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The Maker Educator Convening is an annual gathering of maker education practitioners from all over the world, organized by Maker Ed. This year, the event will take place in Pittsburgh, PA, in collaboration with MuseumLab at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. We are committed to further exploring last year’s themes—equity, accessibility, and sustainability in maker education—over two full days of sharing, collaboration, and delicious food. We hope you will join us! To register and for more information, visit Maker Ed’s website.
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Saturday, October 12 • 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Kinetic Fabrics: Performative Textiles and Mechanisms

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In our new project-based course students create kinetic textile sculptures to perform on stage with live music. These works blend fiber arts with robotic automation in a hands-on making-centered curriculum. The talk will address artistic and technical collaboration, curriculum and platform development, and present clips of our first performances.
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Garth Zeglin

Garth Zeglin is a roboticist, artist, and educator. He currently teaches physical computing in the interdisciplinary IDeATe program at Carnegie Mellon University. This role uses his interests in expressive dynamic machines to bring art and engineering students together to make projects... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: AVL
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