By Sallye Coyle, November 7th, 2016 ATEA Region 5 meets in North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte, NE often serves as a stopping place on the transit between the East and the West Coasts of America. The Original Transcontinental Airways that carried mail between Washington D.C., New York & San Francisco made a stopover at the North Platte Landing Field, which was the …
Continue reading >>> Recognizing the Community in Colleges in Heartland America
By Sallye Coyle, September 26th, 2016 Teachers and students with their finished projects
When Rick Sheldahl, Career and Technical Education Director of the Durham (NC) Public School System, and Don Ramsey, carpentry instructor at Southern School of Energy and Sustainability visited ShopBot in 2014, they were looking for an affordable CNC machine that could help their students set up a production …
Continue reading >>> Durham Public School System Invests in CTE and STEM Education
By Sallye Coyle, September 8th, 2016 Friends from 5 Continents sharing one last evening at SZOIL after Fab 12 in Shenzhen.
The Location: This year’s gathering of the International FabLab network took place in early August in Shenzhen, China. About an hour from Hong Kong, Shenzhen is a new city, grown up in the last 25 – 30 years from …
Continue reading >>> Notes from Fab12 in Shenzhen, China
By Sallye Coyle, August 31st, 2016 On a recent Professional Development session (PD) at the Chevron FabLab at California State University Bakersfield, Caroline McEnnis and Sallye Coyle of TIES (www.TIESTEACH.org) spent three days working with teachers, interns and staff to give them more experience with the digital fabrication tools and electronic components available in their Lab. Caroline had the attendees …
Continue reading >>> Machining 3D Scans with a ShopBot CNC Machine
By Michael Berliner, August 15th, 2016 Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] is arguably one of the largest and most dynamic maker spaces in the country. think[box] is located at Case Western Reserve University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and provides a space for anyone – students, faculty, and alumni and members of the community – to tinker and …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot one of the most popular tools at think[box] maker space
By Sallye Coyle, August 8th, 2016 UI1 Mobile FabLab at a Maker Faire. An awning provides extra shelter when projects are set up outside the MFL.
It’s a great idea to take the digital fabrication equipment to the people, rather than the people having to travel to the equipment. As experience and the type of equipment available have changed, …
Continue reading >>> A Brief Timeline of Mobile Digital Fabrication Equipment
By Sallye Coyle, August 2nd, 2016 In mid-July, 14 people with an interest in education came to ShopBot for 2 ½ days of training. Unlike most regular trainings offered at ShopBot, we also had two other types of digital fabrication tools that are commonly found in FabLabs and MakerSpaces: an Epilog 60W minihelix laser and a Dremel 3D printer (a HUGE …
Continue reading >>> Report on the Digital Fabrication in Education Training, July 14 – 16, 2016
By Jeanne Taylor, July 6th, 2016
The National Maker Faire in Washington DC, June 18-19th, was the kick off event for the National Week of Making which included, among many other activities, a Nation of Makers Kick-off Meeting; the White House’s Champions of Change for Making; and a special Capitol Hill Maker Faire for members of Congress …
Continue reading >>> Makers of All Ages – Come One, Come All!
By Jeanne Taylor, May 3rd, 2016
Hello!
This year Port Townsend is offering an intermediate CNC course called Intermediate Digital Design and Fabrication beginning July 18th. I am Andy Pitts, and I am teaching the course and thought you might like a bit more insight into my plans.
My philosophy goes along the lines of teaching …
Continue reading >>> Intermediate Digital Design and Fabrication at Port Townsend
By Sallye Coyle, April 27th, 2016 Do you have digital fabrication equipment such as a ShopBot CNC machine, laser cutter, and/or a 3D printer, and an interest in education? Do you want to know more about the software and machines available to you? Are you a facilitator of a digital fab lab or makerspace who would like to join a support …
Continue reading >>> Digital Fabrication in Education Workshop
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