We are excited to announce that our “Makerspace Sustainability Incubator” proposal was successfully funded through the TRU Sustainability Grant Fund! We are incredible excited and grateful for the opportunity to work with the TRU Sustainability…
Minimalist Making is a framework for integrating Makerspace and maker activities into curriculum, with four main principles: keep it simple, make it fun, it must be relevant, and keep it low impact. The framework encourages users to simplify the activity, make it enjoyable and creative, connect the skills to real world problems and situations, and to consider the impacts of their making on the environment, community, etc.
Hello Makerspace users! Starting next week we will be conducting a research project that aims to understand the culture and impact of the TRU Library Makerspace. Through this research we hope to understand how the…
Fall 2022 was our first full semester and it was a whirlwind of new and old faces, exciting programming, and fresh ideas. A lot has happened since our last Makerspace report in May 2022 and I’m really excited to share what has happened and talk about we have planned for next year.
Our first term was incredibly busy and exciting. We finished building and outfitting the Makerspace with furniture, equipment, supplies, and literally hundreds of things required to make it functional. We continued learning how to use…
Due to staffing issues the Makerspace will be open limited hours this week: Monday 21st……………………………………2 – 4pm Tuesday 22nd…………………………………..1 – 4pm Wednesday 23rd……………………………..10-1 and 2 -4pm* Thursday 24th…………………………………10-1 and 2 -4pm* Friday 25th……………………………………..10-1 and 2…
Are you part of a TRUSU student group or TRU department that wants to host an event in the Makerspace? Campus groups can host events in the Makerspace that relate to making, design, or utilize…
