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WakerSpace and Wake First Year Students: A Collaborative Technology Project

WakerSpace is an innovative outreach of Wake Forest to introduce students to the latest technology the University has and to supply students with technological tools they would not be exposed to otherwise. This presentation will show how the Assistant Director of WakerSpace, Paul Whitener, and Professor of Counseling, Sam Gladding, worked together to not only expose first year students to the technology of WakerSpace but actually taught them how to use it and employ it in their final projects in the First Year Seminar “Creativity in American Life.” Examples of final projects will be shown, and the two presenters will discuss what they learned in helping students become successful, academically and technologically.

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Presenter Information

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Sam Gladding

Professor Department of Counseling

Samuel T. Gladding is a professor in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University. He is a fellow in the American Counseling Association (ACA) and its former president. He has also served as president of the American Association of State Counseling Boards, Chi Sigma Iota, and three ACA divisions: ACES, ASGW, and IAMFC. Dr. Gladding has authored 19 books (with 40 revisions), 90 scholarly articles, 32 book chapters, 10 teaching videos, and 45 poems. He was a mental health first responder to the 9/11 attack in New York, has twice been a Fulbright Specialist (Turkey & China), and is the recipient of ACA’s Award for a Humanitarian and Caring Person. The Association for Creativity in Counseling and ACA have each named awards in his honor. Dr. Gladding received his degrees from Wake Forest, Yale, and UNC-Greesnboro. He is married to Claire Tillson Gladding and the father of three.

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Paul Whitener

Assistant Director of Digital Fabrication and Maker Education, Academic Technology Information Systems

Paul Whitener is the Assistant Director of Digital Fabrication and Maker Education at Wake Forest University. As an Information Systems staff member assigned to the Wake Forest makerspace, the WakerSpace, Paul is involved in technology and making, which is used to teach students in and out of the classroom. With a bachelor’s Degree in Communications with a Television Production Concentration and an Associate’s Degree in Electronic Engineering, Paul brings over 30 years of experience, all based in technology, to the program. In his current role, Paul works with students on a daily basis helping them to utilize various “maker” technologies into their classwork. He has also co-facilitated the Computer Science STEM Robotics course as well as led many “pop-up” labs geared towards extracurricular learning for the WFU community. These labs include Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Makey Makey, laser cutting, and 3D printing technologies. In the spirit of Pro Humanitate, Paul is also involved in many technology outreaches to middle and high school students.

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One response to “WakerSpace and Wake First Year Students: A Collaborative Technology Project”

  1. I loved this presentation by Sam Gladding and Paul Whitener! They do such a good job of transforming and growing our student’s creative capabilities!
    I loved that one of Sam’s students listed Paul in his movie credits – Paul Whitener, Tutor and Emotional Support – YEP! That’s Paul!
    Great TechX presentation! Glad I watched!

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