Enhancing Digital Literacy and Creativity: Makerspaces in the Early Years

Synopsis

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.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780429516412

Related ISBNs:

9780429243264, 9780367197865, 9780367197865, 9780367197889, 9780367197889

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

11/26/19

Copyrighted By:

Alicia Blum-Ross, Kristiina Kumpulainen, Jackie Marsh

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Alicia Blum-Ross

Edited by:

Kristiina Kumpulainen

Edited by:

Jackie Marsh