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Implementing Maker Spaces to Promote Cross-Generational Sharing and Learning

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Game-Based Learning Across the Lifespan

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In this chapter, we seek to contribute to a reflection on cross-generational sharing and learning by presenting a position paper on the potential that the implementation of maker spaces presents in formal and informal educational settings. We first discuss the main characteristics of the maker movement and illustrate some concrete activities that are taking place in Montreal and Quebec City. We then explore to which extent students build knowledge within maker spaces, acquiring knowledge, and competencies through a participatory approach with the extended members of the school community. Our conclusions highlight the great potential that maker spaces hold for the improvement of cross-generational relationships and for the foundation of learning across the lifespan.

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  1. Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada

    Sylvie Barma

  2. Université Laval, 2320 rue des Bibliothèques, Quebec, Canada

    Margarida Romero

  3. Quebec University at Trois-Rivière, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada

    Rollande Deslandes

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  4. Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain

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Barma, S., Romero, M., Deslandes, R. (2017). Implementing Maker Spaces to Promote Cross-Generational Sharing and Learning. In: Romero, M., Sawchuk, K., Blat, J., Sayago, S., Ouellet, H. (eds) Game-Based Learning Across the Lifespan. Advances in Game-Based Learning. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41797-4_5

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