메이커스페이스 탐색을 통한 유아 메이커 교육 고찰

초록

As the maker movement spreads to society and culture around the world, makerspace is proposed as a model of innovative educational environment. The purpose of this study is to explore how maker education can be practiced in early childhood education through composition of makerspace and exploration of educational meaning. Based on the classification of activities in makerspace according to the level of technology utilization, maker activity can be categorized as traditional craft, computational thinking activity, and deign thinking activity. This study also suggests that maker education in early childhood education can be realized as tinkering, programming, and design thinking process. Furthermore, it explores the possibility of using technology and digital media suitable for young children’s development level for maker education. Results suggest that the maker education can be meaningful education for the future capacity contents for the fourth industrial revolution that can promote children’s creativity, problem solving ability, commitment and cooperation.

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