Who is a maker?

You are! If you鈥檝e ever created or built anything of value (to you or to someone else), you are a maker.

What is a Maker Mindset?

The community in the Maker Hub promotes a Maker Mindset, which includes taking ownership of your learning, developing your intrinsic motivation, and embracing failure as an essential component of your learning process.

What if I know nothing?

You mean, 鈥淲hat if I know nothing yet?鈥 We have awesome student staff members (we call them Maker Hub Consultants), a bunch of books and resources, and even faculty and staff we can connect you with. If you want to learn something, you can.

What can I do there?

You can explore ideas, learn how things work, and make stuff. You can work on a course assignment, create something for a research project, make a gift for a friend or relative, create prototypes of a product you hope to sell, or meet up with some friends to play with LEGOs (seriously鈥搘e have a lot of LEGOs). All of these projects are welcome in the Maker Hub.

When?

How much is it?

There鈥檚 no charge to use the Maker Hub for most projects. If you鈥檙e working on a big project or plan on selling your creation, you will be asked to supply your own materials.聽Check out the policies page for more details about materials.

What if I need something that isn鈥檛 in the Maker Hub?

Tell a Maker Hub Consultant or email聽makerhub@elon.edu. We will be adding equipment throughout the year. If something is requested by several people, we may purchase it for the Maker Hub.

In addition, the Maker Hub has partnerships with facilities on campus and in the community. We can work with you to facilitate access to these spaces.聽Check out the Locations page for more details.

Can I reserve the Maker Hub for my class?

Yes! A Maker Hub Orientation is a good way to introduce your students to making at Elon.聽Learn more about orientations here.

If you鈥檇 like to do something else, contact聽makerhub@elon.edu聽to start the conversation.

Instructors interested in incorporating the Maker Hub into a lesson should email聽makerhub@elon.edu聽to schedule a consult with a Teaching and Learning Technologies Instructional Technologist.

Can I reserve the Maker Hub for my student organization?

Yes, And let us know more about your event idea by completing the request form.

Can community members use the Maker Hub?

Not generally. Invited community guests will be welcome during specific programs.

Have other questions? Email them to聽makerhub@elon.edu