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Leo McElroy

Middlebury College

Project

Makerspaces: Education, Industry and Community

India, China, Japan, Germany, Norway, Romania
To discover how makerspaces are changing the ways people learn, work, and play, I will visit makerspaces that function as alternative schools, science centers, engines for economic development, community centers, and social clubs. Contrasted with visits to hackerspaces and traditional artisan craft centers, I seek to understand what makes a makerspace thrive or struggle in a given community.