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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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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.

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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…

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UTA Libraries Awarded Grant to Test Maker Literacies Program

Martin Wallace, Maker Literacies and Engineering Librarian at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, was awarded a $49,800 National…

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Texas Library Association 2017 Conference Report

Although I had to cancel my presentation on the State of Make: Texas, which was to be an overview of results from our 2016 makerspace survey, I…

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ELD E-Forum On Academic Library Makerspaces

The ELD e-forum is organized by the Mentoring Committee of the American Society for Engineering Education's Engineering Libraries Division (ELD).…

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Report: Mini-Grant For Makerspace Survey Incentive Prizes

In spring 2016 the UTA Libraries Maker Literacy Task Force (MLTF), in collaboration with the Texas Innovation Group (TIG), began developing a…

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Makerspace Survey Incentive Prize Winners

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries and the Texas Innovation Group wish to thank everyone who completed our Makerspace survey! The…