Bradley S. Barker

Bradley Barker, Professor and Youth Development Specialist with Nebraska 4-H received his Ph.D. in Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction in the area of Instructional Technology in 2002. Dr. Barker spent eight years with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications where he was an Interactive Media Producer. Dr. Barker has directed media productions for the CLASS project, the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center, and the Nebraska National Guard. Dr. Barker has been the Principal Investigator on two National Science Foundation Grants to develop the Nebraska 4-H Robotics and GPS/GIS program and to scale-up the program to a national audience. Dr. Barker was also the PI on the National 4-H Robotics: Engineering for Today and Tomorrow curriculum development grant for National 4-H Council and CSREES. Dr. Barker’s research interests include the development and evaluation of educational technology systems for STEM education in non-formal learning environments.

Publications

TechCreate
TechCreate
Bradley S. Barker. © 2022. 17 pages.
TechCreate is a relatively small makerspace, much like an open classroom, located in a mixed-use industrial park. It was founded as a for-profit space, with the intention to...
Station North Tool Library
Station North Tool Library
Bradley S. Barker. © 2022. 14 pages.
Station North Tool Library is first and foremost a space that provides low-cost access to tools and information to residents in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District...
MADE Makerspace Barcelona
MADE Makerspace Barcelona
Bradley S. Barker. © 2022. 18 pages.
The MADE Makerspace in Barcelona, Spain is a small community-based, all-volunteer makerspace in the heart of the city center. Located in an old factory building occupying about...
Lighthouse Creativity Lab
Lighthouse Creativity Lab
Bradley S. Barker. © 2022. 21 pages.
The Lighthouse Creativity Lab, a program of Lighthouse Community Public Schools (LCPS), is a school-based makerspace dedicated to serving the student population of Oakland...
Tinkering Studio at the Exploratorium
Tinkering Studio at the Exploratorium
Bradley S. Barker. © 2022. 22 pages.
The Tinkering Studio is located in the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco, California. The studio is at the forefront of research and evaluation on engagement and teacher...
European Perspectives on Learning Communities and Opportunities in the Maker Movement
European Perspectives on Learning Communities and Opportunities in the Maker Movement
Bradley S. Barker. © 2019. 222 pages.
While some manufacturing experts see the maker movement as a step back in education and production, the movement presents a learn-by-doing approach to emerging professionals....
American Perspectives on Learning Communities and Opportunities in the Maker Movement
American Perspectives on Learning Communities and Opportunities in the Maker Movement
Bradley S. Barker. © 2019. 396 pages.
The maker movement culture emphasizes informal, peer-led, and shared learning, while driving innovation. Even though some experts view the maker movement as a move backward to...
Developing an Elementary Engineering Education Program Through Problem-Based Wearable Technologies Activities
Developing an Elementary Engineering Education Program Through Problem-Based Wearable Technologies Activities
Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett, Jennifer Keshwani, Carl A. Nelson, Ben Leduc-Mills. © 2018. 27 pages.
This chapter describes the efforts and pilot study results of the Nebraska 4-H Wearable Technologies (WearTec) project, funded by the National Science Foundation's Innovative...
Developing an Elementary Engineering Education Program through Problem-Based Wearable Technologies Activities
Developing an Elementary Engineering Education Program through Problem-Based Wearable Technologies Activities
Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett, Jennifer Keshwani, Carl A. Nelson, Ben Leduc-Mills. © 2018. 27 pages.
This chapter describes the efforts and pilot study results of the Nebraska 4-H Wearable Technologies (WearTec) project, funded by the National Science Foundation's Innovative...
Developing an Elementary Engineering Education Program through Problem-Based Wearable Technologies Activities
Developing an Elementary Engineering Education Program through Problem-Based Wearable Technologies Activities
Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett, Jennifer Keshwani, Carl A. Nelson, Ben Leduc-Mills. © 2016. 26 pages.
This chapter describes the efforts and pilot study results of the Nebraska 4-H Wearable Technologies (WearTec) project, funded by the National Science Foundation's Innovative...
The Impact of Educational Robotics on Student STEM Learning, Attitudes, and Workplace Skills
The Impact of Educational Robotics on Student STEM Learning, Attitudes, and Workplace Skills
Gwen C. Nugent, Bradley S. Barker, Neal Grandgenett. © 2014. 18 pages.
This chapter discusses findings from a National Science Foundation (NSF) project funded by the Innovative Technologies Experiences for Student and Teachers (ITEST) program. The...
Learning Geospatial Concepts as Part of a Non-Formal Education Robotics Experience
Learning Geospatial Concepts as Part of a Non-Formal Education Robotics Experience
Viacheslav Adamchuk, Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett, Megan Patent-Nygren, Collin Lutz, Kathy Morgan. © 2013. 17 pages.
In the increasingly modern and technological world, it has become common to use global navigation satellite system (GNSS), such as Global Positioning System (GPS), receivers, and...
Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning
Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning
Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett, Viacheslav I. Adamchuk. © 2012. 402 pages.
Educational robotics provides students with a learning environment that has the potential to successfully integrate concepts within science, technology, engineering, and...
The Impact of Educational Robotics on Student STEM Learning, Attitudes, and Workplace Skills
The Impact of Educational Robotics on Student STEM Learning, Attitudes, and Workplace Skills
Gwen Nugent, Bradley S. Barker, Neal Grandgenett. © 2012. 18 pages.
This chapter discusses findings from a National Science Foundation (NSF) project funded by the Innovative Technologies Experiences for Student and Teachers (ITEST) program. The...
Learning Geospatial Concepts as Part of a Non-Formal Education Robotics Experience
Learning Geospatial Concepts as Part of a Non-Formal Education Robotics Experience
Viacheslav Adamchuk, Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett, Megan Patent-Nygren, Collin Lutz, Kathy Morgan. © 2012. 17 pages.
In the increasingly modern and technological world, it has become common to use global navigation satellite system (GNSS), such as Global Positioning System (GPS), receivers, and...