The Maker Movement and how it Can Effectively Change Education in Brazil

Abstract

Sergio da Costa Mendes

The aim of this study is to show the context of Brazilian education and the insertion of an emerging trend, the maker movement, in education. It is described the theoretical roots of the movement and connections are drawn with a related interview and attendance to a lecture on Maker Culture and Education. It is presented points of tension between “making” as a way of a more creative form of teaching and formal education practices. Some difficulties that making instructors encounter are shown as they come across teachers of other subjects and their challenge in making learning in schools reach interdisciplinarity. It is explored whether the novelty attributed to the maker movement really matters to students’ learning and a reflection on potential pedagogical impacts on teaching and learning is drawn. As a conclusion, it is believed that making classes can dramatically change the course of education in Brazil.

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