OSS DigiTech 2016
What a wonderful day of learning and sharing! Oakleigh State School in Brisbane has a very active MakerSpace with plenty of resources and ideas....
Impact of a Makerspace
Trisha Buckley who is a good friend, TL, book reviewer and colleague of #bestteachingpartnerever, Megan Daley, approached us about conducting a case study for her Masters...
The Digital Technologies Hub
Some time ago while I was out running I received a phone call from Chris Harte (educational consultant) to talk about the development of the...
Learner’s Playground
I was happy to have been asked to be part of the 'Learner's Playground' at the QSLA "Creating Future Libraries" annual network conference 2016. Last year...
Travelling with a ‘Maker’s Eye’.
There is nothing quite like travelling and learning new things. It’s also a great time to reflect. I’ve spent the last month in England...
Why ‘Making’ needs to be part of the School Curriculum.
After spending the last couple of years researching the Maker Movement and providing space within our Junior School library for a Makerspace I have...
Bletchley Park…..where computing began!
I had an amazing day with my sister-in-law, learning about the incredible work of the 'codebreakers' during WWII at Bletchley Park. I knew I...
Book Week MakerFaire
What a wonderful week!
This year in our Junior Library we created a MakerFaire where parents and students could visit and 'Make'! During the weeks...
Prototyping with LittleBits
We were fortunate to visit and participate in a workshop prototyping a device supporting an age-friendly city using LittleBits at The Cube, QUT
"An age-friendly...
Keeping the Makerspace Momentum Going
This week I presented for the lovely entrepreneur, Karen Bonanno at Eduwebinars, a session on keeping the 'making' space in a library going. Momentum Makerspace...