Overview
Background
Dr. Rob Rouse is a Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Queensland. Broadly, his research focuses on supporting teachers enacting innovative and integrated hands-on instruction while making the best use of their school makerspace.
Prior to completing his Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Diversity at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, Rob taught chemistry at a performing arts secondary school in New York City as a member of the New York City Teaching Fellows.
Rob has expertise in maker education and in designing integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning environments. In addition, Rob has a track record of partnering with informal and out-of-school STEM education organizations to provide pre-service and in-service teachers with a variety of learning opportunities suitable for students, educators, and families.
Rob is also the former Director of the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Maker Education Project, a project he co-founded with colleagues from SMU’s School of Engineering. The mission of the SMU Maker Education Project was to support educators implementing high-quality maker education activities in their own school makerspaces. Much of this work was supported using the project’s mobile makerspace, the MakerTruck.
Availability
- Dr Rob Rouse is:
- Available for supervision
Works
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Featured
2022
Journal Article
Taking the maker movement to school: A systematic review of preK-12 school-based makerspace research
Rouse, Rob and Rouse, Amy Gillespie (2022). Taking the maker movement to school: A systematic review of preK-12 school-based makerspace research. Educational Research Review, 35 100413, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.edurev.2021.100413
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Chicken-centered design: fourth graders experience design thinking in the barnyard
Stout, Jodie, Rouse, Rob, Malesic, John and Krummeck, Katie (2022). Chicken-centered design: fourth graders experience design thinking in the barnyard. Science and Children, 37-43. doi: 10.1080/00368148.2022.12291750
Featured
2020
Book Chapter
Barriers to inclusivity in makerspaces
Higginbotham, DiMitri and Rouse, Rob (2020). Barriers to inclusivity in makerspaces. Re-making the library makerspace: critical theories, reflections, and practices. (pp. 153-166) edited by Maggie Melo and Jennifer Nichols. Sacramento, CA, United States: Library Juice Press.
Featured
2020
Journal Article
Making the most of a makerspace: a three-pronged approach to integrating a makerspace into an elementary school.
Rouse, Rob, Krummeck, Katie and Uribe, Olivia (2020). Making the most of a makerspace: a three-pronged approach to integrating a makerspace into an elementary school.. Science and Children, 57 (6), 31-35.
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Third graders' use of writing to facilitate learning of engineering concepts
Gillespie Rouse, Amy and Rouse, Rob (2019). Third graders' use of writing to facilitate learning of engineering concepts. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 56 (10), 1406-1430. doi: 10.1002/tea.21581
Featured
2017
Journal Article
Can You DIG it? Designing to Support a Robust Maker Culture in a University Makerspace
Krummeck, Katie and Rouse, Rob (2017). Can You DIG it? Designing to Support a Robust Maker Culture in a University Makerspace. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 8 (1), 98-111. doi: 10.14434/ijdl.v8i1.22702
2024
Conference Publication
Culturally relevant making: creating ofrendas to explore Día de los Muertos
Rouse, Rob and Torralba, Juan (2024). Culturally relevant making: creating ofrendas to explore Día de los Muertos. Australian Technology Education Research Conference (ATERC), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 27-29 November 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Doing mathematics in a school makerspace: representing proportional reasoning through designing digital homes
Torralba, Juan and Rouse, Rob (2024). Doing mathematics in a school makerspace: representing proportional reasoning through designing digital homes. 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-15), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 7-14 July 2024.
2024
Book Chapter
Doing mathematics in a school makerspace: Representing proportional reasoning through designing digital homes
Torralba, Juan and Rouse, Rob (2024). Doing mathematics in a school makerspace: Representing proportional reasoning through designing digital homes. The contribution of mathematics to school STEM education. (pp. 151-169) edited by Judy Anderson and Katie Makar. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-2728-5_9
2024
Journal Article
Best Practices for STEM-Focused Mobile Instructional Spaces
Rouse, Rob, Fox, Jared and Dubin-Thaler, Benjamin (2024). Best Practices for STEM-Focused Mobile Instructional Spaces. Connected Science Learning, 6 (2), 82-92. doi: 10.1080/24758779.2024.2328447
2023
Conference Publication
Upskilling teachers: Using makerspaces as educational places
Rouse, Rob (2023). Upskilling teachers: Using makerspaces as educational places. Australian Makerspace Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 30 November - 1 December 2023.
2022
Conference Publication
A Systematic Review of Pre-K–12 School-Based Makerspace Research
Rouse, Robert (2022). A Systematic Review of Pre-K–12 School-Based Makerspace Research. 2022 AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA United States, 26 April 2022. Washington, DC United States: AERA. doi: 10.3102/1882617
2022
Conference Publication
Transforming a makerspace into a breakerspace: performing dissections of everyday objects with STEM teachers.
Rouse, Rob and Torralba, Juan (2022). Transforming a makerspace into a breakerspace: performing dissections of everyday objects with STEM teachers.. International Symposium of Academic Makerspaces, Atlanta, GA, United States, 6-9 November 2022. Atlanta, GA, United States: Georgia Institute of Technology.
2022
Journal Article
Using human-centered design to enhance the guest experience at the Dallas Arboretum
Rouse, Rob, Rossi, Dara and Miller, Dustin (2022). Using human-centered design to enhance the guest experience at the Dallas Arboretum. Connected Science Learning, 4 (3).
2020
Conference Publication
Engagement in Practice: The SMU Maker Education Project
Rouse, Rob, Torralba, Juan, Krummeck, Kathryn and Higginbotham, DiMitri (2020). Engagement in Practice: The SMU Maker Education Project. 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, Online, 22 - 26 June 2020. Washington, DC United States: American Society for Engineering Education. doi: 10.18260/1-2--34538
2020
Conference Publication
Affordances of immersive design challenges in academic makerspaces.
Torralba, Juan, Rouse, Rob, Krummeck, Katie and Crum, Rickey (2020). Affordances of immersive design challenges in academic makerspaces.. International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, Stanford, CA, United States, 3-5 August 2018. Stanford, CA, United States: International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces.
2019
Conference Publication
Developing an engineering identity through immersive design challenges in academic makerspaces: A qualitative case study
Torralba, Juan and Rouse, Rob (2019). Developing an engineering identity through immersive design challenges in academic makerspaces: A qualitative case study. 2019 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, 16-19 June 2019. Washington, DC, United States: American Society for Engineering Education.
2019
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: Authors and Engineers
Rouse, Rob and Gillespie Rouse, Amy (2019). Engineering Encounters: Authors and Engineers. Science and Children, 56 (6), 58-63. doi: 10.2505/4/sc19_056_06_58
2018
Conference Publication
Extending the reach of academic makerspaces into K-12 schools: delivering maker-based instruction with a mobile makerspace.
Rouse, Rob, Krummeck, Katie, Higginbotham, DiMitri and Crum, Rickey (2018). Extending the reach of academic makerspaces into K-12 schools: delivering maker-based instruction with a mobile makerspace.. International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, Stanford, CA, United States, 3-5 August 2018.
2017
Conference Publication
University makerspaces as workplaces for K-12 STEM educators
Rouse, Rob, Krummeck, Katie and Crum, Rickey (2017). University makerspaces as workplaces for K-12 STEM educators. International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, Cleveland, OH, United States, 24-27 September 2017.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Rob Rouse is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Gender Segregation of STEM Higher Education in China: A Sociological Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Garth Stahl
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Doctor Philosophy
ETHNOSCIENCE SANDEQ-DIFFERENTIATED SCIENCE LEARNING AT STEM FRAME TO ENHANCE CRITICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Katie Makar
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