Using MakerSpark to Solidify Concepts in Your Classroom: A Framework for Designing Low-Fidelity Making Activities

Speaker: Sharon Thorne
Date/Time: Fri, Jan. 16, 11:45 a.m.
Location: Fitts-Woolard Hall, Room 3301

KEEN National Conference

Dates: Jan. 22-24, 2026
Location: Oklahoma City, OK

NC State Character Innovation Lab

Speaker: Rich Eva, Director of Character Forward, Duke University
Date/Time: Fri., Feb 6th, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Monteith Research Center, Room 454

The Character Innovation Workshop is a faculty development event focused on integrating character and ethical dimensions into teaching and learning. Grounded in principles similar to Duke’s Character Forward initiative—which helps faculty thoughtfully embed character and ethics into engineering curricula—the workshop invites participants to explore how character development can be intentionally cultivated alongside technical and disciplinary outcomes. Participants will engage with strategies for designing learning experiences that help students act with purpose, responsibility, and ethical awareness in complex educational and real-world contexts.

Crafting an Exemplar Card

Speakers: Anna Howard, Nathalie Lavoine
Date/Time: Tues., Mar 24th, 12:00 p.m.
Location: Fitts-Woolard Hall, Room 3301

Registration opens 02/06

WEU Incubator

Speakers: Anna Howard, Nathalie Lavonie, Kate Saul, Madilynn Smith
Dates: May 14-15th
Location: Monteith Research Center, Room 454