People, Means, and Activities: A Conceptual Framework for Realizing the Educational Potential of Makerspaces

Table 1

A breakdown of the definitions of Making forwarded by established initiatives within the framework of people, means, and activities.

	People	Means	Activities
Makerspace	Community	Access to tools and equipment	Design, prototype, create, and educate
Hackerspace	Community-operated/Coop	Digital technology, electronic art, and other tech (servers, oscilloscopes, and other raw material)	Share, meet, work, and learn
Fab Lab	Place for (people) to play, create, learn, mentor, and invent	Technical prototyping platform	Innovation, invention, and stimulus for local entrepreneurship