Maker Exploration Badge.

Micro-credentials

SEAS Maker Exploration and Foundations

Explore tools and applications often found in industry or academia. Your effort and curiosity translate to digital badges that represent your skills learned along the way. SEAS Maker Exploration will lay the groundwork for the SEAS Maker Foundation series where you can dive deeper and expand your knowledge.

Who is Eligible?

This micro-credential program is designed for UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) undergraduate students. However, UB students from other disciplines are welcome to participate in the program.

Interested students must:

  1. Register to enroll in the badge.
  2. Have access to the DREAM course offered in UB Learns. (non-SEAS undergraduate students will be manually enrolled after registering for the badge).

SEAS Maker Exploration is an introductory badge designed to give you a broad overview of the topics covered in SEAS Maker Foundations. While it is recommended to start with SEAS Maker Exploration, it is not required. You can begin with any badge that best suits your level of knowledge and interests. 

Benefits to Students

  • Gain foundational skills in a variety of applications and tools that may be applicable to future endeavors
  • Earn a badge that showcases your desire to explore new tools and learning opportunities to employers, colleagues, and peers.
  • Clubs/organizations can leverage this badge to prepare members in foundational topics before taking on more advanced tasks in a project or competition.  Faculty could leverage the modules to teach an initial skill or to complement instruction

Skills Learned

  • Technology
  • Career and Self-development

Credit Options: Non-credit-bearing
Time to Completion: 1 Semester
Instruction Method: Hybrid

Register Now  Register for the SEAS Maker Exploration Micro-credential

SEAS Maker Exploration Requirements

To receive a SEAS Maker Exploration badge, students must complete the following:

  • Attend a general tour hosted by the DREAM Hub (118 Bonner Hall) and create a plan that identifies future workshops or modules to be pursued.
  • Attend and participate in four DREAM Hub workshops (and/or complete the module zeros self-paced online) from four out of the five different content areas:   
    • 3D Printing
    • Arduino
    • Autodesk Fusion 360
    • Reverse Engineering
    • SolidWorks              
  • Students have the option of completing a combination of workshops and module zeros as long as if they complete four total workshops and/or module zeros. Others are added regularly and may include Soldering, MultiSIM, MatLAB, CNC Milling, etc.
  • Complete all activities and deliverables associated with the self-led modules or workshops, and upload relevant artifacts (photo of item, code graphic, etc.) to your portfolio.
  • Create a portfolio (Canva, Google Sites, Microsoft Sway, or other preferred site for creating a digital portfolio).

SEAS Maker Foundations

Through a combination of workshops and online modules, you will be exposed to a diverse suite of industry-relevant tools and technologies used in modern engineering and design fields. SEAS Maker Exploration requires students to complete module zeros associated with each of their four selected content areas, while SEAS Foundations requires students to complete all modules associated with their selected content area. Gain foundational knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • 3D Printing 
  • Arduino
  • Autodesk Fusion 360
  • Reverse Engineering
  • SolidWorks

SEAS Maker Foundations Requirements

To receive a SEAS Maker Exploration badge, students must complete the following:

  • Complete ALL activities and deliverables associated with the self-led modules or workshops, and upload relevant artifacts (photo of item, code graphic, etc.) to your portfolio.
  • Write a summative reflection based on a series of question.
  • Create a portfolio (Canva, Google Sites, Microsoft Sway, or other preferred site for creating a digital portfolio). If you completed the SEAS Maker Exploration, you may add proof of module/workshop completion and the summative reflection to your existing portfolio.

How to Enroll

Interested students can register for the micro-credential below. If you have any questions, please contact the program coordinator:

Jenna French
jfrench3@buffalo.edu

Register Now  Register for the SEAS Maker Exploration Micro-credential

To learn more about micro-credentials and digital badges, please visit  buffalo.edu/micro-credentials. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded a digital badge issued through Credly. Credly is a platform for creating, issuing and managing digital badges. If you have questions about using Credly please contact the Office of Micro-Credentials.