WILU 2024

At the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), the types of assignments students engage with are changing from solely traditional written assignments like essays and literature reviews, to include new formats like creating podcasts, videos, analyzing video games, and designing and printing three dimensional objects. In response to this, the UTM Library has created new technology focused spaces like an audio/video recording studio, a special collections reading room, and a new makerspace. This presentation will highlight the unique instructional challenges encountered in the makerspace, the Digital Exploration Lab, and way UTM librarians have approached teaching users how to use the technology and realize its constraints, including creating instructional materials to support changes in the UTM curriculum.