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Re: Unstaffed Maker Spaces?
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Eli Kuslansky <[log in to unmask]>
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That would be great. can you send me it? Do you think it makes sense
to put all of this online? ASTC community of practice or exhibit
files? Some way to capture best practices.


On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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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.
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> 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.
>>
>> I would like to do an informal survey of how many Makers programs
>> exist or are in development. Does anyone know?
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 12/24/12, Paul Orselli <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> From: Paul Orselli <[log in to unmask]>
>>> 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.)
>>>
>>> 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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