Danianne Mizzy
Head of Kenan Science Information Services
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Aiya Williams
Instructional Technology Consultant and ITS Liaison to the Center for Faculty Excellence
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina (UNC) Libraries and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) have a long history of providing complementary support services to faculty. Beginning in 2013, the Libraries and CFE have extended their collaborative support model as part of the Be a Maker (BeAM) @ Carolina initiative to help UNC faculty incorporate maker skills and technologies into their teaching and learning. This session will highlight projects where Libraries and CFE staff have helped faculty use maker resources and apply constructivist learning theory to class assignments and course design. These projects illustrate how the two partners, along with the BeAM Program Manager, have collaborated to help faculty, in disciplines as diverse as art, biology, education, entrepreneurship, and neuroscience, employ an array of technologies including laser cutting, 3D printing, Arduino programming and electronics. Library and CFE staff provide joint consultations to faculty on integrating making and maker technology into classes using best pedagogical practices, as well as designing and delivering direct instruction. The session also briefly describes the Be a Maker (BeAM) @ Carolina initiative, a campus-wide network that nurtures making at UNC-Chapel Hill in support of teaching, learning, research, and innovation by providing educational initiatives that engage and blend diverse communities, including first generation college students, in experiential learning through design thinking and design processes.
Other contributors: David Romito, Science Librarian; Colin Nickels, Carolina Academic Library Associate; Michelle Garst, BeAM Program Manager
http://uncbeam.org/
http://library.unc.edu/makerspace/
http://cfe.unc.edu/teaching-and-learning/
Presentation (PDF)