Keychain

myminifactory

I am an International student pursuing my Master of Arts degree in Educational Technology at Concordia University, where I specialize in teaching English as a Foreign Language. My academic journey began just four months ago when I first discovered the world of 3D printing. At that time, I had no prior knowledge of additive manufacturing and was completely unaware of the addictive nature of designing and printing objects. Thanks to Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson's introduction to Education-Makers and 3D printing technology, I am now capable of designing, printing, and inventing solutions to everyday problems. To express my gratitude for this opportunity, I designed a simple keychain using drawing and vector images imported into SVG files. The design was then rearranged and cured as a 3D model STL file. I am submitting an application to the #3DMCGILL competition because it offers me a chance to win a capable 3D printer that I can use at home for my research and to expand my knowledge of technology. As a proud member of Education-Makers, I appreciate the initiative's focus on fostering maker culture through learning communities with schools, community organizations, colleges, and universities. Education Makers was founded by Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson in 2015. She is an Associate Professor of Education, Graduate Program Director for the MA in Educational Technology, and Associate Director of the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture, and Technology. As the Director of the Milieux Makerspace initiative, she holds a Concordia University Research Chair in Maker Culture. Education Makers develop learning communities around maker culture with schools, community organizations, colleges, and universities. Maker culture involves do-it-yourself tinkering using small, affordable open-source computers, electronics, and recycled items to promote sustainability, equity, social innovation, the democratization of innovation, and community building. Over the past centuries, education institutions have emphasized individual work to learn encapsulated knowledge in preparation for the real world. Education Makers are turning this model on its head by engaging learners in self-directed experiential learning through risk-tolerant, persistent problem-solving in interdependent communities tackling complex, socially-relevant problems. Education Makers ground their work in research scholarship and community relevance. We create partnerships to engage learners from 9 to 99 years-old into maker-led adventures where almost everything is possible. We are interested in developing 21st-century skills through a community of makers that become the "peopleware" necessary to foster risk-tolerant social innovation in educational communities. We are pioneering inclusive, intergenerational, and collaborative communities to develop world-class expertise in fostering maker-led social innovations grounded in educational theory. For more information about Education Makers, please visit our website at http://www.educationmakers.ca/about/. Thank you for your time, Bora Bodur International MA ETEC Student Concordia University