Blog
Author: Karen
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The Visitor’s Book was a bit of a maker project to use up some scrap paper that was destined for the recycling bin as we packed up for the move to the new location. Inspired by how-to Youtube videos from The Unexpected Gypsy and Sea Lemon, I dug out the...
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We were excited to open the new Makerspace in the Library (Building 105) this week, when we welcomed visitors and showed them around. So far everyone has loved the space and many folk have already started busily making and creating. You may notice the space has a new name, ‘Warninyup’,...
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Over the semester break the Makerspace was a second home to a group of international students, who met every day for 3 weeks to participate in the Intensive Academic Program (IAP). The program was facilitated by the Curtin Library and focussed on teaching writing, digital and library skills. Of course,...
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Welcome to the blog of the Curtin Library Makerspace! Through the blog we hope to bring you regular posts providing information about the Makerspace and the projects happening here, as well as relevant news and events. For those of you familiar with our Makerspace community, you’ll know that we have...
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A small team of creatives have been working away in the Makerspace on an exciting project to create an online 2D narrative based game, designed to introduce basic concepts around referencing, plagiarism, fake news, and critical thinking. Created by game designer/writer Rebecca Kerr, programmer Michael Weibrands, artist Jesse Bryant and...
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Students – help us develop 23 Digidex Things !
October 7th, 2019 by Karen Category: Library Makerspace
23 DigiDex Things is an online self-directed learning program currently being developed for you, the student cohort, to expand your understanding of the digital world and allow you to experiment with various tools and apps. Consisting of 23 topics about skills we have identified as being integral to students, the...
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Curtin has recently revised their graduate capabilities to include “effective communicators with digital competence” where graduates “will be able to effectively communicate, and confidently access, use and adapt information and technology to meet the needs of life, learning and future work.” One of the ways that Curtin Library is contributing...
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We were privileged to host a workshop facilitated by Associate Professor Tim Sherratt (University of Canberra), when he was in Perth recently to speak at #LODLAM18, a one day Digital Humanities symposium organised by Prof. Erik Champion and held at the Curtin HIVE. The pre-event Makerspace workshop was entitled “Enriching...
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Our Maker of Curtin this week is Matteo Vinci, a first year Engineering student who also works in the Makerspace as a Library Student Assistant. Before coming to Curtin he studied Electronics Engineering at TAFE and worked in various industries in IT and Communications/Electronics. Matteo, what kind of things do...
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This week our Maker of Curtin is Rebecca Kerr, a final year, part time, undergraduate Visualisation and Interactive Media student. Rebecca also works as a Library Student Assistant for Curtin Library, including the Makerspace. Rebecca, what do you like to make? I like making a range of different things. I...