[Imc-makerspace] This could be fun to participate in

[Chris Ritzo]

I won't be there Thursday to discuss this, but Brian can talk about it in my
absence:

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.

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.

-Chris

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Erich Heine <sophacles at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I came across this today:
> http://www.tvbgone.com/downloads/hs_challenge/hs_challenge.htm
>
> 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.
>
> The catch is we have to write up a proposal and have it in by Friday
> (3/11).
>
> If anyone is interested, we can talk tomorrow night at the makerspace open
> hours, or on-list.
>
> Regards,
> Erich
>
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