Interested in adding 3D printing and other makerspace tools to your courses, but not sure how? Below is a presentation delivered to Lawrence University faculty about some of the whys and hows of using the LU makerspace with coursework.

View the full presentation (with notes) in Google Slides

Here’s a general outline of the presentation:

• What is a makerspace and what’s in our makerspace?
• Why makerspaces?
  • Hands-On, Kinesthetic, Active Learning
  • Problem Solving Process
  • Differentiation of Learning
  • Prepare for Work
  • Wellness
  • Engaged Learning at Lawrence University
• Challenges of educational makerspaces
• Examples of uses from projects at LU and elsewhere by discipline/general subject area
  • Studio Art
  • Art History
  • Theatre Arts
  • Film Studies
  • Math & Computer Science
  • Music
  • Humanities
  • Anthropology
  • Psychology & Neuroscience
  • Sciences
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Things made by students outside of classwork
• Things made by student organizations and campus departments
• Where to find this stuff?
  • 3D print search engines & general repositories
  • Lesson plans
• Designing
• How to go about adding this stuff to your classes
• Discussion

Since we presented this, we’ve also worked on a couple more ways to help faculty add the makerspace tools and equipment to their courses and research:

• Makerspace Assignment Request Form: By letting us know about the intended learning outcomes and equipment they’d like to use, we can do some research and set up a time to meet to discuss assignment ideas.
• Faculty 3D Printing Request Form: We’re happy to print objects that faculty may need for their teaching or scholarly/creative work. While faculty are welcome to come over and do their own printing, we know that sometimes this isn’t possible.