<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>makerspace – Technology at MSU</title> <atom:link href="https://tech.msu.edu/news/tag/makerspace/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://tech.msu.edu</link> <description>Michigan State University</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:36:47 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">98790491</site> <item> <title>Check out trends in active learning that can benefit MSU</title> <link>https://tech.msu.edu/news/2017/03/check-out-trends-in-active-learning-that-can-benefit-msu/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Noel]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:23:59 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Active learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[classroom technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[faculty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flipped classrooms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[instructors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[like Academic Technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[makerspace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[micro-learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rooms for enaged and active learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual reality]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://tech.msu.edu/?p=18195</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>It seems that every year those who work in education whip out their magic crystal balls and attempt to predict what trends will have the greatest impact in the classroom. All of us want to create meaningful experiences for the students and often that means trying to anticipate what their classroom expectations will be. <a href="https://tech.msu.edu/news/2017/03/check-out-trends-in-active-learning-that-can-benefit-msu/" class="read-more">Read Full Article → </a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that every year those who work in education whip out their magic crystal balls and attempt to predict what trends will have the greatest impact in the classroom. All of us want to create meaningful experiences for the students and often that means trying to anticipate what their classroom expectations will be. If possible, we would even like to exceed those expectations.</p> <h2>Personalization & engagement</h2> <p>The past few years have seen a move toward a greater emphasis on personalization and engagement. In many ways, we are attempting to artificially recreate the ways in which we learned before formal institutions, when we experienced things in the world, instead of hearing about them in a classroom.</p> <p>Luckily, technology has allowed us to start crafting those experiences in a directed and purposeful way. At the same time, the benefits of housing these experiences inside a center of learning can still be utilized.</p> <h2>Classroom customization</h2> <p>The first major trend, though it should really be called a continuation of a trend, is the emphasis on adjustable classrooms and makerspaces. While from the outside these may appear to be separate things, they really are centered around the same goal of fitting the classroom experience to students’ needs.</p> <p>Campuses across the United States have begun implementing flipped classrooms that focus on allowing students to collaborate easily. In addition, the idea of the lecture hall as the primary go-to for knowledge is being re-examined often with an online, asynchronous component. The <a href="https://tech.msu.edu/teaching/real">Rooms for Engaged and Active Learning (REAL)</a> are an example of flipped classrooms at MSU.</p> <p>Makerspaces, where students can create and actively engage in learning through experiences, are also becoming more prevalent. MSU has several examples of these spaces. There are makerspaces at the MSU Library called <a href="https://lib.msu.edu/makerspace/">MakeCentral</a>, as well as the <a href="http://msuhatch.com/">MSU Hatch</a>. See <a href="http://make.msu.edu/">Make @ State</a> for more MSU makerspace resources.</p> <h2>Micro-learning</h2> <p>Micro-learning is a style of imparting information in small chunks taking into consideration our short attention spans. The basic idea is to provide short bursts of information, and then allow students space and time to reflect and discuss that information. This is another trend moving away from the traditional classroom lecture format.</p> <p>The most obvious example of micro-learning is the emphasis on short instructional videos in online and flipped classes. This is exemplified in the model advocated by <a href="https://www.coursera.org/">Coursera</a> and other platforms that offer Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs. IT Services also recommends this approach when instructors are designing and creating online videos. More information about our approach to instructional videos can be found at the <a href="http://hub.msu.edu/why-choose-video-part-1/">Hub’s blog post “Why Choose Video.”</a></p> <p>The micro-learning trend is not confined to video or even to the digital realm. Podcasts, games, and simulations could all be added to any instructional style. All that is required is some planning and creative thinking.</p> <h2>Virtual reality</h2> <p>There probably isn’t a more dramatic example of the future educational possibilities than the advent of learning experiences in virtual reality. While there has been a continued effort to create digital learning simulations for decades, the technology hasn’t been available until recently to make these experiences accessible to a wide audience.</p> <p>Now, not only is it possible for students to experience places that they would never have normally been able to travel, but they can also craft their own experiences and share them with others. Two services, <a href="https://www.google.com/edu/expeditions/#about">Google Expeditions</a> and <a href="http://demo.thinglink.com/vr-editor">ThinkLink 360</a> are great places to start exploring how to integrate virtual reality into the classroom.</p> <h2>Moving forward in education</h2> <p>These new active learning trends provide some amazing opportunities for faculty and instructors to engage and excite students. Never before in history have the tools and resources been more accessible to provide lasting and meaningful experiences to broad groups of people.</p> <p>Learning should be fun for the student and the teacher, so try something new in your classroom. It doesn’t even have to be a whole course redesign, it could just be a lesson, or a single activity. If you tell your students that you are trying something new, I’m sure most would love to give you feedback.</p> <p>MSU IT provides <a href="https://tech.msu.edu/teaching/instructional-design-development/">instructional design and development</a> services to help faculty instructors discuss and determine how to integrate new active learning options. Request a consultation by calling (517) 432-6200 or emailing <a href="https://ithelp.msu.edu">ithelp@msu.edu</a>.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fnews%2F2017%2F03%2Fcheck-out-trends-in-active-learning-that-can-benefit-msu%2F&linkname=Check%20out%20trends%20in%20active%20learning%20that%20can%20benefit%20MSU" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fnews%2F2017%2F03%2Fcheck-out-trends-in-active-learning-that-can-benefit-msu%2F&linkname=Check%20out%20trends%20in%20active%20learning%20that%20can%20benefit%20MSU" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fnews%2F2017%2F03%2Fcheck-out-trends-in-active-learning-that-can-benefit-msu%2F&linkname=Check%20out%20trends%20in%20active%20learning%20that%20can%20benefit%20MSU" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p>]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">18195</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Brown Bag: Integrating Library Makerspace Services into Your Course</title> <link>https://tech.msu.edu/event/brown-bag-library-makerspace-services/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciesa Design]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[brown bag]]></category> <category><![CDATA[instructional technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[library]]></category> <category><![CDATA[makerspace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MSU IT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MSU Libraries]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://tech.msu.edu/?post_type=tribe_events&p=14998</guid> <description><![CDATA[Speakers <ul> <li><strong>Erica Ervin,</strong> MSU Libraries</li> <li><strong>Jonah Magar,</strong> MSU Libraries</li> <li><strong>Terence O’Neil,</strong> MSU Libraries</li> </ul> Background <p>The Explorations in Instructional Technology Brown Bag series is hosted by the MSU College of Education, College of Natural Science, and MSU IT Teaching and Learning Technology. For more information, contact <a href="mailto:grabski@msu.edu">Sev Grabski</a>. Learn more about other <a href="http://tech.msu.edu/teaching/faculty-development/">faculty development opportunities</a>. <a href="https://tech.msu.edu/event/brown-bag-library-makerspace-services/" class="read-more">Read Full Article → </a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Speakers</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Erica Ervin,</strong> MSU Libraries</li> <li><strong>Jonah Magar,</strong> MSU Libraries</li> <li><strong>Terence O’Neil,</strong> MSU Libraries</li> </ul> <h2>Background</h2> <p>The Explorations in Instructional Technology Brown Bag series is hosted by the MSU College of Education, College of Natural Science, and MSU IT Teaching and Learning Technology. For more information, contact <a href="mailto:grabski@msu.edu">Sev Grabski</a>. Learn more about other <a href="http://tech.msu.edu/teaching/faculty-development/">faculty development opportunities</a>.