UCL (University College London)
- Start Date: 17 Jun, 2024
- 3 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Create an inclusive and equitable culture within your makerspace by including three simple steps into your practice.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Make equity and inclusion a priority in makerspaces
Makerspaces are quickly becoming an integral part of educational and innovative ecosystems, offering invaluable hands-on learning experiences and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. But far too often, equity issues are poorly understood or seen as a secondary consideration, with practitioners lacking the tools and support needed to make a difference.
Evidence suggests that making equity a central, core issue can help makerspaces become more vibrant hubs of creativity, fostering a rich talent of diverse communities.
Transform makerspaces today
This three-week course from University College London is a one-stop-shop to transform your makerspaces into an inclusive space that welcomes and reflects a diverse membership.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to develop a comprehensive plan of action that puts equity front and centre in your makerspace.
Prepare, do, evaluate: Applying equitable mindsets in makerspaces
After understanding the importance of equity, you’ll be asked to reflect on equity issues relating to practices within your makerspace, before identifying action areas.
Utilise case studies as you learn about four distinct methods of implementing an equitable mindset: co-production, equitable governance; inclusive access and outreach; and equitable pedagogy.
Learn from the experts at University College London (UCL)
UCL is committed to fostering equity in learning and professional settings. Their experts are committed to offering equity-centred courses that are accessible and applicable to all.
Once you’ve finished this course, consider joining another at FutureLearn, including UCL’s Equity in Informal STEM Learning: Using the Equity Compass.
This course is designed to support makerspace practitioners, organisation leaders, funders, educators, and facilitators, in developing their skills to foster more equitable makerspaces.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
UCL (University College London)
UCL was founded in 1826. It was the first English university established after Oxford and Cambridge, the first to open up university education to those previously excluded from it, and the first to provide systematic teaching of law, architecture and medicine.
UCL is among the world’s top universities, as reflected by performance in a range of international rankings and tables. UCL currently has over 35,000 students from 150 countries and over 11,000 staff. UCL’s annual income is more than £1 billion.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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