Creating Pop-up Greeting Cards
Tuesday, December 3rd; 5:00 PM
Engineering Library Creative Space

 

 

The holiday season is coming up quickly! Want to impress your friends and family with fun and unique greeting cards?  Learn about paper folding and create your own, unique pop-up card! Explore the possibility of adding lights to your card!

This workshop will be taught by Deanne Wortman, NEXUS.

This workshop is FREE, but space is limited – register now!!

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

Arduino Piano
Tuesday, November 19th; 5:00 PM
Engineering Library Creative Space

 

Learn to create a your own mini piano!

Learn all the steps to make your own mini piano using an Arduino and circuit board.  This lightweight keyboard allows you to play an octave of notes using capacitive touch, no strings or hammers required! This workshop will walk through the basic programming and ways to personalize the keyboard. 

This workshop will be taught by Jeremy Roszell, Engineering Electronics Shop.

This workshop is FREE, but class size limited, so register today!! Check our website for information on our upcoming workshop – Creating Pop-up Greeting Cards! 

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

Creating Citations Quickly & Easily with Endnote
Tuesday, November 5th; 5:00 PM
Engineering Library Creative Space

 

 

Want to make your research and writing more efficient? Hate the last minute rush of trying to create a correctly formatted bibliography? This workshop is for you! We will introduce Endnote, a citation management tool that can help you import, organize, share, and manage your citations and documents, as well as create correctly formatted in-text citations and bibliographies in almost any style — in seconds.

This workshop will be taught by Marina Zhang, Engineering & Informatics Librarian.

It is a FREE workshop, but space is limited, so be to register today!! Visit our Learn & Create website to see what workshops are coming up! You don’t want to miss out!!

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

 

 

Standards: Guides and Regulations for Building and Testing
Tuesday, October 29th; 5:00 PM
Engineering Library Creative Space

 

From medical devices to concrete in walkways, standards are part of our everyday life.  This workshop will allow you to gain an introduction to standards and specifications. You will learn about standard that are both government mandated as well as voluntary. 

The library provides access to over 100,000 standards including ASTM, ISO, ADA, NFPA (Fluid), and the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations.

This workshop will be taught by Kari Koazk, Head, Lichtenberger Engineering Library.

The workshop is FREE, but space is limited! Register now! Go to our website to learn about all our free Learn & Create workshops!! 

 

 

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

 

 

 

Halloween Costume Design!!

 

Thinking about that Halloween costume? Our Learn & Create Halloween Costume Design workshop is here to help! Learn quick and easy ways to spice up your Halloween costume! Incorporate nano pixels, lights, and sound into your costume! 

Jahn Kostman, Engineering Electronics Shop, will show you how!!

 

Halloween Costume Design
Tuesday, October 22nd; 5:00 PM
Engineering Library Creative Space

This workshop is FREE, but space is limited, be sure to register now!!  Go to our website to learn about more of our Learn & Create Workshops! 

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

Coding Music with Sonic Pi

 

Learn the basics of coding while creating music!  Using a Raspberry Pi, this workshop will have you making music in real-time. Each line of code you put in will change the song being heard.  Taught by Jean-Francois Charles, School of Music.

Please be sure to bring your own laptop and pick up the beat with a new open source programming environment called Sonic Pi!

This workshop is FREE, but class size is limited, so register now!! Visit the Learn & Create webpage for more information on all the great workshops!

Creating Music with Sonic Pi
Tuesday, October 15th
5:00PM
Engineering Library Creative Space

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

 

Featured image: By Les Pounder from Blackpool, UK – Screenshot-Sonic Pi, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67260553

 

 

Finding Company Information
Tuesday, October 1^st; 5:00 p.m.
Engineering Library Creative Space

 

The Career Fair is coming up on Oct 3rd – want to get the inside scoop on the companies you’re interested in? Go in with background information on the companies you’ll be talking with!  This workshop will teach you to use several different databases to find company information and data. Be prepared!!

This is a FREE workshop, but space is limited! Register now!!

Check out the Learn & Create webpage to discover all the workshops we have to offer this semester!!

Don’t miss out!!

 

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

Soldering Basics – Surface Mount
Tuesday, September 24th; 5:00 p.m.
Engineering Library Creative Space

 

Soldering is one of the most fundamental skills needed to dabble in the world of electronics. The two go together like peas and carrots. And, although it is possible to learn about, and build, electronics without needing to pick up a soldering iron, you’ll soon discover that a whole new world is opened with this one simple skill. This workshop will focus on doing surface mount soldering. 

Jeremy Roszell, Electronics Electronics Shop, will be teach this workshop.

This workshop is FREE but space is limited – be sure to register now!

Check the Learn & Create webpage for more information on all the workshops coming up!

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

Soldering Basics – Through Hole

 

Soldering is one of the most fundamental skills needed to dabble in the world of electronics. The two go together like peas and carrots. And, although it is possible to learn about, and build, electronics without needing to pick up a soldering iron, you’ll soon discover that a whole new world is opened with this one simple skill. This class will focus on doing surface mount soldering.

Jeremy Roszell, Engineering Electronics Shop, will be teaching this workshop!

This is a FREE workshop, but space is limited! Be sure to register today!! Visit the Learn & Create webpage for more information on all these great workshops!

Soldering Basics – Through Hole

Tuesday, September 17th; 5:00 p.m.

Engineering Library Creative Space

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak at kari-kozak@uiowa.edu in advance of the event.

Patents: What Are These Things?

 

What is a patent and how the heck can you find one? Kari Kozak, Head Lichtenberger Engineering Librarian, will be leading a FREE workshop on those very questions (and more!)

Come and explore the hidden resources of patents!  About 85% of the technical information in patents is found nowhere else.  This workshop will feature a basic introduction to what a patent is, the various types of patents in existence, and how to complete patents searches. In addition to providing inventor exclusive rights to products they produce, patents also give great detailed information on certain products and method.

The workshop is FREE – but space is limited, so be sure to register today! For more information about all our Learn & Create workshops, go to our webpage

 

Tuesday, September 10th

5:00 p.m. 

Engineering Library Creative Space