Makerspace opens in IU School of Education

In the fall of 2015, a new makerspace opened in IU Bloomington’s School of Education, giving students the chance to craft projects with laser cutters, make models with 3-D printers, assemble electronic circuits, and design and prototype with common materials like cardboard, rubber bands or Legos. The space, called “the MILL” (Make Innovate and Learn Lab), is the collaborative result of an interdisciplinary faculty committee led by Kylie Peppler, associate professor of learning sciences. “In the School of Education, this gives us an opportunity to really transform how we think about pre-service and in-service training,” Peppler said. “We’re positioning teachers as designers of new educational landscapes.”
To learn more about campus-wide maker initiatives, visit www.iub.edu/~iumakes/.