The Role of Museum to Promote STEM Education and Teacher Interdisciplinary Training: Introducing the Experience of National Science and Technology Museum

Jian-Liang Lin1, Kuo-Hung Hsiao2, Li-Chun Lin2
 
1 Exhibition Division, National Science and Technology Museum
Kaohsiung 80765, Taiwan
886-7-3800089, golduser007@gmail.com
2 Collection & Research Division, National Science and Technology Museum
 
Abstract: 
STEM (or STEAM) and maker are gradually combined in the customized classes in Taiwan. However, the available resources of schools cannot sufficiently support multiple content and equipment. Museums can be one kind of resolutions to promote STEAM education, Maker and interdisciplinary trainings of teachers on duty. And, the teaching is the expansion of exhibition content. Here, this paper presents the scheme, process and experience of National Science and Technology Museum (NSTM in short) in Taiwan. In 2015, NSTM set up a workspace with tools and facilities for STEAM and maker educations to connect the several resources so as to establish a makers circle. The objects are teachers, students and common people, even pre-school children. Until now, NSTM collaborates with five indigenous maker groups and two neighboring universities. The museum presents 110 classes in average and holds two campaigns for announcing results at least every year. Especially, the learning records of participants will be analyzed systematically to present the personal characteristics. It is helpful for strengthening the efficiency of learning and choosing the interested ambitions in the future. In a word, the concept that the museum executes the non-customized education for the promotion of STEAM and Maker is workable.
 
Keywords: 

STEM/STEAM, Maker, interdisciplinary training, non-customized education

pages: 

171-174

DOI: 

10.35745/icice2018v2.043

Year: 

2018

Published in: 

2nd International Conference on Information, Communication and Engineering (ICICE 2018)

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