Head of IB Design and Technology at Branksome Hall Asia, IBEN workshop leader; Maker, Builder, and Teacher

Joined August 2009
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I've shared some strategies to creating #AI #persona that students can use to further their #Design Inquiries. Check them out here: bit.ly/3w894LZ and here:bit.ly/3HRadKA
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I've spent the past week with the #IBEN team working with #Gyeongi Province public school teachers to grow their #inquiry teaching skills in order to bring the #internationalbaccalaureate into schools . A very rewarding 7 days.
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Thank you to @toddle_edu for the opportunity to host the Design session of the Ai Enhanced MYP teaching webinnar. Some powerful strategies and directions we can take @design @designandinquiry events.toddleapp.com/ai-enha…

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21 Jan 2024
Join us on #Jeju for the 2024 #DesignMeet at #BranksomeHallAsia. Join other design educators and share ideas, practices, and strategies for design education. Check out here for more details: bit.ly/designMeet
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18 Jan 2024
#BHAdesign #g10 students are disassembling products and analysing them from a #CircularEconomy perspective. Here, a student is using #multilingual texts to understand the principles behind electric motors.
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If you listen to one podcast, listen to this. Neil Gershenfeld, founder of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, talking about the future of making. It's long, but packed with ideas: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…

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11 Mar 2023
#BHAdesign #IBDP #design students investigating #sustainable design (Topic 2), using #MIRO to collaborate, analyze, and develop understanding. We're really enjoying the ability to collaborate; And some have developed their drawing skills. #Sustainability #productdesign
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#BHAdesign students experimenting with #Fusion360 and #AR to test their laser cut lamp designs. This was just a play around. Looking forward to using #ar in a more purposeful way in our #ibdp and #ibmyp #design classes. miro.com/app/board/uXjVPhDKR…. #branksomehallasia
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13 Feb 2023
Why everything you buy is worse now youtu.be/DHXBacEH0qo via @YouTube. Good discussion of obsolescence #repairability and design #ibdp #design #ibmyp.

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AA short video of the teardown activity going on in the #BHAdesign spaces. Lots of surprises and questions, and doing things for the first time. #branksomehallasia #IBMY #design #Sustainability #CircularEconomy
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One of our favorite projects: #BHAdesign #G10 #design, #Chemistry and #Physics students investigating the circular economy. We begin by taking products apart and evaluating their repairability. #CircularEconomy #circular design #Sustainability #branksomehallasia #IBMYP
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#BHAdesign students investigating material properties through the hook challenge! 3D print a hook. Winner is the one with the strongest hook! We've been testing them on our testing machine. #girlsinstem #IBDP #Design #materialscience #learnbybreakingit
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Our #MYP #Design program at #branksomehallasia is growing! We are looking for an MYP Design/Visual arts educator to join us next year. If you are interested, please reach out to me (DM), or apply here: branksome.asia/who-we-are/ca…

On Nov 25 #BHAdesign hosted 30 #design educators for our #DesignMeet. Topics included #sustainability, #Robotics, #MYP, and #CompSci. A wonderful opportunity to network, share, and collaborate. Looking forward to the next year! Thank you to everyone who attended and led talks
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21 Nov 2022
Great resources and many connections to #IBDP and #IBMYP Design. This is our third year using the #Makeable resources
Delighted to be heading into our third year of the #MakeAbleChallenge, in collaboration with @autodesk and partners! Check out the launch blog for Make:able 2023 and get instant free access to the new toolkit - bit.ly/3DpVIuG
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Delighted to be heading into our third year of the #MakeAbleChallenge, in collaboration with @autodesk and partners! Check out the launch blog for Make:able 2023 and get instant free access to the new toolkit - bit.ly/3DpVIuG
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20 Nov 2022
We've just installed a #blazecut fire suppression system in our 3D printer chambers. Safer and cleaner space for our #Prusa 3d printer lab. #BHAdesign
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