Wednesday, March 23
5:30 PM-7:00 PM
EDT
Harborside Center

Transforming K-12 History Instruction through the Use of Digital Fabrication

Poster/Demo ID: 48882
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    Spencer Austin
    University of North Texas
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    Tandra Tyler-Wood
    University of North Texas

Abstract: This poster reflects the first few months of work on a National Science Foundation grant project (NSF 1510289) that seeks to introduce digital fabrication technology into middle school classrooms. Digital fabrication technology is being introduced in school districts across the US because educators are beginning to realize its tremendous potential as an instructional tool. However, most schools limit the in-class use of this new technology to STEM courses because they do not understand how digital fabrication can be applied in other fields. We believe that digital fabrication can have as substantial an impact on instruction in the humanities, namely history, as it has had on STEM instruction. Moreover, we believe that with the aid of digital fabrication, history and STEM education can be complementary and collaborative.

Presider: Mehmet Ali Ozer, New Mexico State University

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