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Assembling Effective Teams In IE 4340: Engineering Project Management

One group of competencies identified in our set of beta maker competencies is “Assembling effective teams.” This group includes the following…

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Technical Writing & Maker Literacies: Dr. Christian Worlow's ENGL 2338 And ENGL 3372

Dr. Christian Worlow is a Senior Lecturer and Internship Coordinator for the Department of English at UTA, and he teaches courses in British…

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UTA Fablab Leads National Collaboration (Official UTA Press Release)

A team from UTA Libraries is leading a pilot study comprised of six library makerspaces from across the country to investigate the effectiveness…

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IMLS National Leadership Grant: Partnerships Announced

I am happy to announce that we have successfully chosen our partners for the IMLS grant-funded Maker Competencies and the Undergraduate Curriculum…

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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:…

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Report From ISAM 2017

Several of us here at UTA Libraries had the privilege of attending and presenting our work at the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces…

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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…

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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…

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2017 Stem South Librarians Conference

At last year’s TX STEM Librarians Conference, I introduced UT Arlington Libraries’ Maker Literacies Pilot Program and the Maker Literacies Task…

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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…

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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…

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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.