My role is changing at UTA Libraries. Morgan Chivers and I have been leading the Maker Literacies program together for the last couple years, and now that we've developed and streamlined the program he is able to take on all the administrative responsibilities in addition to the phenomenal work on the ground with students in the FabLab. It took… read more…
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UTA Libraries' Experiential Learning & Undergraduate Success and FabLab Receive IMLS National Leadership Project Grant
As a continuation of UTA Libraries IMLS-funded Maker Literacies and the Undergraduate Curriculum National Leadership Planning Grant (IMLS #LG-… read more…
Maker Competencies and the Undergraduate Curriculum (IMLS #LG-97-17-0010-17) Final Performance Report
The Final Performance Report for our 2017-2018 IMLS-funded Maker Competencies and the Undergraduate Curriculum pilot program is now available.
This final performance report includes a list of activities completed, links to project deliverables, explanations of variance from… read more…
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 Digitally-Distributed, Studio-Based STEM Learning Environments, held from February 25-28 at… read more…
[This is the fourth part in a series of blog posts about our data gathering, processing and analysis methodology.]
[Correction: (Added 10/17/2019) The survey durations in the test data referenced throughout this series are not reliable. It appears… read more…
Since its inception in fall 2016, we have gathered and published lesson plans for 29 unique courses, from 25 faculty members at five different institutions participating in… read more…
[This is the third in a series of blog posts about our data gathering, processing and analysis methodology.]
[Correction: (Added 10/17/2019) The survey durations in the test data referenced throughout this series are not reliable. It appears that at least some of… read more…
While we still don’t have our final report to the IMLS completed, we have made significant progress. Today we are releasing the finalized list of maker competencies with an explanatory preamble and… read more…
[This is the second in a series of blog posts about our data gathering, processing and analysis methodology.]
[Correction: (Added 10/17/2019) The survey durations in the test data referenced throughout this series are not reliable. It appears that at least some of… read more…
Once again, Dr. Christian Worlow’s English 2338 Technical Writing students participated in the Maker Literacies program. This course provides students with an introduction to technical writing and its associated skillsets. Students learn and practice writing… read more…