Learning Goal: To understand DIT in Scholar.

Welcome to STEM: Learning in the Making, a DIT guide for designing, documenting, sharing, reflecting on and showcasing your STEM projects.

You've probably heard of DIY, or do-it-yourself, where instead of purchasing something ready made in a shop or getting a professional to do something for you, you work out how do it for yourself. The result is something that is cheaper, or better, or different. DIT is DIY with a difference. DIT stands for "do-it-together".

In this webspace, you are going to document your making and learning. Along the way, you will be getting a lot of useful feedback from others. You will also learn a lot by giving feedback to others. So, by the end, you really will have done things together!

Welcome also to Scholar. We call Scholar a "social knowledge" technology. You'll notice that Scholar is a bit like Facebook, Twitter, a blog and LinkedIn. But it is also different from all of them because it is specifically designed for collaborative knowledge work and social learning.

In Scholar, you will have discussions with other members of your class/group's Community space. You will write your pitch or document your STEM project in Scholar's Creator space. Then, in the same space, you will provide others with feedback on their work. Finally, after you have taken on board the feedback, your revised work will be published into the publications area of your own, personal webpage in Community.

Comment: Tell other members of your maker group about a time when DIT, rather than DIY, worked for you. Respond to others' comments by starting your comment with @Name.

Makers, Doing-it-Together