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Sunday, October 27, 2019 | Category: Videos

MakerSpaces as Learning Spaces

So-called “maker spaces” are proliferating in campus libraries, but truly effective ones require much more than a 3D printer and some shiny new toys. This week, Ken Steele chats with Kerry Harmer, the Maker Studio Specialist at Mount Royal University, about the potential connections between academic... Read more

So-called “maker spaces” are proliferating in campus libraries, but truly effective ones require much more than a 3D printer and some shiny new... Read more

Thursday, October 17, 2019 | Category: PSE Fairs, Videos

A Library for the 21st Century

For decades, college and university libraries have been continuously renovating their space and replacing technology. But what would a 21st-century library look like if you could build it from scratch, with a $100 million budget? Two years ago, Calgary’s Mount Royal University got the chance to do just... Read more

For decades, college and university libraries have been continuously renovating their space and replacing technology. But what would a 21st-century... Read more

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | Category: Videos

Moving Mountains: UniverCity @ SFU

Faced with tuition caps and declining government grants, public colleges and universities are becoming more entrepreneurial and seeking alternative revenue streams, often by selling off surplus campus lands to developers, or leasing campus space for retail or residential development. Simon Fraser University,... Read more

Faced with tuition caps and declining government grants, public colleges and universities are becoming more entrepreneurial and seeking alternative... Read more

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | Category: PSE Fairs, Videos

Building Communities at SFU

Simon Fraser University is committed to community engagement, so much so that its campus master plan and infrastructure is focused on building communities, in Vancouver, Surrey, and on Burnaby Mountain. SFU is literally setting its vision in stone! Last week 10K looked at how SFU’s Engagement Strategy... Read more

Simon Fraser University is committed to community engagement, so much so that its campus master plan and infrastructure is focused on building... Read more