I won't be there Thursday to discuss this, but Brian can talk about it in my absence:<br><br>I recently reached out to a contact who works for UI Extension service as a STEM educator. She is very interested in the Makerspace and I've had a preliminary conversation about collaborations where MU would provide educational tech/hack content workshops to the audiences she and her groups serve: primarily middle school/high school students in various extension based groups. <br>
<br>This collaboration could be the focus of our proposal- connecting techie.hacjer expertise with existing partner groups within an established network like 4H/Extension. Activities could begin with local groups in Champaign and surrounding counties, but potentially (depending on the funding level) could extend state or even nationwide.<br>
<br>-Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Erich Heine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sophacles@gmail.com">sophacles@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I came across this today: <a href="http://www.tvbgone.com/downloads/hs_challenge/hs_challenge.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tvbgone.com/downloads/hs_challenge/hs_challenge.htm</a></div><div><br>
</div><div>The short of it is: Some people are funding up to 10 hacker spaces to create a cool educational project, with a focus on educating people. Those 10 spaces are also in a competition, and the winners get some cool prizes on top the funding.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The catch is we have to write up a proposal and have it in by Friday (3/11).</div><div><br></div><div>If anyone is interested, we can talk tomorrow night at the makerspace open hours, or on-list.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Erich</div>
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