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Makers,
making &
makerspaces
and our LSTA grant!
Image by: Juhan Sonin

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How many of you have ever made something?

3.
How many of you have made something?

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What is a makerspace?
Photo: Katie Day

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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. . . .”
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.

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Everyone is a MAKER
According 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

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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

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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

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What we are doing: Fall Online Workshops
3D Design + Printing - Sept. 24 & Oct 1 Circuits - Oct.15, 29 & Nov 12
RECORDINGS HERE: http://uncg.libguides.com/workshops

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What we are doing...
Feb. 20, 2015
AcadeMAKE Conference
http://academake.wordpress.com/

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What next...
Get ideas:
http://makezine.com/
www.instructables.com
Read:
http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/
@IArtLibraries

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WATCH
Booklist Webinar –
Beyond 3D Printers
http://bit.ly/1oCkxua

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Local Makerspaces
• Wilmington: http://eliteinnovationsllc.com/
• Raleigh: http://eliteinnovationsllc.com/
• Charlotte: http://hackerspacecharlotte.org/
• Asheville: http://ashevillemakers.org/
Also - Maker Faire: Raleigh in June 2015
http://makerfaire.com/map/

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Resources
Visit our Make Guide!
http://uncg.libguides.com/toolkit/make

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Thingiverse
http://www.thingiverse.com/
British Museum
https://sketchfab.com/britishmuseum
3D Warehouse
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/
Turbosquid
http://www.turbosquid.com/
Note:
Look for
.obj or
.stl files

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Autodesk Project Shapeshifter
http://shapeshifter.io/
Tinkercad
https://tinkercad.com/
Inkscape
http://www.inkscape.org/
Makerbot Desktop
http://www.makerbot.com/desktop

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bitmaps / raster images are
made of pixels
3D objects are made of vectors
(points) and paths

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Steps:
● 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

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Steps:
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

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Questions/Contact
Michelle Folkman m_folkma@uncg.edu
Beth Filar Williams efwilli3@uncg.edu
Brown Biggers fbbigger@uncg.edu

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References
Hlubinka, 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/