自造者空間在教育實踐之探究

A Study on Practices of Makerspace for Education

自造者教育，乃是二十一世紀新興的教學和學習理論，提供學生更多的創意和實作的環境與機會，愈來愈受到教育界重視。自造者教育涉及到空間、師資、課程、教學和學習等各項要素，而自造者空間的規劃、設計、設備和運用，則為自造者教育的必備條件。本文旨在探究自造者空間在教育上的實踐，首先詮釋自造者空間的意涵，其次分析自造者空間與自造者教育之關係；復次分析自造者空間在教育應用之實例，接著分析自造者空間在教育應用可能遭遇的挑戰，包括場地安排、設備充實、材料費用、環境健康與安全等；最後提出自造者空間在教育實踐的可行作為，包括規劃適切場地空間、建立安全使用須知、確保合適專業師資、有效結合課程與教學、型塑自造者文化氛圍以及評估自造者空間使用效益等。

Maker education is an emerging field of education and theories. It provides students with more creativity and practice opportunities and is gradually receiving more attention. Maker education concerns factors such as space, instructor, courses, teaching and learning etc. The plan, design, equipment and usage of space are mandatory requirements for maker educations. The study aimed to discuss on practices of makerspace for education. Firstly it defined makerspace. Secondly it analyzed the relationship between makerspace and maker education. Then it introduced four applications of makerspace on education, and analyzed the challenges that makerspace might encounter in education implementation; including space arrangement, adequate equipment, material costs, environmental health & safety etc. Lastly it explored possible methods of makerspace for education practice, including planning appropriate spaces, composing safe usage guidelines, ensuring teachers receive proper training, effectively combining courses with teaching, encouraging maker culture, evaluating makerspace efficiency.