Analyze the maker education path integrating the essence of discipline

Maker education is the combination of maker culture and education , Based on students' interests , In a project-based way , Using digital tools , advocate “ Creation ”, Encourage sharing , Develop interdisciplinary problem-solving skills 、 A kind of quality education of teamwork ability and innovation ability . It emphasizes “ Interdisciplinary problem solving ability ” The cultivation of , Advocate the use of “ Subject integration ” Thinking to solve real problems . The interdisciplinary here is not a simple combination of several disciplines 、 Mix up , But according to “ Creation ” The needs of the project make it happen naturally .

Another educational system with the same concept of discipline integration is STEM,STEM Education is centered around science 、 technology 、 The development of knowledge and ability in engineering and mathematics , Focus on improving students' science and engineering literacy , Optimize academic performance , Then lay the foundation for the growth of innovative talents . And STEM Compared with education , Maker education more directly points to innovation education , Facing the solution of complex problems , Flexible use of multi-disciplinary knowledge is required , Infiltrate subject thinking 、 Discipline method and discipline spirit , In assimilation 、 Conform to the original discipline quality and promote the deep learning of multidisciplinary integration , Improve students' comprehensive quality and interdisciplinary ability .

Maker projects based on discipline integration have a unified theme 、 Complex and diverse tasks , Give consideration to students' diversified development , The process consists of a series of activities , Include ： Project start 、 Project conception 、 project implementation 、 Four links of communication and sharing , The whole process is supported by academic and technical support provided by discipline integration and digital tools . Summarize the practical experience of maker education 1 Path to implement the dynamic framework , The four links of the maker project are not linear 、 Immutable , It is dynamically adjusted according to the progress of the project, the development of team discipline integration literacy and the improvement of digital tools .

Project start . Discovery process of real problems . According to their own subject knowledge and life experience , Enter the actual environment to observe , Through people's lives 、 Analysis of production behavior , And actively communicate with people , Collect relevant information and reflect on possible problems , Find topics that can be studied .

Project conception . The process of analyzing problems and proposing solutions . In determining the subject 、 On the basis of forming definitions and opinions , Check the professional technical knowledge reserve of the team , Through brainstorming 、 Possible solutions are formed by pre-test, etc , Select the best scheme , Sketch engineering structures and models , Identify solutions . The most important thing here is the discipline and professionalism of the team .“ Two wheeled vehicle alarm device based on Hall sensor ” project , The main application principle is electromagnetic induction ;“ Research on the utilization of solar energy based on the law of solar motion ” project , The main application principle is the influence of the change of height angle in the solar movement on the utilization of solar energy . These are the important contents of high school related courses , Students put forward their own opinions on these problems , Carry out pre experiment . in other words , The final problem-solving ideas should conform to the students' cognitive level , Estimated professionalism 、 Academic level is not necessarily what students have mastered now , But it must fall in the nearest development area of students , This is also the guarantee for the smooth implementation of the project .

project implementation 　“ Creation ”、 The process of testing and application . The project implementation is “ Creation ”、 The process of testing and application , Also creative 、 The process of turning ideas from paper into objects and the process of problem solving . The team divides work and cooperates according to the solution ideas 、 Heterogeneous grouping , Mobilize the expertise of each member in different fields , learn from each other , Constantly optimize in testing and iteration , Make to meet the needs 、 Works with operability and feasibility , And go back to the actual scene when the project was started 、 Daily use . among , The expertise of team members in different fields is the key , It is mainly manifested in the specialty of different disciplines .“ Study on the low-cost water and fertilizer integrated fertilization device based on the concentration ratio ” The main principle used in the project is the concentration balance of solution ions in chemistry . But when the real problem is solved , Different regions also need to be considered ( Geography )、 For crops ( biological )、 Lift and accuracy of solution extraction ( Physics ) And the statistical reliability of the data during the test ( mathematics ) etc. , This involves many disciplines , The integration of these disciplines is not intentional , It happens naturally , No Boundaries , It is a systematic thinking under the overall planning of the whole project .
Share happiness 、 Self realization is an important part of maker spirit , It is also the highest level of human needs . It not only inspires 、 Encourage students to continue on the road of scientific research , It is also to sort out the knowledge of various disciplines , Back to the process of fusion . Such as “ Improvement of the combustion experiment for measuring oxygen content of the lavatin red phosphorus ” Most of the members of the project choose the chemical discipline with a small number of students .

in summary , Discipline integration is the original feature of maker education , It is a maker project “ soul ”; The application of digital tools is the superficial feature of maker education , It is the means to realize maker projects . Without the support of digital tools, no maker works can be produced ; Without the infiltration of subject integration, works lack depth and connotation . Go with “ Deep Water ” Development , Maker education is based on basic disciplines , Under the same theme , Carry out practical activities of discipline integration and innovation projects , Cultivate innovative talents with excellent comprehensive quality , It is the goal of maker education “ new ” growing point .