Makerspaces and Writing
How can I make the theoretical critique at the heart of the Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society…
Sheridan notes that “[c]omposers are embedded within the networks of tools, raw materials, spaces, media, and people; these…
Introduction Dale Dougherty once reported that his Make magazine–an early beacon for contemporary “makers” and their makerspace movement–“harken[ed]…
Despite the growing popularity of makerspaces in higher education, creating and sustaining a permanent makerspace takes more…
As I worked on my contribution to the Makerspace Blog Carnival I wanted to make something informed by the…
A Maker Mentality Toward Writing David M Sheridan Elizabeth Wardle (2012) relates this example of a rhetorical intervention devised…
During the fall of 2015, I designed and taught an advanced composition course with inspiration from syllabi of…
“What do you want to make?” This was the first question that Eric Renn, founder of SoDo MakerSpace…
By: Tiffany Chan, Victoria Murawski, and Jentery Sayers In our lab at the University of Victoria, we are…
Writing is Making: Maker Culture and Embodied Learning in the Composition Classroom “Excuse me, where’s your teacher?” I…
The D.H. Hill Library Makerspace at North Carolina State University is the result of the growing number of university initiatives…
What happens when public writing assignments get too public? This question surfaces each time I teach the final…
*Note: There’s still time to participate! The deadline for proposals is extended to February 12, 2016.* Over the…