Webinars

August 20 - 24, 2018 / Central Michigan University Summer Camp for teens focuses on creating tactile book pages as part of the Build a Better Book Project.

September 10 & 17, October 1, 2018 / In this three-part workshop, explore how the blind community understands things like words, pictures and shapes and then use fiber arts and some cool tools from our makerspace to build a better book – a touchable, engaging story experience accessible to all!

Through October 28, 2018 / The Senses: Design Beyond Vision Explore experimental works and practical solutions designed to inspire wonder and new ways of accessing our world.

Dalton, B. & Musetti, K. (2018). Tactile picture book making and multimodal composition: Students design for equity in English Language Arts. In (Eds) E. Ortlieb, E.H. Cheek, Jr., & P. Semingson, Best Practices for Teaching Digital Literacies (p. 195-213). London, UK: Emerald Publishing. Doi10.1108/52048-04582018000000915

August 20 - 23, 2018 / In this mini-camp, teens will design tactile picture books for children with visual impairments.

June 18-22, 2018 / Design and fabricate an accessible board game using Makerspace tools at BLDG 61. Boulder Public Library, BLDG 61 Note: This workshop is open to teens by application only.

Bring a book to life! Learn how to merge storytelling with art, STEM and new Maker technologies to create experiential, multimodal books, graphics and games that can be seen, touched and heard. Through the context of storytelling, explore literacy-based maker tools including Makey Makey, paper circuits, Scratch, 3D printing and...

Build a Better Book's second video for the NSF STEM for All Video Showcase provides an update about the project, including program impacts. This video received a Facilitators' Choice award in the 2018 STEM Video Hall Showcase.

Build a Better Book team members Shalini Menon and Stacey Forsyth provide an update on the project to The Beacon podcast.

As a child, Shalini Menon used tactile graphics to aid her in her science and math studies. Now, she brings her experience to the Build a Better Book project, helping to improve the tactile materials produced through the program.