Kirsten BrowneMasterton Spatial ThinkingCan us hilljacks and bush gypsies* design for our place?Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
Kirsten BrowneChange for the Much Better“This course is genius-clever — it has enabled me to apply every part of this so called teacher-specific study to both my design and Fab…Oct 27, 2017Oct 27, 2017
Kirsten BrowneMake and Share!“When you bring people into a space in an interdisciplinary way, cross-pollination takes place… almost like a rubber band around you, and…Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
Kirsten BrowneConnection and Communication, Online“Each NASA spacecraft has its own Twitter account and personality.” — Open University (p14)Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
Kirsten BrowneEthics in a MakerspaceI prefer strategies to rules. Following are strategies for Fab Lab based on Alan Hall’s “What ought I to do, all things considered?”Aug 4, 2017Aug 4, 2017
Kirsten BrowneThe PōwhiriThe ceremony made time slow down for me — a feeling of surrendering to the place and moment (there’s no rushing or deadlines with a…Aug 3, 2017Aug 3, 2017
Kirsten BrowneDear Wairarapa,This quick tiki tour explains why the maker movement — enabled by makerspaces — is core to a community that values education today.Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017
Kirsten BrowneWhose Place is a Makerspace?“To us, a makerspace is a place where you can invent, have fun, and make stuff to save the world… If you don’t feel welcome then you don’t…Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017
Kirsten BrowneWe are “Communities of Practice”“Learning is a process of social participation” (Lave and Wenger 1991)Jul 24, 2017Jul 24, 2017
Kirsten BrowneCollaboration across schools?Yup, it’s true that teachers from different schools occasionally come together for PD sessions. But it doesn’t necessarily “stick”.Nov 3, 2016Nov 3, 2016
