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  • TechHub Visits InfoComm

    Posted: June 7th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Conferences, Events, Summer 2018
  • ELI Online Event | eXtended Reality (XR): How AR, VR, and MR Are Extending Learning Opportunities

    In May CITL hosted an Educause Webinar on VR and Immersive Media in the Innovation Studio. See recorded sessions in the playlist below.  

    Posted: May 24th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Conferences, Summer 2018, VR Experiences
  • Faculty Summer Institute

    Not an Engineer? No Problem! Engaging students with 3D design Presenters: Ashley Mitek, Jamie Nelson, and Jim Wentworth, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Location: Humanities Room Length: Single session (45 minutes) Target Audience: Beginner This session will detail how you can turn students from knowledge consumers to knowledge creators using 3D design projects. We […]

    Posted: May 16th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Prototypes, Spring 2018, TechHub
  • MACS 323 Immersive Media Course

    MACS 323 Introduction to Immersive Media was offered for the first time in Spring 2018. This course offered 20 undergrads from a variety of disciplines the opportunity to explore immersive technologies and 360º video production. VR Timeline Final projects included: 360º narrative video Google Tilt Brush explorations 360º time lapse videos

    Posted: May 10th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: 360º Video, Courses, Spring 2018, Studio, TechHub, VR Experiences, VRLab
  • Illinois Marathon in 360º

    Rollin’ Illini, a sports talk radio show at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will take their show out of the studio and onto streets of Champaign-Urbana this Saturday to run in the Illinois Marathon 10K. They are raising money for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation and Illini Media, their parent company.

    Posted: May 6th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Spring 2018, VR Experiences
  • LAS Teaching Academy

    College of Liberal Arts and Sciences held their Teaching Academy at the Innovation Spaces to explore how Virtual and Augmented Reality are being used within Education.

    Posted: May 4th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Spring 2018, VR Experiences
  • Rollin’ Illini Radio Broadcast

    Posted: May 4th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: In the News, Spring 2018
  • Virtual Reality to Improve Emotional Well-being

    Dr. Rosalba Hernandez, professor of social work, is interested in researching the potential of VR to deliver an immersive psychotherapeutic module in hemodialysis patients. Read about Dr. Hernandez’s research at Forbes    

    Posted: May 4th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Research, Spring 2018, TechHub, VR Experiences
  • Counseling Center Reading Day Relaxation Event

    Posted: May 3rd, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Partners, Public Engagement, Spring 2018, Student Organizations, TechHub, Visitors
  • Journalism Student Interview on Virtual Reality

    Liam Dwyer

    Posted: May 1st, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: In the News, Spring 2018, Studio, TechHub, VR Experiences, VRLab
  • Styly Demo

    Representatives from Styly visited campus to demonstrate their online application capable of creating experimental VR spaces without any coding. top  

    Posted: May 1st, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Spring 2018, VR Experiences, Workshops
  • AIS Spaces on Google Maps

    Click here to see the streetview image of the TechHub

    Posted: April 30th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Online Tools, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • 360 Cameras and Virtual Reality

    Posted: April 26th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Spring 2018, Studio, VR Experiences, VRLab, Workshops
  • MACS 326 Drone Playday

    Innovation Spaces staff assisted with drone exploration during Professor’s Baird’s MACS 326 course.

    Posted: April 25th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Spring 2018, TechHub
  • The Power of Presentation

    The TechHub’s own Jamie Nelson presented his Power of Presentation presentation in the Innovation Studio in April.

    Posted: April 20th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Spring 2018, Studio, Workshops
  • Hack Culture

    HackCulture is sponsored by the University Library, the iSchool, and CITL. 2018 awards trophies were printed at the TechHub on our new Glowforge laser cutter.  

    Posted: April 16th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Spring 2018, Studio, TechHub
  • JOUR 215 Course Visit

    Charles ‘Stretch’ Ledford brought his journalism students to the Innovation Spaces to investigate multimedia reporting technologies.

