Exploring Ambiguity Tolerance during the Adoption of Maker-Centered Learning Tools and Strategies

Maker-centered learning is a creative hands-on educational strategy that uses a variety of tools and materials to support the iterative design of physical or digital artifacts. It involves the “messy” process of trial and error; therefore, authentic integration of maker-centered learning requires te...

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Published in:TechTrends 2021-07, Vol.65 (4), p.653-667
Main Authors: Smith, Shaunna, Rodriguez, Shelly
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Learning and Instruction
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Personality
Problem Solving
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Students
Teacher Attitudes
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description Maker-centered learning is a creative hands-on educational strategy that uses a variety of tools and materials to support the iterative design of physical or digital artifacts. It involves the “messy” process of trial and error; therefore, authentic integration of maker-centered learning requires teachers to embrace ambiguity. This descriptive case study explores how two in-service teacher participants tolerate ambiguity through unpacking the ways that they process, interpret, and react to ambiguous stimuli. The study uses participants’ weekly reflections during a 15-week course focused on tools and strategies to support maker-centered learning. Findings highlight examples of how participants’ experiences connect to the four ambiguity constructs (i.e., complexity, insolubility, uncertainty, unfamiliarity) and the dual roles of ambiguity as a learner and ambiguity as a teacher. Implications for teacher educators who design maker-centered learning professional development experiences are also discussed.
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Learning and Instruction
Learning Strategies
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Teacher Attitudes
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