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eli, you should check in with ann marie thomas, who is director of the makers education initiative.  If you can't find her email easily, I can send it to you.  

eric
On Dec 26, 2012, at 6:30 PM, Eli Kuslansky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> I think it is also a matter of who the target audience is and what the
> intention of the space is. I believe there is a transformation going
> on in science centers as evident by the introduction of makers space.
> I do believe that this is an opportunity to attract and address the
> needs of an expanded audience, such as teens and adults. I also
> believe that these programs would shift science centers traditional
> roles in society.
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> I would like to do an informal survey of how many Makers programs
> exist or are in development. Does anyone know?
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> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 5:49 PM, kevin goodwin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I work full-time at MAKESHOP in the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.  I have always said that it is not the tools or the materials that make a space.  It is the teachers and makers that "make" the space.  I couldn't imagine this space without any staff.  But, we are a museum that prides itself on staffing all areas.  A maker space cannot exist without resident teachers or staff in the space.
>> -Kevin Goodwin
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>> --- On Mon, 12/24/12, Paul Orselli <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Subject: Unstaffed Maker Spaces?
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>> Date: Monday, December 24, 2012, 11:15 AM
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>> Season's Greetings!
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>> A client is interested in a Maker-type space in their new building, but is wondering if it is possible for this type of space to be unstaffed (at least at times.)
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>> It seems counterintuitive to me to have a space with tools and materials that is not staffed, but perhaps folks on the list might be able to provide some successful examples of (or techniques for) unstaffed Maker-type spaces?
>> 
>> Conversely, feel free to chime in if you think unstaffed Maker spaces are a loopy idea.
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