University Library Maker Space SWON Annual Meeting November
2014
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Digital Humanities Faculty Learning Community 2012-13
Librarians, computer scientists, faculty Digital projects in
courses and for research The beginning...
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3D printer, Raspberry Pis, Arduinos Momentum among librarians,
faculty, College of Arts and Sciences deans Digital projects
happening on campus Faculty Learning Community concludes
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Idea for the grant, spring 2014 The Executive Board of SWON
Libraries is pleased to announce our first ever Maker Space Grant
opportunity. This project provides time and resources to implement
a new academic program, Critical Making Centering on disruptive
technologies, in particular personal fabrication (e.g. 3D-printing,
CNC tools) and computation, emphasizes the process of creating
physical and software artifacts for and with a community Conway
Faculty Fellow: Gary Lewandowski, for project Critical Making
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Faculty Collaboration & Support Our partnership with the
library is crucial because it provides us space for student work,
additional assistance training students to use the tools The 3D
printer purchased with SWON library consortium funds provides an
engaging entry into the area of personal fabrication for students
and faculty around the university, and in particular will provide a
crucial resource for the students in my course as they prototype
and create objects from their 3D designs. Gary Lewandowski
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Build and support a community of makers on campus Collaborate
with faculty teaching courses where the creation of physical
objects on a 3-D printer could enhance course objectives Provide
the student employees in the IT division with the skills to use 3-D
printers and other disruptive technologies Support the Computer
Science program and collaborate on new Critical Making course
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Pilot at Connection Center
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How it works www.thingiverse.comwww.thingiverse.com
www.makerbot.com/desktopwww.makerbot.com/desktop
