Our goal is to establish national standards for incorporating maker literacies into cross-disciplinary, hands-on learning experiences.
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…
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) supports national leadership grants for libraries that enhance the quality of library and archive services nationwide by advancing theory and practice. The initial IMLS planning grant we received is allowing us to further test our emerging set of maker competencies with diverse college and university partners. We then plan to pursue an implementation grant to support broad dissemination and adaptation of the framework. Learn more about the planning grant.
