2023 MET Inclusive Makerspace Conference

This page contains reflections on select sessions at the inaugural

at the University of British Columbia

May 24 & 25, 2023

Conference Session Title: ChatGPT and the Future of Education: Opportunities and Challenges

Conference Attendee: Tamaka Fisher

Presentation format: In person panel presentation Date: May 25, 2023

Presenters: Yvonne Dawydiak, Reid Patterson, Patrick Pennefather, Wendy Traas, Emily Fornwald, and Emma Gray

Audio Version

References

Adichie, C. N. (2009, October 7). Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg

Dawydiak, Y, Patterson, R., Pennefather, P., Traas, W., Forwald, E. & Gray, E. (2023, May 25). ChatGPT and the future of education: Opportunities and challenges [Panel discussion]. MET Inclusive Makerspace Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Kappor, I. (2023, May 27). Predictive AI vs. generative AI: Unveiling the distinctions. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/predictive-ai-vs-generative-unveiling-distinctions-ishan-kapoor/

Ted. (2009, October 7). Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg.

Vossoughi, S., Hooper, P. K., & Escude, M. (2016). Making through the lens of culture and power: Toward transformative visions for educational equity. Harvard Educational Review, 86(2), 206-232.

https://doi.org/10.17763/0017-8055.86.2.206

Conference Session Title: Fostering a Making Culture

Conference Attendee: Tamaka Fisher

Presentation format: In person panel presentation and group discussion Date: May 25, 2023

Presenters:Lynda Yearwood, Upper Canada College & Ryan Archer, Upper Canada College

Audio Version

References

Branigan-Pipe, Z. (2017). Making a makerspace: The tools the spaces and the theories, a holistic approach design project. https://dr.library.brocku.ca/bitstream/handle/10464/12972/Makerspace%20Resource.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

Cohen, J., Jones, W.M., Smith, S. & Calandra, B. (2017). Makification: Towards a framework for leveraging the maker movement in formal education [Conference Session].Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016. Chesapeake, VA

Ingram, C., Langhans, T., & Perrotta, C. (2022). Teaching design thinking as a tool to address complex public health challenges in public health students: A case study. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), 270-270. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03334-6

Linke, R. (2017, September 14). Design thinking explained. M.I.T. Management Sloan School. https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/design-thinking-explained

Edutopia. (2018. November 16). How learning happens: Learning problem solving and growth mindset in a makerspace [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQvcbLmNfok.

Liberatory Design. (n. d.). Liberatory design mindsets and modes to design for equity. https://www.liberatorydesign.com/

Papert, S. (1991). Situating constructionism. In S. Papert & I. Harel (Eds.), Constructionism, (pp. 1–11). Ablex.

Vossoughi, S., Hooper, P. K., & Escude, M. (2016). Making through the lens of culture and power: Toward transformative visions for educational equity. Harvard Educational Review, 86(2), 206-232.

https://doi.org/10.17763/0017-8055.86.2.206

Yi, F. & Baumann, M. (2018). Guiding principles for designing an accessible, inclusive, and diverse library makerspace. ISAM, 7.

Conference Session Title: Teaching Transformatively through making: Interactive storytelling to foster change

Conference Attendee: Tamaka Fisher

Presentation format: In person panel presentation and group discussion Date: May 24, 2023

Presenters:Chris Rugo- he/they (MET Student), Angela Reynolds (MET alum), Anneke Nussbaum- she/her (MET alum)

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Audio Version

References

Liberatory Design. (n. d.). Liberatory design mindsets and modes to design for equity. https://www.liberatorydesign.com/

Rugo, C., Reynolds, A., Nussbaum, A. (2023, May 24). Teaching 'transformatively' through making: Interactive storytelling to foster change [Conference presentation]. MET Inclusive Makerspace Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Vossoughi, S., Hooper, P. K., & Escude, M. (2016). Making through the lens of culture and power: Toward transformative visions for educational equity. Harvard Educational Review, 86(2), 206-232.

https://doi.org/10.17763/0017-8055.86.2.206

Zhang, H. (2021). Self-representation and decolonial learning in library makerspaces: Indigenous digital storytelling. Pathfinder: A Canadian Journal for Information Science Students and Early Career Professionals, 2(2), 53-69. https://doi.org/10.29173/pathfinder33

Reflection

This assignment was an opportunity for students that attended the MET Inclusive Makerspace Conference to review three conference sessions in place of two critical learning tasks. It was called the 'Golden Opportunity' and I accepted. I was to try out a new digital app and I chose MakeBeliefsComix.com. I'm excited to have a new making skill and I thoroughly enjoyed the creative in storytelling.

I am considering using this skill in future to advance making through an E.D.I.D.A. lens on social media and a new website.