DOIT Expert Meeting, Vienna February 2019

1. Maker education in
curricula and beyond -
current state and approaches in
Austria!
Martin Ebner
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3. Why we need Maker Education?
(a University of Technology perspective)

4. In the age of artificial intelligence, robots,
virtual reality, autonomous driving, even
virtual sex and exploding (digital)
applications, so called digital-mature and
-responsible citizens are needed.
Digitale Mündigkeit
Bildungskonzil Heldenberg (2017)

5. STEAM education needs
young academics

6. STEAM education needs
young women academics

7. What are we doing?
(Graz University of Technology)

8. … in the age from 10 to 17
https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/services/services-for-children-and-young-people/

9. … MakerDays for Kids

10. digital fabrication / modeling corner
3D-printer, Vinyl Cutter

11. digital fabrication / modeling corner

12. soldering area

13. robotic club
Ozobots &
Thymio

14. coding club / physical computing
BBC micro:bit,
Calliope mini &
MakeyMakey

15. LEGO construction area
each day - another topic

16. LEGO construction area

17. manufacturing
Turtle stich :-)
programable sewing
machine

18. tinkering

19. media lab
Innovative
technologies

20. media lab
Cardboard, light-
painting

21. Idea Lounge

22. Participants

23. … but we are also bringing it to the
curriculum for teacher candidates

24. Curriculum for primary school teachers
compulsory for all with main topic media (region Styria)
https://phst.at/fileadmin/user_upload/09072015_Bachelor_Verbund_final.pdf

25. school subject „Handworking“
compulsory for about 25% in Austria (region Styria)

26. … and finally we are
bringing Maker
Education to adults
(teachers)

27. https://imoox.at/mooc/local/courseintro/views/startpage.php?id=38

28. https://imoox.at/mooc/local/courseintro/views/startpage.php?id=3

29. https://imoox.at/mooc/local/courseintro/views/startpage.php?id=54

30. Graz University of Technology
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
Graz University
of Technology
Martin Ebner
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martin.ebner@tugraz.at
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