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Visionary is important to Mayaguez and Puerto Rico because it is not afraid to work with and empower others with brand new technologies. Visionary hosted the first ever VR Hackathon in Puerto Rico causing a huge wave that was felt across the island. People that had never coded or touched a VR headset were able to create a VR experiece in less than 12 hours. VR/AR/MR are very versatile tools that have an overwhelming amount of applications. To take advantage of the technology and ride the wave, one must be Visionary!

If we take a moment to stand in the middle of the educational process of a student these days and we dive into the core of the student experience we would see that there is a profound interest in the development and inclusion of learning elements that are personalized. Educational Elements that are developed depending on the students’ needs and educational interests. This interest has become a movement, a strong movement that is revolutionizing the way schools and universities are looking at their curriculums and courses. Within this great and inspiring Movement makerspace have become a crucial and key piece within the playing board.

Makerspaces are redefining education in unimaginable ways. They are becoming a keystone for the innovation and entrepreneurship communities within schools and universities. As expressed in article from '''The Education Partners''', makerspaces can be defined as, “a physical location where people gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network and build. Makerspaces provide tools and space in a community environment. Makerspaces are an ideal learning environment to imagine, design, prototype, create and iterate in hands-on, project-based learning environments” (Beidelman, 2018).

Within the previous definition we can see that makerspaces are directly related to team work, resources and knowledge sharing and learning environment. This shows us the major role the community plays within the functionality of a makerspace.  

Makerspace have become a great opportunity for students to take a little more control over their educational paths. To identify their individual passions and share them with others to connect and find collective passions that can transform into smaller communities within the makerspace environment based on similar interests. The impact of a student in the life of a student is amazing and it can “also empower students, helping them to shift from being passive consumers of information and products to active creators and innovators” ("Makerspaces: the Benefits", 2018).

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