Now that OpenEd Jam has officially happened. I’m going to take some time to reflect on what led up to the event, people’s reaction to the event, and my plans (as of only this moment) for the future of OpenEd […]

It’s a conference that will be happening in less than two weeks here in San Antonio. I’ve been a bit quiet about this, I suppose. For the past couple of years, I’ve been researching free licensing within education systems. There […]

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to take on puzzle boxes. So, I found kits designed by Bruce Viney and bought a pre-cut one from Myer’s Crafts. Since I have very little experience with puzzle boxes, I figured assembling […]

For the past six months, I have been working with a local community center in San Antonio. What an experience! When I first reached out to the local area community leaders, I had really no idea what I was getting […]

I‘m coordinating a 3-day event called OpenEd Jam (www.openedjam.org) One night I was incredibly bored. I decided to send a message to some of my friends to see if they’d like to meet up and talk about free software and […]

This has been quite a year for me. Currently, I’m serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA with FIRST, an international nonprofit aimed to inspire students in science and technology through robotics competitions. I started serving at the end of August. This […]

I recently had the pleasure of presenting a workshop entitled “Designing with Empathy: Explore Perspectives with MaKey MaKey” with Mark Barnett and Don Davis. Here is a link to the workshop description: http://fablearn.stanford.edu/2013/workshops/designing-with-empathy/ Also, here is a picture of the […]

First things first, I am still incredibly passionate about free software in education. To add to this passion, I have realized through different experiences that the use of free hardware is equally important. Now for a short reflection….. This summer […]