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fevent%2Fbrown-bag-library-makerspace-services%2F&linkname=Brown%20Bag%3A%20Integrating%20Library%20Makerspace%20Services%20into%20Your%20Course" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fevent%2Fbrown-bag-library-makerspace-services%2F&linkname=Brown%20Bag%3A%20Integrating%20Library%20Makerspace%20Services%20into%20Your%20Course" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fevent%2Fbrown-bag-library-makerspace-services%2F&linkname=Brown%20Bag%3A%20Integrating%20Library%20Makerspace%20Services%20into%20Your%20Course" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p>]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">14998</post-id> </item> <item> <title>MSU Makerspace Open House</title> <link>https://tech.msu.edu/event/msu-makerspace-open-house/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciesa Design]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maker space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[makerspace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[markerspaces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MSU Makerspace Open House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open house]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teaching and Learning Technology]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tech.msu.edu/?post_type=tribe_events&p=13678</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Make It Happen: Explore the different creative and innovative instructional spaces at Michigan State University.</p> Description <p>Makerspaces facilitate pursuits such as electronics, robotics, and 3-D printing mixed with more traditional activities like metalworking, woodworking, and arts and crafts. Campus makerspaces provide places and opportunities for students to learn practical skills and apply them in creative and collaborative ways. <a href="https://tech.msu.edu/event/msu-makerspace-open-house/" class="read-more">Read Full Article → </a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Make It Happen: Explore the different creative and innovative instructional spaces at Michigan State University.</p> <h2>Description</h2> <p>Makerspaces facilitate pursuits such as electronics, robotics, and 3-D printing mixed with more traditional activities like metalworking, woodworking, and arts and crafts. Campus makerspaces provide places and opportunities for students to learn practical skills and apply them in creative and collaborative ways.</p> <p>These types of facilities operate as hubs for co-curricular activity and as a place in which instructors assign creative work, entrepreneurialism, and encourage generative or constructive output from students.</p> <h3>MSU Makerspaces</h3> <ul> <li>The Hive (Wilson, room C108)</li> <li>Creativity Exploratory (Linton, room 305)</li> <li>Main Library</li> <li>The Hatch (325 E. Grand River Ave., Suite 345)</li> <li>Student Media Center (MSU Union, Basement)</li> <li>LEADR Lab (Old Horticulture, room 112)</li> <li>RCHA LMC (Snyder-Phillips, room E037)</li> <li>Pharm Tox Printer Core (Life Science, room B410A)</li> </ul> <h3>Contest</h3> <p>Pick up a map at any campus makerspace and get stamps for each place you visit. Visit three or more spaces and enter a drawing to win a prize.</p> <p>Submit completed maps at any makerspace before 5:00 p.m. on October 16.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fevent%2Fmsu-makerspace-open-house%2F&linkname=MSU%20Makerspace%20Open%20House" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fevent%2Fmsu-makerspace-open-house%2F&linkname=MSU%20Makerspace%20Open%20House" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fevent%2Fmsu-makerspace-open-house%2F&linkname=MSU%20Makerspace%20Open%20House" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p>]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13678</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Learn about the different MSU makerspaces</title> <link>https://tech.msu.edu/news/2015/09/learn-about-msu-makerspaces/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[itcomm]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 12:52:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[faculty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[instructors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maker space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maker Spaces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[makerspace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[makerspace events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MSU makerspaces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teaching and Learning Technology]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://tech.msu.edu/?p=13725</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know there are eight makerspaces spread across Michigan State University? A collective group of individuals have been working together since January in order to better inform you about them.</p> What is a makerspace? <p>A makerspace traditionally is seen as a workshop with tools, machinery, supplies, and space to make things. <a href="https://tech.msu.edu/news/2015/09/learn-about-msu-makerspaces/" class="read-more">Read Full Article → </a></p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know there are eight makerspaces spread across Michigan State University? A collective group of individuals have been working together since January in order to better inform you about them.</p> <h2 class="ejs-dropdown">What is a makerspace?</h2> <p>A makerspace traditionally is seen as a workshop with tools, machinery, supplies, and space to make things. It’s also meant to be a place where cross-collaboration and pollination can occur to generate bigger and better outcomes.