Learning circles and Makerspaces are a natural fit – the learning circle method centers the process of learning alongside peers, and Makerspaces provide the space, tools, and support to help that learning process happen.
We’ve gathered a list of resources below related to different aspects of making, and we’d love to share your suggestions with our community of facilitators in a future topic guide! Send suggestions using our form, or email us at thepeople@p2pu.org with your ideas.
Making
- Vaseline making
- Learn to knit
- Local stove making (and a duplicate?)
- Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry
- Cooking and baking
- Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things
- Embroidery 101
- Forensic Facial Reconstruction: Finding Mr. X – Solve the Mystery of the Body in the Bag
- How to Cook Healthy Meals
- Liquid Soap Production
- Modern Art & Ideas
Meta
Design
- 3D Design Basics (Tinkercad)
- 2D design with inkscape
- 3D animation using Blender
- Design with GIMP
- Introduction to visual design
- Intro to the Design of Everyday Things
- Learn Autodesk Fusion 360 in 30 Days for Complete Beginners! (YouTube Series)
Innovation
- Design thinking for innovation
- Ignite your creativity
- Launching Innovation in Schools
- User Innovation: A Path to Entrepreneurship
- You Can Innovate: User Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
- Business model canvas
- Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action – and a duplicate
- Social Entrepreneurship 101
Coding
- An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1)
- Game development
- Getting started with Scratch
- How To Build a Chatbot Without Coding
- How To Create a Website in a Weekend!
- Introduction to C++
- Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
- Introduction to Computer Science using Python
- Introduction to Computer Systems
- Introduction to Python programming
- Intro to HTML and CSS
- Scratch Coding for kids
- Software Engineering Bootcamp
Have other ideas for useful Makerspace resources? Share them with us in our form, or email us at thepeople@p2pu.org!