Making skills: how courses on digital fabrication enhance 21st centrury skills

Authors

  • Clara Dieing inno.space Design Factory Mannheim, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
  • Kirstin Kohler inno.space Design Factory Mannheim, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
  • Christian Müller inno.space Design Factory Mannheim, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
  • Manuel Walter inno.space Design Factory Mannheim, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
  • Damian Wrobel inno.space Design Factory Mannheim, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2024.1463

Keywords:

21st-century skills, course design, making, Prototyping, digital fabrication, Challenge-Based Learning, makerspace

Abstract

The paper elaborates on critical "design decisions" of a series of digital fabrication micro-courses offered as an optional addition to the full one- or two-semester programs on engineering design. It presents the results of an evaluation regarding the learning outcomes and 21st-century skills acquired by the students. The evaluation indicates that the courses convey practical making skills and contribute to 21st-century skills like self-efficacy, self-initiative and learning competence. The result of the work can inspire other universities and design factories to set up their device training courses similarly to gain this additional benefit.

 

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2024-10-15

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Dieing, C., Kohler, K., Müller, C., Walter, M., & Wrobel, D. (2024). Making skills: how courses on digital fabrication enhance 21st centrury skills. CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 8(2), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2024.1463

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