    Posted: April 13th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Spring 2018, TechHub, Visitors, VR Experiences
  • WordPress Downstate MeetUp

    A monthly meetup to learn more about WordPress and the community around it. WordPress Downstate serves Springfield, Decatur, Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana, and anywhere else nearby. This community is open to developers, designers, implementers, users, and those who are curious and want to learn! Check upcoming events at MeetUp.com

    Posted: April 13th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Spring 2018, Studio
  • ESE 497 Video Editing Support

    Innovation Spaces staff assisted Professor Rob Kanter’s ESE 497 course in the creation of video documentaries.

    Posted: April 11th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Spring 2018, TechHub
  • Playful by Design

    The 1st Annual Playful by Design Spring Symposium, was held on April 5th-7th, 2018 at the Armory Innovation Spaces

    Posted: April 6th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Spring 2018, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • Human Interact Demos Starship Commander

    Human Interact Website

    Posted: April 6th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Spring 2018, Visitors, VR Experiences, VRLab
  • CITL’s Armory Innovation Spaces

    The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning opened the newly renovated Armory Innovation Spaces in the Fall of 2017. Stop by to see the TechHub, Innovation Classroom, VR Lab, and Innovation Studio.

    Posted: March 21st, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Classroom, In the News, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • Visualizing the Protein Database

    This prototype VR experience was created by Kishore Adimulam for demonstration in the VR Lab.

    Posted: March 16th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Prototypes, Spring 2018, VR Experiences, VRLab
  • Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

    Professor Phillip Anderson brought his BADM 449 students to the TechHub to play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. “Your team will have two chances to defuse a virtual explosive device. The key to the game is communication.”  

    Posted: March 12th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Spring 2018, VR Experiences
  • TV B Gone at the Innovation Studio

    The Illinois MakerLab offered a workshop at the Innovation Spaces in March. Participants of all ages came to learn the basics of electronics, and how to make cool things! But most importantly, Mitch Altman showed how to use his invention: the TV-B-Gone universal remote control. Read more at the Makerlab Website.

    Posted: March 11th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Partners, Studio, Workshops
  • Einstein Brothers Opens in the Armory

    The Armory Innovation Spaces welcomes a new neighbor. It’s great to have an Einstein’s Bagels location right next door to the TechHub.

    Posted: March 9th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Spring 2018
  • Using VR to Acquire Phrasal Verbs

    “The main pillars of VR being built on are: immersion, sensory feedback, authenticity, and interaction. The first three features are dependent upon interaction to be able to be properly implemented (Dawley, 2007). These features make VR an ideal tool for second language acquisition as they can enhance immersion, promote interaction, and can provide a more […]

    Posted: March 7th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Research, Spring 2018, TechHub, VRLab
  • 3D printing Terrain Maps

    CITL Innovation Spaces is hosting a variety of hands-on emerging technology topics for beginners. Workshops are open to everyone. (Note: workshops can count towards the Certificate in Teaching-Enhanced Technology, but may require a short reflection paper.)

    Posted: March 3rd, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Spring 2018, TechHub, Workshops
  • AIS featured in the Daily Illini

    Music and visual art belong together

    Posted: March 1st, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: In the News, Spring 2018
  • IEI students visit AIS

    Professor Anna Kasten brought her students from Japan to visit the AIS spaces.

    Posted: February 28th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Spring 2018, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • STEAM Students Visit AIS

    Students from the Next Generation School returned to the Innovation Spaces to study the history of castles.  

    Posted: February 26th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Public Engagement, Spring 2018, Studio, TechHub, Visitors
  • MACS Course Visit

    Professor C.L. Cole visited the ais to show her sports media students how VR is being used in sporting events.

    Posted: February 26th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Spring 2018, TechHub, VRLab
  • VR Featured at Faculty Retreat 2018

    Staff from CITL’s Innovation Spaces supported the annual faculty retreat and provided a brief VR demo. Watch the video below to hear Cory Pettijohn discuss his use of VR in the classroom.

