The MakerStudio offers many ways to support Faculty in their courses, research and beyond, including:
Course Integration
Assigning a digital media project to your students for the first time? Want your students to utilize the MakerStudio equipment? Whether it's providing a tour of our space, hosting a workshop for your class, or providing instruction, we are here to help.
Instruction
The MakerStudio can provide instruction in Discovery Hall classrooms on technical aspects for completing a project. Classes from disciplines across campus have taken advantage of incorporating the MakerStudio's support in their projects by asking our staff to lead a class in how to create a podcast using Audacity, film and edit a video using Adobe Premiere Pro, or develop Infographics in Canva or Adobe InDesign. During these instruction sessions, we emphasize available after class support and consultations for students, available technology lending, and cover everything technical your assignment requires.
Fill out your Course Integration inquiry here.
Research Assistance
The MakerStudio can assist with your research. If you're exploring emerging technologies, pondering what is the best VR headset/3d Printer/equipment to purchase with your grant, or searching for alternative digital methods to achieve your research goals, we offer expertise and insight to help your process. This may look like a one-on-one consultation where we learn to use a new software with you, explain the pros and cons of equipment we have already or what's available on the market, or talk about what technology is easiest to work with on campus. We understand that much of today's technology has great potential while also providing realistic expectations of what any technological scenario can actually accomplish.
Technology Support
Unsure what to do with that 3d printer that's sitting in your department closet? Unsure why your laser cutter isn't working? Let us have a look at it. We'll not only try to fix things with you, but we'll also train you, create troubleshooting documentation, and offer support to help you continue using your departmental equipment.
Email us at makerstudio@uncw.edu.