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Idea Lab

Welcome to the Idea Lab – your place to make and create!

Make your big idea a reality

The Idea Lab is your college makerspace. We run short workshops throughout the school year to teach things like 3D printing, scanning and circuitry from beginner to advanced users.

Idea Lab space and time is bookable and we encourage students (and staff!) to stop by and see what we have to offer.

You bring the creativity and the great ideas. Our staff will help you to turn your idea into a reality.

What is a makerspace?

Makerspace, hackerspace, whatever you choose to call it, is a place for exploration, design, experimentation and building. A place for testing, failing, refining, and learning. 

Makerspaces are areas that encourage students to explore, design, experiment and build. You can take things apart, put things together and hack existing things into new and creative products. 

The space has the tools you need for tech projects such as 3D printers, 3D scanners, a CNC laser cutter and electronics hobbyist stations. 

To book the Idea Lab or printer time, email: research@cotr.bc.ca

3D Printer

3D Printers

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3D Scanner

3D Scanners

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Thunder Laser

Laser Cutter

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3D printer

Documents & Resources

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Upcoming Events

Events

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  • Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)

    College of The Rockies Cranbrook Campus 2700 College Way, Cranbrook, BC, Canada

    Monday August 24 (9-12pm), Tuesday August 25 (9-4PM), Wednesday August 26 (9-4pm) & Thursday August 22 (9-4pm) Cranbrook Campus The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is a four-day intensive program designed to strengthen instructors' skills in student-centred teaching through practice and feedback. The ISW is highly participatory, requiring active involvement in instructional tasks and peer-to-peer feedback. It […]

  • Moodle Orientation for New Faculty

    Hybrid (KC110C & Online)

    This session introduces you to managing your courses on COTRonline/Moodle, with a focus on setting up notification preferences to stay informed, exploring communication tools to engage with students, and navigating the course structure effectively. We’ll also cover organizing and editing course content, creating and managing groups, and understanding key activity settings to ensure a smooth, […]

  • Gradebooks for Student Success

    Hybrid (KC110C & Online)

    The Moodle Gradebook for Student Success workshop introduces the essential settings for establishing a Gradebook that is user-friendly for students and meets principles of Standardization, Centralization, and Simplification across College […]

  • Moodle Orientation for New Faculty

    Hybrid (KC110C & Online)

    This session introduces you to managing your courses on COTRonline/Moodle, with a focus on setting up notification preferences to stay informed, exploring communication tools to engage with students, and navigating the course structure effectively. We’ll also cover organizing and editing course content, creating and managing groups, and understanding key activity settings to ensure a smooth, […]

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    Getting Started with AI: Capabilities, Challenges, and (Re)imagining Academic Integrity

    Cranbrook Campus, Flexible Learning Lab (KC131)

    This interactive workshop is designed for those who are curious, cautious, or just getting started with AI. We'll explore what generative AI tools can and cannot do and discuss the challenges and opportunities they present in post-secondary teaching and learning. We'll also examine what academic integrity really means now, and whether our existing definitions still […]