    Posted: February 23rd, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Spring 2018, VR Experiences
  • Active Teaching and Learning with Virtual Reality

    In this short video vignette Professor Cory Pettijohn discusses his use of virtual reality within his courses.

    Posted: February 20th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Spring 2018, Vignette, VR Experiences, VRLab
  • Journalism Documents AR Workshop

    Journalism student Zacker Barakat had a blast recording the augmented and virtual reality tech at the TechHub for his Multimedia course!

    Posted: February 20th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: In the News, Spring 2018, TechHub
  • Kathryn Anthony Guest Lecturer

    Anshuman Prasad virtually visited Kathryn Anthony’s course at the Innovation Studio on February 8th

    Posted: February 1st, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Spring 2018, Studio
  • Lithophanes

    TechHub staff explore the printing of lithophanes.

    Posted: January 31st, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Prototypes, Spring 2018, TechHub
  • iVenture Seminar Course in the Innovation Studio

    Once a week the iVenture Seminar course meets in the Armory Studio Classroom. The iVenture Accelerator enables student-led startups to create economic and social value by supporting student entrepreneurs with knowledge, funding, and access to world-class University of Illinois resources and alumni.

    Posted: January 30th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Studio
  • Spring 2018 Courses

    CITL is partnering with Media & Cinema Studies this Spring to offer four MACS courses in the Innovation Studio. MACS 364 Sports, Interactive Media, and Information Economies taught by C.L. Cole MACS 199 Innovation Illinois taught by Anita Chan MACS 166 Contemporary Media Literacy co-taught by Jenny Oyallon-Koloski and Jim Wentworth MACS 323 Immersive Media […]

    Posted: January 30th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Spring 2018, Studio
  • Build a PC Lan Workshop

    Our own Lis Chapa participated in this workshop.

    Posted: January 27th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Spring 2018, Workshops
  • eSports RSO

    eSports members return to the Armory Innovation spaces this Spring.  Join them Thursday afternoons from 4 – 9 in Armory 172 to learn more about this registered student organization.

    Posted: January 26th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: RSOs, Studio
  • Adobe Spark Workshop

    Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning staff offered a hands-on workshop on January 24th for faculty interested in using Adobe Spark for student projects. Spark is a suite of free, cloud-based applications that allow anyone to easily incorporate multimodal assignments within a course. Whether you want students to work with text and imagery, build […]

    Posted: January 25th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Spring 2018, Studio, Workshops
  • VR Photo Tour of India

    Kishore Adimulam visited India over the winter break and shot a series of 360º photos using the Ricoh Theta. This prototype virtual India tour was created by Kishore using Unity.

    Posted: January 20th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Prototypes, Spring 2018, VR Experiences, VRLab
  • Cupix Exploration

    created a virtual tour of the CITL Innovation Spaces using the Beta version of Cupix

    Posted: January 8th, 2018 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: 360º Video, Online Tools, Prototypes, Spring 2018
  • Counseling Center Relaxation Event on Reading Day

    Paraprofessionals from the Counseling Center joined forces with the TechHub to host a relaxation event right before finals. Students could get some freebies and resources from the Counseling Center, as well as, make monogrammed ornaments, 360 scanned ornaments of themselves, or relax in virtual reality.

    Posted: December 14th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Partners, Student Organizations, TechHub
  • Journalism Course Visit

    Professor Charles Ledford (Stretch) brought his multimedia journalism students to the Armory Innovation Spaces to experience Virtual Reality and 360 Video. Students had the chance to view 360 video narratives in the TechHub and VR Lab and also try out the Theta S and GoPro Fusion 360 cameras while visiting the Studio.    

    Posted: December 7th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • Sports Media Course Visit

    Professor John Lewis brought his sports media course to the Innovation Spaces to see how virtual reality is being used within a variety of sporting events. AIS staff created a YouTube playlist highlighting 360 videos and students also explored the Vive VR headset to view a variety of experiences.  

