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Maker Literacies Program Shows Experiential Learning Opportunities

Representatives from 19 universities gathered at the UTA Central Library on Feb. 23 for the Maker Literacies Mini Immersion Program. The focus was…

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Coming this Fall Motion Capture Studio to Open

Opening for the fall semester, students, faculty, and staff members can take ideas from the real world into the virtual world with the UTA…

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Star GRA Reflects on “Learning by Doing” as He Walks Stage, Bids Farewell to FabLab Career

Vikram Gupta, a graduate research assistant pursuing a Master of Science degree in computer science, started his career in the University of Texas…

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UTA Libraries FabLab Director Announces New Maker Literacies Book from ALA Editions

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of Maker Literacies for Academic Libraries:…

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UTA Libraries Blazes Trail with Maker Literacies

Five years after the opening of the FabLab, UTA Libraries is paving the way for makerspaces across the country.

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Principles For The Equitable Design Of Digitally-Distributed, Studio-Based Stem Learning Environments

In October 2018, the Maker Literacies grant team was invited to attend the Synthesis and Design Workshop: Principles for the Equitable Design of…

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Fabapp, Octopuppet And Juicebox At UTA Libraries' Fablab

The UTA Libraries' Marketing and Communications Team created a really great video to highlight a few apps that UTA FabLab student employees have…

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Maker Literacies For Middle School Math Education Students

Dr. Christopher Kribs is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and Distinguished Research Professor in the Departments of Mathematics and Curriculum…

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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…

Morgan Chivers, Katie Peery, Martin Wallace

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:…