Maker (Educator) Spotlight: Emily Burk
Emily Burk brings “big learning” to life for students and colleagues in the high school makerspace she helped found in Anna, TX.
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University Makerspaces 2: Support from Staff
Expand your Audience Reach: Support from University Staff University staff members are vast and wide in their exposure to the student population. They are responsible for aiding students in their on-campus experience outside of the academic setting. Staff members may serve the students as club leaders, mentors, and advisors in addition to their day-to-day role. […]
University Makerspaces 1: Generating Student Buy-in
Part 1 of a series on growing and running university based makerspaces
Making a Safer Makerspace
Narwhal Labs was about to open its doors. Then the Covid shutdown hit and the makerspace needed to navigate a new course.
Making and Thinking Big in Tulsa
With Nathan Pritchett of Fab Lab Tulsa In episode #22 of Make:cast, I learn about the new building for Fab Lab Tulsa from its Executive Director, Nathan Pritchett. The new building is under development and scheduled to open in 2022. The project had started well before COVID-19 but has stayed on track even during the […]
Make:cast #16 – Build It and See What Happens
As part of a $50 million grant to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2017, the Maker Library & Innovative Learning Complex of the Future is under construction on campus. The new $17.5 million building will house a makerspace open to all students. Austin McChord is the RIT donor and I talk to him in this episode of Make:cast.
Maker (Faire Producer) Spotlight: Elise & Adam Spontarelli
“Join your local makerspace. You’ll grow, and as a result, help others grow.”
