- Information Literacy Cross Team Grants
- Innovative Teaching with Makerspace Technology Grant
- LCDSS Faculty Fellowship Program
- LCDSS Graduate Extern Program
- Livingstone Undergraduate Research Awards
- North Broad Press faculty-authored open textbook grant
- Open Access Publishing Fund
- Textbook Affordability Project
- Cultural Analytics Certificate Program
- Datasets
- Digital Scholarship Recipients
- Faculty Fellowship Program
- Faculty Fellowship Program Recipients
- Faculty Learning Community on Integrating Advanced Digital Methods and Tools into Your Teaching
- Graduate Extern Program
- Graduate Extern Program Recipients
- Innovative Teaching with Makerspace Technology Grant
- Makerspace Grant Recipients
- Makerspace Residency
Innovative Teaching with Makerspace Technology Grant
The Innovative Teaching with Makerspace Technology Grant is sponsored by the Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio, University Libraries and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT).
Makerspace technologies can help faculty to build a richer and more engaging learning experience for students. The Makerspace in the Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio (LCDSS) provides a hands-on environment in which students can work with a variety of digital fabrication tools, virtual reality and electronics technologies in order to explore and develop new ideas. The LCDSS tools, such as immersive media technology (virtual reality), 3D reconstructions, text-mining, mapping and GIS software, can be embedded in assignments and projects in order to help students learn and receive hands-on experience with the kinds of technologies they may use in the future. Some of these are free for students and faculty to use, but others involve costs associated with the materials needed to use the tools.
We invite faculty to submit an application for the Innovative Teaching with Makerspace Technology Grant. This grant will enable faculty to use these technologies to build a richer and more engaging learning experience for students. This grant allows faculty interested in exploring ways to use makerspace technologies the possibility to try them in fall 2023 or spring 2024 without passing the cost on to the students. The tools can be used in courses taught in any modality—online, in-person or hybrid.
Recent grant awardees have included faculty from disciplines that include Anthropology, Teaching and Learning, Film and Media Arts, Criminal Justice and Kinesiology, among others. Faculty will be awarded grants of up to $3,000 to cover costs for any materials that faculty and students will need to use the tools in fall 2023 or spring 2024.
Recent grant awardees have included faculty from disciplines that include Anthropology, Teaching and Learning, Film and Media Arts, Criminal Justice and Kinesiology, among others. Faculty will be awarded grants of up to $3,000 to cover costs for any materials that faculty and students will need to use the tools in fall 2023 or spring 2024.
Faculty who are awarded the grant will be expected to commit to the following:
- Receive any necessary pedagogical or technological training on using the tools from the Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio or the Center for the Advancement of Teaching before the semester in which the tool is implemented. Support may include meeting (on-site or virtual) with a consultant to plan effective use of the tool.
- Test the use of the tool before implementing in the classroom.
- Submit a syllabus plan for implementation by August 1, 2023 for the Fall 2023 semester or December 1, 2023 for the Spring 2024 semester.
- Pilot the chosen tool in a class in Fall 2023 or Spring 2024.
- Submit a one-page project completion report within a month of the end of the semester.
Grant awardees will receive:
- Group and individual support and training in how to effectively use makerspace technologies to engage students and help them to learn. Support will be available on-site and/or virtually and may include shipping of equipment and supplies as necessary.
- Up to $3,000 to cover the cost of materials needed to implement these technological projects in the pilot semester. Amount depends on the number of students and the type of technology chosen.
- Opportunity to present your experiences with the technologies at the Annual Conference on Teaching Excellence in January 2024 and/or The Scholars’ Studio Digital Showcase in April 2024.
To Apply:
Please submit a document that responds to each of the following questions in fewer than 250 words. Once you have completed this section of the application, please submit your document as a Word Document or PDF. Applications are to be submitted online by May 2023.
- Which makerspace tool would you like to use in your course? In which course will you be using it? What modality are you teaching the course? How do you envision using it?
- Explain how the use of this makerspace tool will improve engagement and/or learning for your students. How might it be an improvement over your current practice?
- How will you help your students develop the skills needed to use the tool effectively?
- Describe your experience with the use of technology for teaching.
- What is the timeline for implementation of the tool.
- Provide an estimated cost for the project. A Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio consultant can help you with this task. Remember to think about the number of students who will need to use the tools and whether they will be individual or group projects.
A consultation may be helpful to help you consider these questions. To set up a consultation, please email Jordan Hample.
Get Help
Applications are due by May 2023
For questions regarding the fellowship, please contact Jordan Hample, Academic Information Technology Support Technician at the Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio.