About the FabLearn Fellows Program
The FabLearn Fellows are educators in formal and informal learning spaces world-wide who contribute to research about making and makerspaces in education and the development of open-source educational resources for their peers.
Despite the recent popularity of the maker movement and FabLabs in education, most teachers work in isolation, cut off from other practitioners doing similar projects, as well as learning sciences researchers. One of the main objectives of the FabLearn Fellows program is to bring researchers and practitioners together to help bridge these gaps. By connecting educators and researchers in the field, we hope the Fellows will learn from each others’ experiences, share these lessons with their local community, and together, create educational materials for use internationally.
The selected Fellows represent a vast array of maker educators who are making a difference in children’s lives worldwide. They come from schools and organizations serving communities in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are newcomers and veterans devoted to the idea of empowering learners, immersing them in rich learning environments, and connecting educational spaces and communities. The Fellows are trying to create deep, impactful learning experiences for children, avoiding the trivialization of maker education.
During their two-year cohort, FabLearn Fellows create educational resources and participate in research aimed to increase authentic learning opportunities for youth worldwide. They will have opportunities to expand their leadership and activities in the maker movement in education, and share their amazing ideas and projects to help other educators around the world.
FabLearn Fellows have created resources, both individually and as a community, to share with educators worldwide. A series of three Meaningful Making books, one from each cohort, provides vibrant examples of the Fellows expertise and leadership. These books are available in print and are free to download.
Cohort 3 (2020-2022)
Brenda Nyakoa – Kenya
Charles Pimentel – Brazil
Débora Garofalo – Brazil
Edward Bringas – United States
Federica Selleri – Italy
Greg Houghton – United Kingdom
Kristin Burrus – United States
Lars Beck Johannsen – Denmark
Lina Cannone – Italy
Lior Schenk – United States
Martin Oloo – Kenya
Michael Mumbo – Kenya
Michael Hurtado – Perú
Mouhamadou Ngom – Senegal
Nadine Abu Tuhaimer – Jordan
Nusarin Nusen – Thailand
Or Benifla – Israel
Ousia Foli-Bebe – Togo
Rafael Vargas – US/Puerto Rico
Ridhi Aggarwal – India
Safoura Seddighin – Iran
Toni Marie Kaui – United States
William “Billy” Green – United States
Xiaoling Zhang – China/Hong Kong SAR
Link here to the Cohort 3 Fellows webpage and blog posts
Cohort 2 (2016 – 2018)
Alphonse Habyarimana – Rwanda
Ana Cabral – Denmark
Angela Sofia Lombardo – Italy
Angie O’Malley – USA
Anne Bown-Crawford – USA
Cassia Fernandez – Brazil
Daniel Schermele – USA
David Hann – Canada
Josh Ajima – USA
Justin Brown – USA
Kevin Jarrett – USA
Koffi Dodji Honou – Senegal
Mathias Wunderlich – Germany
Nico Janik – USA
Per-Ivar Kloen – Netherlands
Reina S Cabezas – USA
Samuel Phillips – USA
Sarah Alfonso Emerson – USA
Victor Freundt – Peru
Wojciech Karcz – Poland
Link here to the Cohort 2 Fellows webpage and blog posts
Cohort 1 (2014 – 2016)
Andrew Carle – USA
Christa Flores – USA
David Malpica – USA
Erin Riley – USA
Gilson Domingues – Brazil
Heather Pang – USA
Jaymes Dec – USA
Mario Parade – Germany
Nalin Tutiyaphuengprasert – Thailand
Roy Ombatti – Kenya
Mark Schreiber – USA
Susan Klimczak – USA
Susanna Tesconi – Spain
Tracy Rudzitis – USA
Aaron Vanderwerff – USA
Juliet Wanyiri – Kenya