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Joint 2-3 hour workshop series, Fall 2014 for our UNCG Libraries LSTA grant on makerspace education along with the UNCG Library and Information Studies Department outreach to students and alums. 10/25/14 Wilmington, 11/5/14 Raleigh, 11/6/14 Charlotte, 11/8/14 Asheville
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Makers,making & makerspaces and our LSTA grant!
Image by: Juhan Sonin
How many of you have ever made something?
How many of you have made something?
What is a makerspace?
Photo: Katie Day
Makerspaces share some aspects of the shop class, home economics class, the art studio and science
lab. In effect, a Makerspace is a physical mashup of these different places that allows projects to
integrate these different kinds of skills.
The Makerspace Playbook describes the overall goals and concept of makerspace:
“... expect to build your Makerspace users' literacy in design, science, technology, engineering, art, and math. . . .”
Everyone is a MAKERAccording the Makerspace Playbook: “Makerspaces serve as gathering points where communities of new and experienced makers connect to work on real and personally meaningful projects, informed by helpful mentors and expertise, using new technologies and traditional tools.”
According to the Deloitte Center for the Edge “The maker movement is an important manifestation of the economic landscape to come.”
Photo: NASA / Bill Ingals
aspects of making...● constructionist learning (Seymour Papert) - learning
through the act of construction ● tinkering● experimenting and failing● collaboration and cross pollination● open exchange of ideas● personal fabrication
photos: Scott Beale
What we are doing: visits + curriculum
Maker Visits for LIS distance students + alums + local librarians: • Wilmington, Oct. 25• Raleigh Nov. 5• Charlotte Nov. 6• Asheville, Nov. 8
Curriculum Opportunites @UNCG:• LIS 631 class – final project makerspace lesson plan• Geography Club – presentation to students and faculty in that department• Anthropology Meet up – presentation to students and faculty in that department• Anthroplogy 553/Human Osteology – developing curriculum with professor for spring
What we are doing: Fall Online Workshops
Circuits - Oct.15, 29 & Nov 123D Design + Printing - Sept. 24 & Oct 1
RECORDINGS HERE: http://uncg.libguides.com/workshops
What we are doing...
Feb. 20, 2015AcadeMAKE Conference http://academake.wordpress.com/
Sign up to attend and/or present!
What next...Get ideas:http://makezine.com/www.instructables.com
Read:http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/@IArtLibraries
WATCH
Booklist Webinar – Beyond 3D Printershttp://bit.ly/1oCkxua
Local Makerspaces • Wilmington: http://eliteinnovationsllc.com/ • Raleigh: http://eliteinnovationsllc.com/ • Charlotte: http://hackerspacecharlotte.org/ • Asheville: http://ashevillemakers.org/
Also - Maker Faire: Raleigh in June 2015http://makerfaire.com/map/
Resources
Visit our Make Guide!
http://uncg.libguides.com/toolkit/make
3D Resources and Activities
Model LibrariesThingiversehttp://www.thingiverse.com/
British Museum https://sketchfab.com/britishmuseum
3D Warehousehttps://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/
Turbosquidhttp://www.turbosquid.com/
Note: Look
for .obj or .stl
files
3D ToolsAutodesk Project Shapeshifterhttp://shapeshifter.io/
Tinkercadhttps://tinkercad.com/
Inkscapehttp://www.inkscape.org/
Makerbot Desktophttp://www.makerbot.com/desktop
Pixels and Vectors
bitmaps / raster images are made of pixels
3D objects are made of vectors (points) and paths
How To - B&W to 3DSteps:● In Inkscape → File→Import ● Make sure image is selected → Path → Trace
Bitmap● Use brightness cutoff→ colors = 2● File → Save As → Plain SVG
● For text → Use Text tool → ● Save as a .png● Import the .png file and follow steps above
How To - B&W to 3DSteps:In Tinkercad Import → File → Choose File● Choose .svg file
● When done – click on Download for 3D Printing – Save .stl file (downloads with a funny name)
● Or click Order a 3D Print and use a service
Questions/Contact
Michelle Folkman [email protected]
Beth Filar Williams [email protected]
Brown Biggers [email protected]
ReferencesHlubinka, M, et al.(2012). Makerspace playbook. Retrieved February 13, 2014 from http://makerspace.com/playbook.
Hagel, J., Kulasooriya, D., & Seely Brown, J. (2014). A Movement in the Making. Retrieved August 12, 2014, from http://dupress.com/articles/a-movement-in-the-making/
