At the Makerspace we love to pass along information about opportunities for our makers to showcase their creations. Here are two upcoming events, one local and one international. The UTSC Library is a lead partner in the Undergraduate and Research & Creative Opportunities, which gives students a chance to feature their work and win a […]
The Value of Making
Last month, the Makerspace was featured in Re:Think, a publication from the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation. The article, titled “How the UTSC Library’s Makerspace Affirms the Value of “Making”“, discussed how the Makerspace is a place for students to engage and experiment with hands-on and creative methods of learning. Have an idea for […]
More than just building a robot
The Library’s Makerspace program “You Can Build a Robot!” is a wonderful informal learning opportunity for participants on many levels. Program participants will develop competencies in 3D printing, microcontrollers and programming basics within a supportive learning community. However, more than just the gains in technical skills, participants will develop confidence in their abilities to tackle […]
Come work in the Makerspace
We are so excited to be starting off the fall/winter season on campus at the UTSC Library Makerspace. This is our 5th year welcoming students, staff and faculty into the Makerspace and we have benefited so much from the contributions of our work-study students. We are excited to announce that we have two work-study opportunities available […]
The Maker Mindset. What is this and why ...
Sarah Nagle, Creation and Innovation Service Librarian at Miami University, explains in a short video how a maker mindset is a shift of thinking away from consuming to creating. This shift helps engage learners with concepts such as design sensitivity and failure positivity, while honing interdisciplinary soft skills like decision making and fluency of ideas. If you […]
Critical Making – Checking our Biases
This week, I was browsing Stanford’s dSchool web site. Lots of interesting resources and inspiration. One section I gravitated to was a tool called the Critical Lens Group Protocol. This sound-based tool guides teams in analyzing a prototype or any design through an equity-focused lens. Intended for small groups, the prototype is reviewed by the group with the aid […]