    Posted: December 4th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, TechHub, VR Experiences, VRLab
  • Future Freshmen Visit AIS

    Professor Anna Kasten’s class of 15 ‘Future Freshman’ here on a STEM scholarship from Saudi Arabia, visited the Armory Innovation Spaces where they experimented with touch screen technology, virtual reality, 360 photography, 3d printing and more. Student teams also had the chance to defuse a virtual bomb playing Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on the Vive […]

    Posted: December 1st, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, Public Engagement, Studio, TechHub, Visitors, VRLab
  • This Learning Life Photo Judging

    Judges for the campus-wide This Learning Life photography contest met at the Innovation Studio to select final winners in each of five categories. Winners were announced and displayed at the Courtyard Cafe in the Union on December 8th. Attendees had the chance to vote on their favorite photo to earn the public choice award. The […]

    Posted: November 30th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Exhibition, Fall 2017, Partners, Studio
  • Zhejiang University

    As part of their recent visit to UIUC campus, traveling scholars from Zhejiang University toured the Armory Innovation Spaces to learn more about how digital textbooks, virtual reality and 3d scanning and printing technologies are being used within higher education.

    Posted: November 28th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Classroom, Fall 2017, Public Engagement, Studio, TechHub, Visitors, VRLab
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Workshop

    CITL staff offered faculty from the UIUC department of Media and Cinema Studies a brief introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud. Creative Cloud is now available to all campus faculty and staff. We hope to ramp up student use of these great tools with small pilot programs being offered to MACS courses this Fall. View the […]

    Posted: November 21st, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Online Tools, Studio, Workshops
  • Visiting Scholars

      We have a variety of foreign scholars that visit our spaces throughout the semester. This semester we had a variety of Chinese, Malaysian, and Russian scholars learning more about our innovative learning spaces at the University of Illinois and what they ideas they might be able to take back to their home institutions.

    Posted: November 20th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Visitors
  • i-STEM Article Features Armory Innovation Spaces

    The i-STEM education initiative featured an article on the Armory Spaces supporting an after-school STEM program with the Next Generation School. “The Illinois VR Lab they visited is part of CITL’s (Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning)iFLEX initiative to build active learning classrooms around campus. In the case of the cave unit, the technology allowed the kids […]

    Posted: November 16th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, In the News, Public Engagement, TechHub, VRLab
  • Dental Dog

    We’ve been exploring the possibility of bringing an existing 3D model of a dog skull into Unity for viewing through the HTC Vive headset. CITL partnered with the College of Vet Med to create the original interactive pdf for use by students within the online Dentistry Modules. VR Lab employee, Kishore Adimulam, made great progress […]

    Posted: November 15th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, VR Experiences, VRLab
  • Experience theBlu for Extra Credit

    At least one course has taken advantage of the VR Lab this semester by offering students an opportunity to earn extra credit by viewing and writing about the virtual experience titled theBlu.  

    Posted: November 15th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: VR Experiences, VRLab
  • ESL Course Visit

    Calen Gutwein, Teaching Assistant from the Intensive English Institute, brought her ESL class of about 20 students to see and experience VR as a class activity.  

    Posted: November 10th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • Fusion 360 Workshop

    Autodesk is an industry-leader in design software, and Fusion 360 is their premiere Computer-Aided Design product. It is cloud-based, and free for all educational purposes! Get hands-on experience designing in Fusion 360 and learn how it can help you collaborate on design projects of all kinds. Autodesk representatives offered a series of Fusion 360 workshops […]

    Posted: November 9th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Online Tools, Partners, Student Organizations, Studio, Workshops
  • International Scholar Visit

    Visiting Scholar, Dr. Mohd Mursyid Arshad, came by the TechHub and VR Lab during his recent visit to campus.  He toured the Armory hoping to see some of our newest learning spaces and innovative programs.

