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== Tactics<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#3.4 Bi000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-Monthly Interspace:pre-Departmental Prototyping Challenges (In the making) wrap" id="docs-internal-guid-f884b02e-551d-66ff-f8c7-edf5cc198926">Creating an Opportunity to Experiment</span><br/><span style= '''Description"font-size:'''11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Berea College has </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">The feedback we received throughout the interview process demonstrated a lot lack of awareness regarding existent resources relevant to Innovation and Entrepreneurship available on multiple levelscampus. The problem is that those resources are not accessible Many students feel they have limited accessibility to the campus at large facilities due to communication issues and unfamiliarity. Using only email for all college related correspondence has proven to be a challenge, and many students in taking classes in these departments have access are unaware of the vast network of resources available including existent Makers Space laboratories. A hidden gem on the outskirts of campus- The Danforth Technology Building is home to thosenumerous laboratories featuring deluxe equipment capable of building or processing just about anything. The inter</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-departmental prototyping challenges are wrap">As one of the few programs at Berea College to award a way to foster crossBachelor of Science degree-collaboration between departments the Technology and Applied Design Department (TAD) provides a dynamic and relevant curriculum that engages students in a funresearch, design, engaging and insightful wayproduction while emphasizing sustainable practices. Because Through practical, hands-on experiences in traditional and contemporary facilities, the idea is department strives to bring students cultivate critical and faculty together, this initiative is supposed to be studentcreative problem-led by Berea Innovation Studio and supported by all the other departments on board solvers with the prototyping challenges capabilities to identify, analyze, and implement design solutions as responsible citizens of the EPG officeworld. '''Milestones</span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:''' *Submissions open (two weeks after baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Although a brand new state-of-the start of -art building is planned for future construction, the semester) *People who submit ideas worthy current Danforth Technology Building already boasts a wide arrange of being prototyped are put in contact with equipment and machinery available for student-champions use. The TAD major courses include Design Production in every single department that can be associated (3 days Woods; Materials-Testing-Processing Processing; Design and Documentation; Electricity and Electronics; Graphic Communication and Arts; Power and Energy Technology. In addition to the teaching Professor, TAs are present during class and hold after submissions opened) *Participants start -school Lab Hours to prototype thumbnails assist students with using the equipment, working on projects, and have faculty in those departmentsanswering general questions. Unfortunately, most of these wonderful resources are unbeknownst to many students outside of the major. </span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;help </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">During our “customer discovery” phase of conducting a SWOT analysis, it became apparent students outside of the TAD & Computer Science majors are largely unaware of these facilities- and much less confident in using them when they get stuck (two weeks) *When they have ! After discussing Innovation and Entrepreneurship with a clear prototype diverse range of students majoring in mindBusiness, they are given Agriculture, and Art- we discovered that students desire a creative space on the quad campus where most they can gather and prototype ideas while learning useful skills. As a top-ranked Liberal Arts college, many Berea students will see are studying subjects that may not expose them prototyping *Along to the technical aspects of problem solving and identification. When told these creative spaces already exist on the Berea campus, there was immediate interest and excitement over the chance to “make things”- especially using the 3D printer, Woods equipment, and the processpottery studio. </span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">One idea generated from this I&E analysis is to sponsor a monthly TAD & CS rotational Makerspace “pop-up class”, open to students who want outside of the majors. The focus of the pop-up styled workshop would be to bring new ideas build an object in a specific lab using whatever materials the space is designed to process. The Danforth Technology building currently boasts a variety of makerspaces, including a: Digital Crafts Lab, MAC & 3D Printing Lab, Woods Lab, Metals Lab, Ceramics Lab, Appalachian Crafts Lab, and the Graphics Lab- which features a dark room and a soundproof recording studio. Highlighting the project volunteer existent Makers Spaces on campus will promote cross-departmental communication, and perhaps expand student interest into new fields previously unconsidered. Providing students with opportunities to help be creative and leave sticky note experiment with suggestions (anytime when new materials is conducive for innovative thinking and problem solving, and also quite therapeutic in a multitude of ways. </span><br/><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Currently, a meeting between the challenge TAD Dept, Computer Science Dept, and UIF is open) *Challenges close (week 7) *The most viable (best built) prototype gets an award being planned for late February to discuss and its active participants receive pursue the possibility of the rotational makerspace. Ideally, the workshop would be 2-4 hours on a scholarship weekend, with a professor teaching students how to use the equipment followed by an introduction to visit the material & capabilities. Students would then be tasked with creating a useful item such as sculpting a coffee mug, turning a studiowooden pen on a lathe, building a personal website, or etc. while the professors and TAs assisted and supervised. Hosting a factory or rotational makerspace will expose students to previously unexplored facilities, which could benefit the TAD & C.S. program enrollment. Participating in a prototyping space pop-up makerspace would teach students much more than just technical skills, but also the core values of their liking (week 8)design thinking and how to prototype ideas into something tangible. Forming a strong partnership between the EPG/UIF program and the TAD & CS departments is integral in promoting the creative spirit and entrepreneurial mindset at Berea College.</span><br/> ==