Maker Literacies and Maker Identities in the Digital Age

Taylor & Francis

Maker Literacies and Maker Identities in the Digital AgeLearning and Playing Through Modes and Media\nAuthor(s): Cheryl A. McLean, Jennifer Rowsell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367502461, 978-0367502461\nSynopsis\nThis book explores making in the school curriculum in a period in which the ability to create and respond to digital artifacts is key and focuses on makerspaces in educational settings. \n\nCombining the arts with design to give a fuller picture of the engagement and wonder that unfolds with maker literacies, the book moves across such settings and themes as:\n\nCreativity and writing in classrooms\nMaking and developing civic engagement\nEmotional experiences of making\nRace and gender in makerspace\nGame-based play and coding in schools\n\nand draws its case studies from the Netherlands, Finland, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.\n\nGiving as broad a perspective on mak.