From Start-Up to Scale-Up: Building a Student-Centric Technology Ecosystem

On Demand
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: On-Demand
This session will give participants an insider's view into how staff at Texas State University created Alkek One, a technology-centric ecosystem housed in the Alkek Library that includes GIS, XR, digital fabrication, and time-based media. Staff members from the Technology Engagement Division will discuss space design, educational programming, and user experience. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of all the moving parts required to create, assess, and improve new and emerging technology spaces and programs within a library.

Outcomes:

Learn strategies for developing and designing technology-centric spaces and programs * Plan to assess the user's experience and translate that data to inform future improvements

Presenters

  • Tricia Boucher

    Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Librarian, University of New Hampshire

  • Noah Brock

    MakerSpace Coordinator, Texas State University

  • Brittney Johnson

  • Andrew Rechnitz

    Director, Technology Engagement Division, Texas State University