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International Symposium On Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) In Stanford, Ca, August 3-5
Though I was unable to make it to the conference (insert sad face emoticon), I want to thank Katie Musick Peery, Morgan Chivers and Tara Radniecki…
CNC Embroidering At The UTA Fablab
We discovered this really awesome student-made video that highlights Charles Gray's ART 4392 Contemporary Portraiture project. Maybe if he sees…
Upcoming "Sprint" to Help Faculty Prepare Grant Applications
A new grant program from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) provides funding up to $10,000 per grant for full-time faculty. The…
Libraries Launch Authoring Platform, Publish First OER
Like many organizations supporting the use of open educational resources (OER) in higher education, UTA Libraries recently invested in…
Preliminary Analysis Of IMLS-Funded Maker Literacies Pilot
Over the last year I've been busy with our Maker Literacies IMLS-funded pilot program Maker Competencies and the Undergraduate Curriculum and…
Resources for Identifying Graphic Materials
The Image Permanence Institute (IPI) is a nonprofit, university-based laboratory devoted to preservation research. IPI provides many resources and…
Mavs Open Press Publishes First Digital, Open Access Volume of PALARA
I am pleased to announce that we recently published volume 21 of the Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association (PALARA).
Pow! At TLA 2018 Conference
Congratulations to Tricia Boucher, Texas State University, and Kristina Krengel, Birdville ISD, for their outstanding performance in the Pitch of…
When an African American Lit. Scholar & Computer Scientist Collaborate: #TheJayZMixtape
What kinds of exciting creations might a collaboration between an African American literature professor and computer science graduate student…
Library Feedback Data: 2017/2018
This infographic shows actual student responses categorized by major themes.
Library as Place: Student Feedback Data 2018
This infographic shows themes from our library feedback weeks titled, "UTA Open Your Heart" that students contributed to throughout the Libraries…
The Semester You Learn to Walk (a lecture)
This student-authored post is part of UTA Libraries’ Open Education Week celebration. It was written by Ursula Abdala. If you’re a UTA student…