Intersections of Equity, Making, and Computer Science with Roxana Hadad

In this interview with Roxana Hadad, we discuss the blurring of formal and informal learning within makerspaces and culture, how Roxana’s understanding of education evolved over time, feeling lost when having too much choice with one’s learning, the intersections of makerspaces and equity, problematizing discourse and definitions around computational thinking and computer science, preventing burnout while working on many different projects, feeling a lack of agency in education, the future of communication for academics, and so much more.

InterviewJared O'LearyDecember 12, 2022Maker culture and practices, Equity, Discourse, Computational thinkingComment

Reconceptualizing “Music Making:” Music Technology and Freedom in the Age of Neoliberalism

In this episode I unpack Benedict and O’Leary’s (2019) publication titled “Reconceptualizing “music making:” Music technology and freedom in the age of Neoliberalism,” which explores the use of computer science practices to counter neoliberal influence on education.

Unpacking ScholarshipJared O'LearyMay 9, 2022Neoliberalism, Music, Maker culture and practicesComment

Making Through the Lens of Culture and Power: Toward Transformative Visions for Educational Equity

In this episode I unpack Vossoughi, Hooper, and Escudé’s (2016) publication titled “Making through the lens of culture and power: Toward transformative visions for educational equity,” which provides a critique of maker culture discourse in order to "reconceptualize the educational practice of making in ways that place equity at the center" (p. 215).

Unpacking ScholarshipJared O'LearyFebruary 10, 2020Equity, Maker culture and practices, Critical analysisComment

Making Sense of Making: Defining Learning Practices in MAKE Magazine

In this episode I unpack Brahms and Crowley’s (2016) publication titled “Making sense of making: Defining learning practices in MAKE magazine,” which is a content analysis that uses communities of practice as a framework for exploring maker practices evident within MAKE magazine.

Unpacking ScholarshipJared O'LearyJanuary 27, 2020Maker culture and practicesComment

Mindful Makers: Question Prompts to Help Guide Young Peoples' Critical Technical Practices in Maker Spaces in Libraries, Museums, and Community-based Youth Organizations

In this episode I unpack Bowler and Champagne’s (2009) publication titled “Mindful makers: Question prompts to help guide young peoples' critical technical practices in maker spaces in libraries, museums, and community-based youth organizations,” which "examines question prompts as a means to scaffold reflection and reflexivity in the design, development, and use of technological artifacts in maker spaces for youth at public libraries, museums, and community-based organizations" (abstract).