    Posted: November 9th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Visitors
  • Lorri Hopping Visit

    On November 9th, 2017, The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning co-hosted Lorri Hopping as a guest speaker as a part of the “Playful By Design: Gaming Pedagogies, Digital Literacies, and the Public Humanities” IPRH Research Cluster. Here’s a bit about Lorri and what she shared with campus: “Navigating Tech Revolutions: Confessions of a […]

    Posted: November 9th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Public Engagement, Visitors
  • Media Course Visit

    Professor Veronica Paredes brought her media students to the VR Lab, Innovation Studio and TechHub to investigate the intersection of virtual reality and gaming.

    Posted: November 7th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • Google Story Sphere

      Everyone has a story to tell and a place they’d like to tell it. Story Spheres are used by journalists, documentary makers, wildlife activists, artists, educators, and small businesses to tell stories that truly revolve around their audiences. Take your stories as far as your imagination and your camera will go. Story Spheres Jackson […]

    Posted: November 7th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Online Tools, TechHub
  • MakerGirl Workshops Come to the Armory

    The MakerGirl RSO began using the Innovation Studio for some of their events in the Fall of 2017. They offer workshops to teach young girls the basics of 3D printing. Due to our strong partnership with Makergirl, we are lucky to house 9 of their Ultimaker printers in the TechHub and Innovation Studio.

    Posted: November 7th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Partners, Public Engagement, Student Organizations, Studio, TechHub, Workshops
  • Design for America

    Design for America students began using the Innovation Studio for some of their meetings starting in November 2017. We look forward to a long partnership with this RSO including offering workshops from DFA members in 2018.  

    Posted: November 5th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Student Organizations
  • Research Expo at the College of Law

    We took PlaystationVR on the road to the Law Building during their Research Expo to share a United Nations 360 video production about a Syrian refugee in Clouds Over Sidra. Many attendees hadn’t experience VR before and were interested in learning more about how it might be used in their field.

    Posted: October 30th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Exhibition, Fall 2017, Public Engagement, Research, VR Experiences
  • UIUC Librarians Visit the Armory

    Staff affiliated with the UIUC Library were among many of the scheduled visits from interested parties across campus.

    Posted: October 23rd, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Visitors
  • Speech Practice and Office Hours

    Professor Grace Georgio held office hours for her Communications 111 in the TechHub where students could either practice their speeches standing in front of a high resolution photo of their actual class audience or step in front of a virtual audience using the Speech Trainer app in the HTC Vive headset.

    Posted: October 18th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, TechHub, Visitors, VR Experiences
  • Next Generation School STEAM program

    Grade schoolers from the Next Generation School visited the Innovation Studio and TechHub to learn more about caves. They spent time in the Vive VR headset touring virtual cave sites, and they research caves using google maps in the Innovation Studio.

    Posted: October 12th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Public Engagement, Studio, TechHub, Visitors
  • Mersive Solstice Demo

    Representatives from Mersive demonstrated their wireless presentation technology to Tech Services, CITL and other UIUC tech support personal in the TechHub. The Solstice application runs on many of the new displays within the Armory Innovation Spaces. Solstice enables multiple users to connect simultaneously to a shared display using a range of devices over a WiFi […]

    Posted: October 12th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Hardware, Partners, TechHub
  • Education Course Visit

    Posted: October 5th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • Illini eSports

    Illini Esports began using the Innovation Studio in October 2017. New to esports and want to learn? They’ll teach you. A long-time veteran of your favorite game? They’ll challenge you! eSports has events every month from viewing parties to meet ups, to tournaments. During Fall term 2017, they offer open hours in the Studio from noon […]

    Posted: October 5th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Student Organizations, Studio
  • Linquistics Course Visit

    Randy Sadler, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, brought his course to visit the TechHub, VR Lab and Innovation Studio to learn more about how emerging technology is being used in higher education.

