If you’re wanting to 3D print a simple design that you have in mind, drawing it might be the way! There are a couple of different ways you can do this using Tinkercad, the main…
Throughout my time at TRU Library Makerspace, I have been fortunate to witness a myriad of unique projects that have captivated my imagination. From artists creating intricate 3D figures to engineering students skillfully learning embroidery for club sweaters to education students using various technologies to enhance their teaching experiences – each day brings a wave of remarkable creations that students, faculty, and staff bring to life within Makerspace.
The TRU Library Makerspace is delighted to announce the two successful applicants for the Spring 2023 Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) Faculty Makerspace Grants: Harshita Dhiman and Katelin Pietrusinski from the Career…
Makerspace has been featured on TRU’s Brenna Clarke Gray’s podcast You Got This! Brenna is a coordinator of educational technologies at Learning Technology and Innovation where they support TRU’s community in using technology and media…
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.
Written by Kirsten Glass Awarded for the first time in October of 2022, the Makerspace Faculty Grants are already pushing forward development of new classroom maker experiences, shaking up and enhancing what instructional approaches look…
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…
Hello/Weyt-k! This blog post will be exploring Educational learning outcomes that can be found within many Makerspaces. This blog post will feature the University of Texas at Arlington’s FabLab, and comparing them to the Province…
Monday, January 31st to February 11th TRU Makerspace will be open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm for drop-in users as we launch the space. That’s right, it’s finally here! After a long…
Written by Olivia McDougall While we aren’t yet into the warm weather, I chose a halter top as a first time project to challenge myself and just to see if I could do it. Since…
