Collection

2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Sreeram Kashyap, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Tagged Topics

Diversity

alsoconcluded that the potential for attracting and retaining students from underrepresented groups,based on the experience of a female engineering student who transitioned from a beginner to expertin a single semester within the space, can be facilitated by strong legitimate peripheral participationand mentoring. However, they also note that additional research is necessary to determine if thiswill occur at scale. Hilton et al found significant differences in students self-reported design self-efficacy before and after time spent in a university makerspace [16]. Positive changes occurred instudents even if their level of participation stayed low across the semester. This suggests thatmakerspaces may have large, positive impacts on students without