by Terri Willingham | Jul 30, 2018 | civic engagement, community, education, knowledge, Libraries, Makerspaces, paradigm shifts, Society, Steven Willingham, Theresa Williingham
When we first embarked on the library makerspace journey a few years ago, the concept was still relatively new. 3-D printers were all the rage, Maker Faires were the new state fair, and makerspaces in libraries were cutting edge. Six years down the road, 3D...
by Terri Willingham | Sep 10, 2014 | Libraries, Makerspaces, paradigm shifts, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
The journey to bringing the John F. Germany Library makerspace to life – a space now known as The Hive – has been a bumpy and sometimes complicated one, as new and untried journeys can be. It can be hard to create something no one’s seen before, in...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 2, 2014 | knowledge, Life, paradigm shifts, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“Today, we want success in seventeen levels, or seventeen minutes, seventeen seconds — and when the promise of something new and better is just a click away, who wants to wait seventeen years? But that’s the thing that connects all of these great people — they played...
by Terri Willingham | May 6, 2014 | Life, paradigm shifts, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
Give people your love, don’t give them your ‘like’ – Gary Turk An article ran in the Atlantic a couple of weeks ago titled, “My Students Don’t Know How to Have a Conversation.” In the article, educator Paul Barnwell described...
by Terri Willingham | May 1, 2014 | knowledge, Life, Makers, paradigm shifts, Philosophy, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“The Maker Effect is the sum of the personal growth, professional success, community development, and continuous innovation that results when makers learn, educate, share, and create together. ” The Maker Effect The Maker Effect Foundation,a Florida...
by Terri Willingham | Apr 27, 2014 | knowledge, Life, paradigm shifts, Philosophy, Society, teaching life lessons, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before.” Neil Gaiman Brain Pickings, one of our favorite sites for inspiring thought and introspection, shared a look at philosopher Daniel Dennett, on the recent anniversary of his...
