In lieu of our regular jam sessions, members of the Drexel Music & Entertainment Technology Lab collaborated virtually, while in isolation.

This is the first episode of ExCITeByte, a revamped version of the ExCITeCast with a shorter time frame and a new host. In this episode, we'll hear about the Skyscraper Games project and the event that's coming up for it.

Special thanks to Justin Moore for our new intro music and Dr. Frank Lee, Corey Arnold, and Ben Ledoux for being on the show!

50th Episode: ExCITeCast Blast from the Past by excitecenter

Best of the Fest: Startup Fest 2018 by excitecenter

The October 2018 ExCITeCast features an interview with Sterling Grimes, Executive Director of Programs for The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice. Learn more about The Fellowship at www.fellowshipbmec.org.

ExCITe Goes Back to School by excitecenter

While many universities slow down during the summer months, Drexel is just the opposite. For Part Three of our Learning Innovation series, we'll look at a handful of the engagement opportunities The ExCITe Center offers for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and beyond. ExCITe's Program Coordinator Jillian Reilly and Associate Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research Jaya Mohan join.

Making Culture is the first in-depth report on K12 Education Makerspaces nationwide. The report, authored by ExCITe Director Youngmoo Kim, Kareem Edouard, Katlyn Alderfer, and Brian Smith, examines the culture behind makerspaces and the impact it can have on the students within these spaces. Postdoctoral fellow and lead researcher on the Making Culture report Kareem Edouard sat down with us to share his findings.

We also spoke with Matt Riggan, co-founder of The Workshop School in West Philadelphia. The Workshop School is an alternative high school with a focus on collaboration, building, and hands-on learning. Matt talks about how the culture of The Workshop School shapes his students, and how he and his team are making an effort to create a space that is welcoming and hospitable to all.

Download the full Making Culture report: http://drexel.edu/excite/engagement/learning-innovation/making-culture-report/

Learn more about the The Workshop School: http://www.workshopschool.org/

It's never too early to start planning for your future - this month, we explore three ways in which K12 students are able to find engagement opportunities with the ExCITe Center. Meredith Martin of the Science Leadership Academy Middle School talks about her students' involvement with the Center (by creating their own podcast), four SLA Center City students reflect on their recently-concluded externships, and former ExCITe intern and current Drexel sophomore Vriti Khurana talks about her position at the Center and how it's informed her academic experience.

Check out SLA's Rovercast here: slamiddle.org/rovercast/?p=home

This month's ExCITeCast is all about STEAM. Project Director for Civic Technologies Brandon Morton and Creative Technologist Co-op Emre Fisher sit down with us to talk about two projects that aim to build capacity in the arts. To learn more about the drone workshop on May 12th, visit the event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/208643373230861/