    Posted: October 3rd, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • Street View & Google Maps

    Innovation spaces staff have been experimenting with using the Google maps platform to add traditional images and 360 photos to the map database. You can see out contributions here – https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/100744652570239518200/photos/ We hope to eventually be able to view these images on Google Earth using the HTC Vive headset. You can currently search for 505 E. […]

    Posted: September 30th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Online Tools, Studio, TechHub
  • Testing the Theta 360

    The TechHub has been experimenting with 360 photography using the Theta 360. With this camera you can capture your entire surroundings with the simple press of the shutter button. See this Innovation Studio image in 360 in our Google Photo album   We’ve also begun testing the Theta for shooting 360 video.  Here is an example […]

    Posted: September 29th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Hardware, Studio, TechHub
  • Five Labs to Love at UIUC

    The Technology Entrepreneur Center was kind enough to include the new Armory Innovation Spaces in their review of labs to love at UIUC. “The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning has now opened their new Armory Innovation Spaces! These high-tech, interactive hubs are designed to give students AND faculty a place to foster their […]

    Posted: September 29th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, In the News, TechHub, VRLab
  • Playful by Design Visit the Armory

    Playful by Design is a IPRH supported research cluster that focuses on games, platforms and pedagogies designed to foster empathy, to facilitate the attainment of cultural, digital, and linguistic fluencies, and to promote collaborative authorship and digital inclusion through the Public Humanities. They also hope to generate creativity, energy, and excitement around the possible development of […]

    Posted: September 22nd, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Classroom, Events, Fall 2017, Public Engagement, Studio, TechHub, Visitors, VRLab
  • Pygmalion Tech Demo

    DEMO is a full evening of the latest developments from local companies and student developers showcasing everything from wearables, 3D printing, virtual reality, video games, robotics, and more. See a list of participants at www.thepygmalionfestival.com/tech/demo.

    Posted: September 21st, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Public Engagement, TechHub, VRLab
  • Armory Innovation Spaces Open House

    Join the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning as we celebrate the completion of our new open-air office and innovation spaces in the northeast corner of the Armory.  Spaces will be open for tours and hands-on activities. Stop by to enjoy free beverages and snacks throughout the day from 10am-4pm on September 12th, 13th and […]

    Posted: September 14th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Classroom, Events, Fall 2017, Studio, TechHub, Visitors, VRLab
  • Augmented Reality Exhibit with Mew

    Lingjun Jiang aka “Mew” worked with the us at the TechHub to create an Augmented reality exhibit ultimately entitled “The Hidden Friends and the Hidden Places”. This is going on it’s second semester on display. Here’s her Artist’s Statement: TechHub Aurasma Exhibit MEW3 Presents With Mew ~My Imaginary Friends~ Armory 151A CITL TechHub 11am, September […]

    Posted: September 12th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Exhibition, Fall 2017, Partners, Spring 2018, TechHub
  • Volition Speaker Series

      The local game development company, Volition, partnered with the Innovation Spaces to offer a series of lectures in the Fall of 2017. Meet the Minds Behind the Mayhem features the following events: VOLITION PANEL DISCUSSION & GAMEPLAY September 12th, 4:30 – 7:30pm @ The Armory Building room 101 GAME ENGINEERING October 12th, 5 – […]

    Posted: September 12th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Partners
  • Studio RSO in the Innovation Studio

    Studio, a newly registered student organization, takes advantage of the video wall in the Innovation Studio.  