</p> <p>In the world of academia, makerspaces have been evolving into a broader context involving technology and new approaches to learning. (Check out the Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) article, <a href="http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-makerspaces">7 Things You Should Know About Makerspaces</a>.)</p> <h2>Growing interest in campus makerspaces</h2> <p>In December 2014, IT Services helped organize a collective meeting for anyone on campus who was in some way affiliated with one or more of of the makerspaces. In that meeting, we conducted a design studio brainstorm activity to better understand where these spaces overlapped, where they were lacking and how these spaces could better serve faculty and students.We found two distinctive areas that nearly everyone said needed some attention:</p> <ol> <li>Faculty development within the context of makerspaces</li> <li>Communication about these spaces on campus</li> </ol> <p>In January 2015, two working groups were formed: one focused on faculty development within makerspaces and the other focused on communications of the spaces. Since that time, I have had the pleasure of working with both of these groups to wrestle through the various challenges posed by the outcomes of the December 2014 meeting.</p> <h2>Faculty makerspace working group</h2> <p>The faculty working group is made up of participants from the College of Business, College of Engineering, MSU Global, MSU Libraries, Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, and IT Services Teaching and Learning Technology.</p> <p>We realized early on that we needed to identify faculty perceptions and knowledge of makerspaces, so we designed a survey to gather this information. The survey first went out in June 2015 and we will be sending it out again in September 2015. The survey will close on November 1, and then we’ll analyze the data. A report will be delivered to the larger audience of makerspace enthusiasts on campus at our year-end recap meeting in December 2015 to help inform and guide future makerspace endeavors.</p> <h2>Upcoming MSU Makerspace events</h2> <p>The faculty working group also planned a <a href="http://tech.msu.edu/event/lilly-seminar-exploring-the-creative-innovative-instructional-makerspaces-at-msu/" target="_blank">Lilly Seminar</a> with the Office of Faculty and Organizational Development that will take place on Friday, September 25. The seminar, while geared at informing and inspiring faculty, will consist of a panel of faculty, students and staff from each space. The program will be a round-robin style event, with participants gaining insights from each space including how it’s been used, what resources are available and how MSU students have utilized the space.</p> <p>As a follow-up to the Lilly Seminar, the group is hosting a <a href="http://tech.msu.edu/event/msu-makerspace-open-house/" target="_blank">MSU Makerspace Open House</a> on Friday, October 16, from 8:30-11:30 a.m., which is designed to feel a bit like a scavenger hunt experience. Maps of the campus spaces will be provided and participants will have the opportunity to visit each space at their leisure. There are also opportunities to win prizes along the way.</p> <h2>Communications makerspace working group</h2> <p>The communications working group is made up of participants from the College of Arts and Letters, MSU Libraries, MSU Union, and IT Services Teaching and Learning Technology.</p> <p>The group’s initial goal was to create an online presence that would serve as a hub of information to all of the makerspaces on campus. The group worked with each space on campus to collect consistent information about each space, take photos and video, and talk with space leaders about the ways their spaces are currently being utilized.</p> <p>The group then researched what types of makerspace information is currently shared at other institutions and discovered makerspaces seem to be in their infancy within academia without a central hub of information. Colleges and universities had individual pages or small makerspace sites, but much of it appeared to be on a small scale.</p> <p>The communications working group is in the process of creating an online hub of makerspace information for Michigan State University. We’ve worked to design a comprehensive and cohesive site that will serve faculty, staff, and students who want to “make” nearly anything. The MSU Makerspace site will launch by the end of September.</p> <p>It’s our hope that the work performed during 2015 will serve as a springboard to further enhance the cross collaboration between these makerspaces, creating a strong presence of maker culture at MSU.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fnews%2F2015%2F09%2Flearn-about-msu-makerspaces%2F&linkname=Learn%20about%20the%20different%20MSU%20makerspaces" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fnews%2F2015%2F09%2Flearn-about-msu-makerspaces%2F&linkname=Learn%20about%20the%20different%20MSU%20makerspaces" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.msu.edu%2Fnews%2F2015%2F09%2Flearn-about-msu-makerspaces%2F&linkname=Learn%20about%20the%20different%20MSU%20makerspaces" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p>]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13725</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. 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