The Makerspace Intensive will take place June 5-16, Mondays through Fridays, in the 1819 Innovation Hub, 2900 Reading Road in Cincinnati. Participants will be given six weeks of free Makerspace access after the intensive ends.
The free program will include equipment trainings, discussions, and individual and group work sessions. Participants may up earn up to a total of 40-60 professional development contact hours and a stipend of up to $250 for completing all program requirements. Parking and lunches will be provided.
“Here in the UC Makerspace, we define ‘making’ as including design, challenge-based learning, crafts, tinkering, inventing and performing maintenance and repairs. These activities develop initiative, resiliency, problem-solving and collaborative work skills. These are all part of the 21st century skills that are in demand by employers,” said Ben Jones,…