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The Application of Maker Education in Colleges and Universities

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DOI: 10.25236/icess.2019.175

Author(s)

Meiqi Liu and Xufeng Cheng

Corresponding Author

Meiqi Liu

Abstract

In the context of the Internet plus, Maker Education has attracted more and more attention from all walks of life.Major universities have tried to develop Maker courses and cultivate innovative talents with comprehensive capabilities. In order to stimulate students' sense of innovation and practical creativity, explore the feasibility of Creativity Education in higher education and the mode of practical curriculum, and conduct experimental experiments on product creative design undergraduate students. After completing the basic knowledge of programming knowledge, students design and implement product ideas in a group collaboration manner. At the end of the course, a large number of creative works were obtained. The results of the course show that the creation of maker education in colleges and universities is an effective way to cultivate students' sense of innovation, popularize programming knowledge, and realize design creativity. This course will greatly help the improvement of the comprehensive ability of college students. Colleges and universities should carry out such courses.

Keywords

Maker education, Colleges and universities, Educational research