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Designing A Makerspace, Mackenzie Dinsmoor

Instructional Psychology and Technology Graduate Student Projects

The purpose of this project was to design a makerspace in the McKay School of Education here at Brigham Young University. This project is for pre-service teachers and faculty in the Teacher Education Department primarily in the Elementary Education program.

The purpose of a makerspace is to provide students with the materials and experiences to iteratively design and create. It’s a place for hands-on learning with all the tools for creativity. Makerspaces provide creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they deeply engage in science, engineering and tinkering. A makerspace is not solely a science …

Apps For Africa, Cade Dopp

Instructional Psychology and Technology Graduate Student Projects

I designed a prototype for an app that teachers in Ghana can use to prepare lesson notes prior to teaching their classes. The prototype makes use of Google Forms and Google Sheets to (a) organize lesson preparation materials, (b) suggest relevant lesson materials during planning, (c) record lesson plans, (d) share lesson plans with teachers and administrators, and (e) share feedback from administrators on lesson plans.. The purpose of this app is twofold: to allow teachers to create their lesson plans more quickly and easily than in the past, and to introduce them to using digital tools for education. All …