-Formal Learning Contexts in Iceland Kristín Dýrfjörð, Torfi Hjartarson, Anna E. Hreiðarsdóttir, Sólveig Jakobsdóttir, Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir, Skúlína H. Kjartansdóttir, Margrét E. Ólafsdóttir, Svava Pétursdóttir, Gísli Thorsteinsson Chapter 7: Makerspaces in the Making: Reconfiguring Cultures of Facilitation across the Kindergarten and the Science Museum Alfredo Jornet, Hans Christian Arnseth and Ole Smørdal Chapter 8: Types of Engagement in Makerspaces Anca Velicu and Monica Mitarcă Chapter 9: Assessment of Learning in STEAM-Focused Makerspaces Louise Kay, Jackie Marsh, David Hyatt, Liz Chesworth, Bobby Nisha, Beth Nutbrown and Bryony Olney Chapter 10: Connecting learning: Parents and young children in museum makerspaces Alicia Blum-Ross and Sonia Livingstone Chapter 11: Teaching for social imagination: Creativity in an early learning makerspace Anne Burke and Abigail Crocker Chapter 12: Conclusion Jackie Marsh, Alicia Blum-Ross and Kristiina Kumpulainen Afterword: Reflecting on Process Kylie Peppler
Alicia Blum-Ross is Public Policy Lead for Kids and Families at Google. Kristiina Kumpulainen is Professor of Education at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki. Jackie Marsh is Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield.
Reviews for Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity: Makerspaces in the Early Years
"""The soul is healed by being with children. This book provides the scientific underpinning of Dostoyevsky's wisdom. It gives inspiring examples of connecting the young and the elderly and how to strengthen community life."" - Elly Singer, Associate Professor University Utrecht, The Netherlands, retired"
