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Making as Method in Teaching: Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Objects and Hands-on Learning with Materials
Anna Harris1, Martina Bardelli1, Giuliana Brancaleone1
1Department of Society Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, NL.
Perspectives on Medical Education
|May 26, 2025
Summary
Discover the value of do-it-yourself (DIY) objects in medical education. These handmade, low-cost learning tools enhance multisensory learning, promote critical thinking, and encourage environmental sustainability in healthcare professions education.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Professions Education
- Educational Technology
Background:
- Technological innovation in medical education often prioritizes digital and virtual tools.
- Physical learning materials are typically mass-produced, like mannequins and textbooks.
- Handmade, low-cost, DIY objects are overlooked but valuable educational resources.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the significance of DIY objects in healthcare professions education.
- To introduce theories and approaches of making as a teaching method.
- To explore the role of DIY objects in medical teaching and learning.
Main Methods:
- Ethnographic research involving the creation of DIY objects.
- Analysis of making as a teaching and learning activity.
- Literature review on making and its application in education.
Main Results:
- DIY objects facilitate active and multisensory learning, improving spatial awareness.
- Making encourages students to question the status quo in medicine.
- DIY object creation promotes environmental sustainability within the classroom.
Conclusions:
- Emphasize the creation of teaching materials and making as a learning activity.
- Integrate DIY objects for diverse body representations and environmental impact studies.
- Advocate for greater recognition and use of DIY objects in medical education.
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