{"id":123,"date":"2022-12-01T17:54:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/odupresentationtemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-19T17:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:11:25","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-4b378f63\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider glide\" data-per-view=\"1\" data-gap=\"0\" data-peek=\"0\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-height=\"400px\" data-hide-arrows=\"false\">\n\n<div class=\"glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n\n<div class=\"glide__slides\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\">\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2025\/01\/image-20231207-180512-791ecc4a-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"532\">\n<figcaption>Dr. Kilcline\/Konkol showing Arduino.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\">\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2025\/01\/image-20231207-180510-ff358273-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"533\">\n<figcaption>Dr. Kilcline\/Konkol showcasing items in mpark<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\">\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2025\/01\/b36a14de-2b58-4224-bb79-1158788094c1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-id=\"534\">\n<figcaption>PC artifacts<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item-wrapper glide__slide\">\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-slider-item\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2023\/11\/Maker-Bot-Trying-to-Connect-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"MakerBot Replicator+\" title=\"\" data-id=\"408\">\n<figcaption>Makerbot<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"glide__bullets\" data-glide-el=\"controls[nav]\">\n<button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\"><\/button>\n<button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=1\"><\/button>\n<button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=2\"><\/button>\n<button class=\"glide__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=3\"><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\n\n<p>Mpark, the makerpark, housed in the College of Arts and Letters in Batten Arts and Letters Building, on ODU&#8217;s main campus, is an inclusive public digital humanities critical makerspace. We nurture nonhierarchical collaborations across disciplines.<strong> Digital Humanities <\/strong>is a big-tent field meaning that we welcome practitioners from all the disciplines. A <strong>critical maker space<\/strong> is a physical space equipped with a range of digital and analog technologies that enable users to build, make, and innovate. We aim to provide users access to a unique makerpark composed of <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/media-archaelogy\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/media-archaelogy\">old and new technologies<\/a>\u2013\u2013from typewriters and sewing machines to 3D printers and laser cutters. We support the vision, creativity, and research of Arts &amp; Letters students and faculty. We do so through in-person labs, online tutorials, and opportunities to use the space and its resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- SPACE BEFORE LATEST BLOG POSTS -->\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- LATEST BLOG POSTS HEADER -->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:35px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:35px;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-b10b343f\">Latest Blog Posts<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- SPACE BETWEEN HEADER AND POSTS -->\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- UPCOMING CATEGORY POSTS: CATEGORY ID 13 -->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-24 category-upcoming-events\">\n\n<!-- EVENT POST ROW -->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<!-- LEFT COLUMN: POSTER -->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/2026\/10\/22\/last-minute-halloween-costume-accessories-at-mpark\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2026\/10\/1-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"HALLOWEEN ACCESSORY WORKSHOP\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2026\/10\/1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2026\/10\/1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2026\/10\/1-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2026\/10\/1-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31546\/2026\/10\/1.png 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- RIGHT COLUMN: TITLE, DATE, EXCERPT -->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mpark\/2026\/10\/22\/last-minute-halloween-costume-accessories-at-mpark\/\" target=\"_self\" >HALLOWEEN ACCESSORY WORKSHOP<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-22T19:26:30+00:00\">October 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Need a last-minute Halloween costume accessory? 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Igloria Coptic binding is known for its visible stitched spine and its ability to allow a book to open flat. 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