    Posted: September 7th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Student Organizations
  • iVenture Seminar Course

    The iVenture Accelerator is the educational accelerator for top student startups at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is a capstone entrepreneurship experience for our campus’ most ambitious student startups – and provides them the knowledge, funding, mentorship, peer support, and resources necessary to grow and scale. Their Wednesday evening seminar course began using the […]

    Posted: September 6th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, Studio
  • Daily Illini Recognizes the new Armory Innovation Spaces

    The Daily Illini published an article titled Armory Innovation Spaces reimagine the classroom experience. “The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning worked with different disciplines across campus to help develop these innovative classrooms that focus on enabling faculty to teach more effectively, and to give students an outlet to engage in more productive learning.” […]

    Posted: September 6th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Classroom, Fall 2017, In the News, Studio, TechHub, VRLab
  • Open Hours Begin at the VR Lab

    Beginning on September 5, 2017, the new CITL Virtual Reality Lab begin offering 30 minute HTC Vive sessions for anyone interested. Reserve your 30 session in the VR Lab at go.illinois.edu/vrlab

    Posted: September 5th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Visitors, VRLab
  • CocoaNuts iOS Development Workshop

    CocoaNuts helped to introduce more students to the Innovation Studio offering two workshops to their members at the beginning of the Fall term.  

    Posted: August 30th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Student Organizations, Studio, Workshops
  • Classes Begin in the Innovation Studio

    Three courses were scheduled to use the new Innovation Studio for the Fall 2017. ADV 492 – Tech and Advertising Campaigns with professor Mike Yao CWL 461 – Design & Prog Text Based Games with professor Judith Pintar ISL 351A – Design Info Interfaces with professor Jeff Ginger

    Posted: August 28th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Courses, Fall 2017, Studio
  • Illini Drone Club

    The Illini Drone Club doing demonstrations in the Innovation Studio for the open house. They also offered their first club meeting of the Fall semester in the new Innovation Studio on August 28th.  

    Posted: August 28th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Events, Fall 2017, Student Organizations, Studio, Workshops
  • YoungLife Takes Over the New Innovation Classroom

    Even before the first classes were offered in the new Innovation Classroom, YoungLife held their first event of the fall semester in this general assignment classroom.

    Posted: August 27th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Classroom, Events, Fall 2017, Student Organizations
  • Video Wall Up and Running

    The six-screen video wall was installed and ready for use in the Innovation Studio just in time for the total solar eclipse on August 21st. A TOTAL ECLIPSE happens when the moon completely covers the sun. Here, the observer is standing under the umbral shadow of the moon. In a total solar eclipse, the sun’s outer […]

    Posted: August 21st, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Studio
  • Innovation TechHub Completed

    Work was completed on the TechHub in August 2017, the space was photographed by the LCM photographers and ready for move in. By September 7th, the space was open and ready for visitors.

    Posted: August 5th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, TechHub
  • LCM Photographers On Site

    LCM, the architectural firm from Chicago responsible for the design of the new Armory spaces sent had their photographer on site to capture professional photos of our new rooms.

    Posted: August 3rd, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Fall 2017, Partners
  • New Armory Spaces in the News

    The News Gazette mentions the coming improvements to the Armory in their July 17, article titled UI constructions: New everything for a golden oldie. Local TV Station WCIA also picked up the story.

    Posted: July 17th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: In the News
  • ESRI Story Maps

    We began exploring the use of Storymaps in 2016 with the help of a small team of interns. Our work resulted in the creation of this small prototype focusing on the new Siebel Design Center coming to campus in 2020. go.illinois.edu/storymap-example Esri Story Maps let you combine authoritative maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia […]

    Posted: January 16th, 2017 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Online Tools
  • YouVisit Virtual Tour

    We created a virtual tour of the Illinois Flexible Learning Experience (iFLEX) including 360 views of the flexible classrooms. We used YouVisit as the content platform which was free and served the purpose fairly well. Please check it out: http://go.illinois.edu/iflex360

    Posted: July 18th, 2016 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: Classroom, Online Tools, Prototypes, VR Experiences
  • Architecture Students Create Rendered View of the Studio

    http://pano.autodesk.com/pano.html?url=jpgs/be824de4-7bd9-4668-adc5-7f5681cf7dd1

    Posted: June 19th, 2016 ˑ  Comments Closed
    Filled under: VR Experiences
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