Fall 2017 Pitch Of The Week (Pow!) Preliminary Challenge #2, November 9, 2017
Congratulations to The Fearless Scarecrows, winners of the November 9, 2017 Pitch of the Week (POW!) Preliminary Challenge.
Fall 2017 Pitch Of The Week (Pow!) Preliminary Challenge #1, November 2, 2017
Congratulations to The Leaf Peepers, winners of the November 2, 2017 Pitch of the Week (POW!) Preliminary Challenge. Team members include Cam…
Report From Library 2.017: Makerspaces
Morgan Chivers and I each gave presentations during Library 2.017: Makerspaces online mini-conference. Morgan's presentation, "Walking the Walk:…
IMLS National Leadership Grant: Partnership Selection Update
We’ve been very busy with the usual beginning-of-the-semester rush, in addition to planning our grant work. I’m taking a quick moment over the…
Service Learning In The Fablab And CSE 3311: Object-Oriented Software Engineering
In spring of 2017 Dr. Christoph Csallner reached out to the FabLab for projects that his CSE 3311: Object-Oriented Software Engineering students…
Final Report For Fablab Assignment: Art 4365 Technology In Art Education
Note: I'm posting this on behalf of Dr. Amanda Alexander who participated in our Spring 2017 Maker Literacies pilot with her course Art 4365…
Pioneer of Open Education Presents at UTA
Yesterday UTA Libraries in partnership with the LINK Research Lab welcomed Dr. David Wiley, a pioneer of open education, to campus for a public…
Dr. Bonnie Boardman’s Introduction To Industrial Engineering (Ie 1205) Maker Literacies Project Report
In Spring 2017 Dr. Bonnie Boardman’s Introduction to Industrial Engineering (IE 1205) students undertook an assignment in the UTA FabLab with the…
Experiential Learning Popping Up at UTA Libraries
In Fall 2016, the Libraries began a series of pop-up experiential learning events during which attendees would engage in design thinking and…
Maker Literacies Program Alumnus At Barcelona Maker Faire
I’m writing to highlight what I consider to be a huge success story for our beta Maker Literacies Program at UTA Libraries.
Pow! Student Self-Confidence Data Analysis
I've completed the data analysis for my project about comparing undergraduate student self-confidence before and after participation in the UTA…
UTA Libraries Awarded IMLS Grant To Test Maker Literacies Program
My team has been awarded a $50k IMLS grant to expand and test our maker literacies program at other universities! Over the summer we will be…