My past runs through a lab, classrooms, maker spaces and industry. Each part pushed me further toward what I want to build next. Open a gear to see where I've been.
Where it's taking me
bitsized is a platform that breaks the silos of learning. Students build robotics from scratch, learn the math behind it, and pair it with literature to grapple with life's biggest questions.
Along the way, subjects collide naturally. Students in the pilot ended up exploring Morse code, and it stayed fun throughout.
From this I realized my passion lies in eureka moments: seeing a concept on paper become something tangible and practical.
I trained as a physicist, then spent three years in a biomedical lab in Harare. Putting high school students on real lab instruments showed me how fast curiosity grows when the work is real.
I taught maths and science to primary and high school students, and ran dramatics and public speaking. In Calgary I kept working with young people after school.
I moved from teaching lessons to designing programs. At the STEM Learning Lab I built camps and workshops where children and educators learned by making.
I brought Makers Making Change to Alberta, and I still give time to young people in my community.
Years in education technology, software and industry outreach taught me how schools decide, how products are built, and how to bring industry into student learning.
I keep learning so I can build the tools myself. That is where bitsized comes from.